twenty-two reasons to say thank you
16 Jan 2009 12:35 amIf you figure unions have had their days and come and gone, well, think again. Every single day you work, you're going to experience at least two benefits, and probably more than that, that you're getting thanks to a union.
If you like getting a half-hour for lunch every day, thank a union.
If you're glad your employer can't make you work 10 to 16 hour days, 6 days a week, thank a union.
If you think an 8-hour days for 5 days a week is a sane limit (and enjoy weekends), thank a union.
If you like getting time-and-a-half when you do have to work overtime, thank a union.
If you're under 16 and don't like the idea of being worked until you literally pass out, thank a union.
If you're black and appreciate getting the same pay a white person would get doing the same job, thank a union.
If you're a woman and appreciate getting the same pay a man would get doing the same job, thank a union.
If you're hispanic and appreciate getting the same pay a white person would get doing the same job, thank a union.
If you're over 40 and glad that a company can't deny you health benefits because of your age, thank a union.
If you're over 40 and it matters to you that you be offered the same training options and advancement as younger employees, thank a union.
If it matters to you that your employer can't pay you $1.50 an hour or some equally unlivable low wage, thank a union.
If you attended a public secondary school, thank a union.
( And ten more reasons... ) ( Now that we have that clear, here's a rudimentary overview of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA): the current system vs the proposed changes, pluses & minuses... ) ( ...and a short history example of what our forefathers and foremothers went through to get us these benefits. )
Unions are the workers, and if we as worker bees can be productive, safe, well-treated, respected, and paid a fair and livable wage, this will benefit the companies in the end, just as much, because we are the companies, too.
( Last, a few words before opening to comments. )
Lastly, from emptywheel, Flight 1549: this miracle brought to you by America's unions.
If you like getting a half-hour for lunch every day, thank a union.
If you're glad your employer can't make you work 10 to 16 hour days, 6 days a week, thank a union.
If you think an 8-hour days for 5 days a week is a sane limit (and enjoy weekends), thank a union.
If you like getting time-and-a-half when you do have to work overtime, thank a union.
If you're under 16 and don't like the idea of being worked until you literally pass out, thank a union.
If you're black and appreciate getting the same pay a white person would get doing the same job, thank a union.
If you're a woman and appreciate getting the same pay a man would get doing the same job, thank a union.
If you're hispanic and appreciate getting the same pay a white person would get doing the same job, thank a union.
If you're over 40 and glad that a company can't deny you health benefits because of your age, thank a union.
If you're over 40 and it matters to you that you be offered the same training options and advancement as younger employees, thank a union.
If it matters to you that your employer can't pay you $1.50 an hour or some equally unlivable low wage, thank a union.
If you attended a public secondary school, thank a union.
( And ten more reasons... ) ( Now that we have that clear, here's a rudimentary overview of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA): the current system vs the proposed changes, pluses & minuses... ) ( ...and a short history example of what our forefathers and foremothers went through to get us these benefits. )
Unions are the workers, and if we as worker bees can be productive, safe, well-treated, respected, and paid a fair and livable wage, this will benefit the companies in the end, just as much, because we are the companies, too.
( Last, a few words before opening to comments. )
Lastly, from emptywheel, Flight 1549: this miracle brought to you by America's unions.