Question

Discuss the role of unions in the history of American labor. Are unions today good, bad, or needed for companies? Defend your position.Discuss the role of unions in the history of American labor. Are unions today good, bad, or needed for companies? Defend your position.

Answer 1

In old times union prone to higher risk as well as they were also directly dealing with other problems. In modern day society things have widely changed and problems being faced by unions is also changed and have been taken a different form.

Some factors which are faced by the unions are as follows

Effect of government

In 1930 is the effect of government was huge and impact was also very big on the unions. This impact directly increase the level of protest done by the unions . Things have changed in last decade and in current condition Union labor have their own laws as well as they have different acts and supportive conditions. These supportive conditions have been developed with the help of the different government laws.

Technological advancement

There was a very little use of technology and spreading the news out of the Union and union Eyes in a very broad platform was not possible. Garden current condition technological advancement has taken place and union rising as well as communicating with the union for creating strength using more and more people is possible. This is Pacific change in the technological advancement is one of the main driving changes which is creating a difference in the total power that is gained by the union.

Increase in literacy

Increasing literacy is also over the major things which is being change as per to the comparison of that time. Literate Union workers are more unionize uncivilized which is doing civilized protest along with understanding of the laws the common nature of the protest have been widely changed.

Increasing size of union

As the population is widely increase the size of Union has also been increased as compared to the 1930s. Increasing population also increases the size of the union which is directly influencing the overall changes and protest by the unions. This is specific increase in the number of members of the Union has been very influencive in driving change in mass region as compared to that time period.

American labour unions played an important role in deciding the future of the current labour unions in the previous time. Unions directly enhance the overall availability of the opportunities for the union workers as well as it directly creates a secure position for the union workers.

Unions are required properly support need of an employee towards the employer and for creating a strong point for employees towards the employer. Union help employees to put their valid requirement in front of the employer in a more effectively as well as it also give rights to the Employees to effectively convey their message to the management as well as higher authority of the employers.
In today's condition Union are more used for putting up less legitimate requests to the employers the condition of the unions are directly dependent on the higher authorities of the union workers. Most of the times union are used for personal purpose is rather than used for the benefit of the whole labour. Unions are always needed for the company but validity of the union should be verified Before any kind of decision made on the requirement of the union. Should be unbiased and should provide equal effort for each and every labour member for the union.