1. timetruthhumor: 36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union Weekends All Breaks at Work, including your Lunch Breaks Paid Vacation FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) Sick Leave Social Security Minimum Wage Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination) 8-Hour Work Day Overtime Pay Child Labor Laws Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) 40 Hour Work Week Worker’s Compensation (Worker’s Comp) Unemployment Insurance Pensions Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations Employer Health Care Insurance Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees Wrongful Termination Laws Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967  Whistleblower Protection Laws Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee) Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS) Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises) Sexual Harassment Laws Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)  Holiday Pay Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance Privacy Rights Pregnancy and Parental Leave Military Leave The Right to Strike Public Education for Children Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work) Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States Sources and Information:AFSCMEDept of LaborTimelineWikipedia.orgChild Labor Public Education ProjectAFL-CIOSEIU   <3 this list and sending it to my brother-in-law.

    timetruthhumor:

    36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union

    1. Weekends
    2. All Breaks at Work, including your Lunch Breaks
    3. Paid Vacation
    4. FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)
    5. Sick Leave
    6. Social Security
    7. Minimum Wage
    8. Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
    9. 8-Hour Work Day
    10. Overtime Pay
    11. Child Labor Laws
    12. Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
    13. 40 Hour Work Week
    14. Worker’s Compensation (Worker’s Comp)
    15. Unemployment Insurance
    16. Pensions
    17. Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
    18. Employer Health Care Insurance
    19. Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
    20. Wrongful Termination Laws
    21. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
    22. Whistleblower Protection Laws
    23. Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
    24. Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)
    25. Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
    26. Sexual Harassment Laws
    27. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) 
    28. Holiday Pay
    29. Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance
    30. Privacy Rights
    31. Pregnancy and Parental Leave
    32. Military Leave
    33. The Right to Strike
    34. Public Education for Children
    35. Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
    36. Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States


    Sources and Information:
    AFSCME
    Dept of Labor
    Timeline
    Wikipedia.org
    Child Labor Public Education Project
    AFL-CIO
    SEIU

     

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    This is American but the point still stands. I’m the fourth generation of Unionist in my family and I regret nothing.
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