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For some reason, people want to throw red herrings everywhere and avoid the real issue.
In some places, if you are going to be hired for any skilled labor, you HAVE to join a union. No ands, ifs, or buts, union membership is mandatory. Now, some would say "your crazy for not accepting it!", but, this cuts the fact that people do crazy things sometimes. Thing is, a worker should be mandated to join a union. Thats not freedom, thats just switching who owns you.
Did you mean 'shouldn't'?
As far as 'who' owns you a union keeps an employer from abusing you through unfair work hours, unfair labor practices, ignoring your rights as a worker, and motivates them to pay you a fair wage (approx. 30% more) with a fair benefits package. Those outside a union do not receive fair compensation nor fair representation.
Additionally people forget that without the unions we wouldn't have a 40 hour work week, days off, overtime pay, benefits etc...these benefits certainly didn't start because an employer thought we deserved them but because the unions fought for our rights.
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