36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life

The following is an excerpt from the Daily Kos and not this bloggers original work:

36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union

1.      Weekends

2.      All Breaks at Work, including Lunch Breaks

3.      Paid Vacation

4.      FMLA

5.      Sick Leave

6.      Social Security

7.      Minimum Wage

8.      Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)

9.      8-Hour Work Day

10.  Overtime Pay

11.  Child Labor Laws

12.  Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)

13.  40 Hour Work Week

14.  Worker's Compensation (Worker's Comp)

15.  Unemployment Insurance

16.  Pensions

17.  Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations

18.  Employer Health Care Insurance

19.  Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees

20.  Wrongful Termination Laws

21.  Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

22.  Whistleblower Protection Laws Employee

23.  Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)

24.  Veteran's Employment and Training Services (VETS)

25.  Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)

26.  Sexual Harassment Laws

27.  Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

28.  Holiday Pay

29.  Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance

30.  Privacy Rights

31.  Pregnancy and Parental Leave

32.  Military Leave

33.  The Right to Strike

34.  Public Education for Children

35.  Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)

36.  Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States 


(Note: Original post was deleted and this excerpt from the original posted)