What are labor unions? Do “labor unions” increase the wages of workers? Can labor
unions reach their goals as they want all the time? A Labor union is an assembly of
employees usually in the same industry or profession working collectively to bargain with
employers for better wages, time-off, about their grievances, working conditions or other
related essentials of employment. In the early 1900’s, Labor unions flourished at a time
where warehouse workers were being treated unjustly unfair and employers were reaping
the benefits. The conditions were unsafe for them, which left families without their fathers
and nothing to show for it.
Originally, in the 18th century, unions were adapted in Europe from a surge of workers that
needed representation and brought over to America. The abuse of employers happened
very often and there had to be something done about it. The founders of US unions decided
to bring the employees together as a collective force to demand better. Eventually, when it
was seen that their methods of protests, strikes, shut-outs, negotiations and unity were
taken seriously and changes were actually made for the betterment of the “worker”, people
caught on and the idea spread like a wildfire. Their methods were actually common sense,
but lower class citizens weren’t afforded the right of not taking a job where safety wasn’t
practiced, they’d rather feed their families by any means necessary. People were taken
advantage of by their employers of whom quotas and profits were their main priorities.
Labor unions have made some significant progresses in the workforce today. The very
