Pros and cons of being in a Union

Poitical organizing is easier

Pro

Unions are economic trend setters

Pro

Unions promote higher wages and benefits

Pro

Unions provide worker protections

Pro

higher wages and benefits

Through collective bargaining, unions are able to secure higher wages and better benefits. That said, unionized workers are not the only ones to benefit from this. Employers have also raised wages for non-unionized workers in order to compete for talent.

Easier political organizing

Unions are able to amplify and advance political causes the working class supports. This doesn't necessarily mean unionized workers always support the political agenda of their union, but generally speaking, unions help keep candidates focused on issues that matter to the American worker, unionized or non-unionized.

Economic trend setters

Before unions, weekends and provisions for workers did not really exist. Even though the U.S. workforce has not been 100% unionized, unions do impact trends that benefit all workers. Other examples include the minimum wage, OSHA guidelines, and overtime rules.

Labor unions discourage individuality

Con

Unions require dues and fees that some workers wont want to pay

Con