{"id":4100,"date":"2016-09-09T11:51:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T16:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2016-09-09T11:51:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T16:51:32","slug":"36-reasons-to-thank-unions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/36-reasons-to-thank-unions\/","title":{"rendered":"36 Reasons to Thank Unions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1529-unions\"<\/a>People forget the advances we owe to unions. \u00a0They repeat the canard that unions have “outlived their usefulness.” \u00a0In this Labor Day week, consider this long list of advances we owe to unions<\/a>. \u00a0Have they outlived their usefulness?<\/p>\n

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  1. Weekends without work<\/li>\n
  2. All breaks at work, including your lunch breaks<\/li>\n
  3. Paid vacation<\/li>\n
  4. Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)<\/li>\n
  5. Sick leave<\/li>\n
  6. Social Security<\/li>\n
  7. Minimum wage<\/li>\n
  8. Civil Rights Act\/Title VII – prohibits employer discrimination<\/li>\n
  9. 8-hour work day<\/li>\n
  10. Overtime pay<\/li>\n
  11. Child labor laws<\/li>\n
  12. Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)<\/li>\n
  13. 40-hour work week<\/li>\n
  14. Workers’ compensation (workers’ comp)<\/li>\n
  15. Unemployment insurance<\/li>\n
  16. Pensions<\/li>\n
  17. Workplace safety standards and regulations<\/li>\n
  18. Employer health care insurance<\/li>\n
  19. Collective bargaining rights for employees<\/li>\n
  20. Wrongful termination laws<\/li>\n
  21. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)<\/li>\n
  22. Whistleblower protection laws<\/li>\n
  23. Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) – prohibits employers from using a lie detector test on an employee<\/li>\n
  24. Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)<\/li>\n
  25. Compensation increases and evaluations (i.e. raises)<\/li>\n
  26. Sexual harassment laws<\/li>\n
  27. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/li>\n
  28. Holiday pay<\/li>\n
  29. Employer dental, life, and vision insurance<\/li>\n
  30. Privacy rights<\/li>\n
  31. Pregnancy and parental leave<\/li>\n
  32. Military leave<\/li>\n
  33. The right to strike<\/li>\n
  34. Public education for children<\/li>\n
  35. Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 – requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work<\/li>\n
  36. Laws ending sweatshops in the United States<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n