Paper Topic Summary on Significance of Labor Unions

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Significance of Labor Unions
Labour union contracts ensure that employers value their employees through creating higher wage and benefits standards, reasonable working hour limits, and safe working environments.
Labor unions are employee advocates. Employees in the United States continue to struggle due to practices that support discrimination and other disparities at workplaces (Ransby para 3). Despite their significance, labor unions record a steady decline in membership annually in the United States (US)(Cole, para 2). It means that employees are more susceptible to workplace discrimination due to their gender, race, sexuality, and social class. Therefore, it is vital to examine the significance of labor unions for US employees while exploring why their preference continues to decline.
The fight for equality and employees’ well-being at workplaces dates back to the 1960s, when employees heightened their civil protests to push employers to allow them to join labor unions. One of the most renowned leaders who stand out as the pioneer for labor unions today is Dr. Mar...