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38 Reasons Why We Should Thank Unions

September 8, 2011 By Egberto Willies

Here are 38 Reasons why you should thank the Unions created within America over the Years.  Hope you had a happy Labor Day barbecuing with friends and family!!! Thanks to the Liberals in Unions and their Radical Liberal ways!!!

Stop The War On Unions

Here Are The Reasons:

  1. Breaks at Work, including a Lunch Break not offered prior by Many
  2. Weekends Off, Generally for the Masses
  3. Pensions
  4. Social Security
  5. Unemployment Insurance
  6. Worker’s Compensation (Worker’s Comp)
  7. Holiday Pay
  8. Sick Leave
  9. Military Leave
  10. Paid Vacation
  11. FMLA – Family Medical Leave of Absence
  12. Pregnancy and Parental Leave
  13. Child Labor Laws
  14. Laws tended to End Sweatshops in the United States
  15. Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
  16. Minimum Wage
  17. Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
  18. Health Care Insurance coverage collectively through your Employer
  19. Dental Insurance coverage collectively through your Employer  (Not Everyone Offers, But Many Actually offer Dental)
  20. Life Insurance coverage collectively thru your Employer  (Not Everyone Offers, But Many Actually Do offer Life)
  21. Vision Insurance coverage collectively thru your Employer  (Not Everyone Offers, But Many Actually Do offer Vision)
  22. The Right to Strike
  23. Public Education for Children
  24. Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
  25. Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
  26. Attained the 8-Hour Work Day as a Standard Day for Work
  27. The 40 Hour Work Week became the Standard Work Week
  28. Overtime Pay for General Employees  (Normally past 40 Hours of Work within a Week)
  29. Privacy Rights
  30. Wrongful Termination Laws
  31. Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)
  32. Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
  33. Whistleblower Protection Laws
  34. Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
  35. Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
  36. Sexual Harassment Laws
  37. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
  38. Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967

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About Egberto Willies

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.

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