• Dojan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hmm… That is the idea of a union to have guarantees on benefits, work and rules. That is called a contract.

    That’s a very simplistic view on what a union does.

    If I were to lose my job tomorrow, I’d only get a portion of my income after taxes covered by public income insurance. The union covers up to the rest, meaning I won’t have any noticeable loss of income for I believe six months, at which point it goes down to 80% of my income prior to my unemployment.

    I also don’t have to bother negotiating my salary with my employer, unless I personally chose to do so. And should my employer for whatever reason decide to sacrifice me to cover up for some blunder, then the union will deal support me through it, offer legal advice, and even representation.

    That’s still not everything a union does.