Did you know that Labor Unions such as the IAM fought to make the following 36 things possible?
- 40-hour work week
- 8-hour work day
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
- All breaks at work, including your lunch breaks
- Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Child labor laws
- Civil Rights Act/Title VII – prohibits employer discrimination
- Collective bargaining rights for employees
- Compensation increases and evaluations
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act which prohibits employers from using a lie detector test on an employee
- Employer dental, life, & vision insurance
- Employer healthcare insurance
- Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 which require employers pay men & women equally for the same amount of work
- Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Holiday pay
- Laws ending sweatshops in the United States
- Military leave
- Minimum wage standards
- Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
- Overtime pay
- Paid vacation
- Pensions
- Pregnancy & parental leave
- Privacy rights
- Public education for children
- Sexual harassment laws
- Sick leave or personal leave
- Social Security
- The right to strike
- Unemployment insurance
- Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)
- Weekends without work
- Whistle-blower protection laws
- Workers’ compensation or workers’ comp
- Workplace safety standards & regulations
- Wrongful termination laws
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