Labor Relations in the Next 25 Years

Labor Relations in the Next 25 Years
The most significant things that American workers want are good wages, working conditions, and conducive workplaces. However, these aspects are no longer guaranteed by employers, which is why labor relations need to be considered. The organization's management team should relate well to the labor workforce. The United States of America (USA) is a democratic country, and labor unions ensure that employees earn decent benefits and pay for the services they provide to their firms. As such, being one of the labor union officials, the future of labor relations in the USA during the next twenty-five years is promising.
As the labor union official of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), I understand various struggles that workers undergo when undertaking their daily activities. I decided to attend this meeting since I want to share with you the benefits of joining a labor union and how it facilitates proper labor relations in the future. SEIU is dedicated to improving employees’ lives, including healthcare professionals, public workers, and service providers in different sectors, such as restaurants and hospitality. Organizations need to be made to understand that human capital is significant despite the implementation of technology and that employees should be handled with respect, dignity, integrity, and compensated based on their duties and responsibilities.
I am glad to have been invited to this conference and want everyone here to realize that for many years, labor unions have been attacked and undermined by the changing economy. Workers’ wages have been stagnant or declining for more than four decades despite the increasing cost of living (Wertheim & Chakrabarti, 2019). Economic inequality is also another problem that has not been resolved. In that light, in the next two and half decades, labor relations need to have significantly changed to address the challenges that employees are facing today. I am talking from experience and have encountered many workers complaining about increasing duties from their organizations without any salary or wage increment. Other problems that exist in the USA include the rising gender and racial divides, weakening democracy, partisan polarization, social breakdowns, and a decline in trust between companies’ management and their labor workforce (Madland, 2021). However, the future is promising since many employees have realized the significance of labor unions, and they are joining to ensure that they get their rights. With this trend, I can assure you that the issues highlighted above will be eliminated and that employers will finally understand that human capital is crucial and that workers are vital assets in their companies.
For many years, employers have worked together with consultants and attorneys to come up with strategies to hinder workers’ unionization and defeat labor union efforts in the National Labor Relations Board (Pazza...