Discussion 7: Principal role of union. Purpose & effect of "Right-to-Work"

DISCUSSION 7
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1 What is the principal role of a union in today's business environment?
In today's business environment, unions continue to serve the same purpose for which they were originally created. In a world full of extremely contrasting standards of living, unions still exist to bring sanity and professionalism to the workplace and raise the standards of living for the working class. Additionally, current unions are committed to ensure that safe working conditions for workers are provided by their employees as well as pushing for increase in wages and benefits for both workers and their families.
Workers need fair treatment in today's business environment as much as ever; some companies have continuously focused on making profits while taking advantage of their employees. Such unethical practices have made more sense for unions to continue pursuing their goal for fair treatment to workers. As a result, workers need a collective bargaining power and voice in order to keep employers from making the workplace look as it did back in the 19th c...