Question

One frequent comment is that unions are unnecessary because "if I want to talk to my employer, I will."

Please answer the following questions:

Is that really the case? What leverage do you have as one employee against your employer? •

After watching the videos("unions give employees a voice) consider the interviewee's comment that "unions give employees a voice."

Is this reason enough to continue unions and encourage them in the workplace?

Answer 1

No Unions are never unnecessary. Unions are required at work place. As an employee it benefits a lot when there is a concern and the employer does not really give importance to your concern. In this situation it becomes really important for an employee to approach the employee’s union and the representative of the union can come forward to talk to the employer and address the concern of an employee. Union acts a protective body for employee’s job safety.

Yes, Unions give employees a voice. It is true that unions really come in support of the employees. There have been many instances where unions have stopped employers from throwing out the employee’s job for no reason. Encouraging the unions at work place will really safeguard the employee’s job as well as it helps in addressing the employee concern towards management to get justice out if it