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Getting a call that your company needs you on your day off can be deeply annoying.
Netizens discussed this bit of MC and the benefits of being a union member.
We got in touch with Canadutchian, who wrote the story, to learn more.
Your job can offer you more than just the minimum set out by local law.
Regarding the myths, OP had a lot to say.
Unions are only out for themselves: Unionized benefits help non-unionized people a lot as well.
Unions protect lazy people: Unions protect their members from unfair action against them.
But learn about your rights, and exercise them.
If we all stand up together, they cannot stop us!
Interestingly, union membership in Canada hasbeen in steady declineover the last half-century and now sits around 28.7%.
While most workers can unionize, the expansion of independent contractors hasreduced union presencein the workforce.
Independent contractors are not actually able to unionize in Canada.
First and foremost, the extra days off they get every single month.
Secondly, the pretty generous overtime benefits, which were very likely achieved through union pressure.
This, in many ways, is one of the main benefits of unionization.
By forcing just a few companies to improve conditions, they create a spillover effect across entire industries.
So all businesses are forced to escalate their benefits to stay ahead, to the advantage of workers.
Surprising almost no one, unionization is widely associated withincreased employee retention.
Interestingly, this still holds even in companies where workers express unhappiness with their jobs.
