Historically, unions have emphasized helping workers obtain higher wages, shorte

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Historically, unions have emphasized helping workers obtain higher wages, shorter working hours, safe working conditions and fair treatment from their employers. However, many of these important issues have now been passed into law. For example, the Fair Labor Standards Act specifies that a worker must be paid a certain minimum wage and must be paid overtime if s/he works more than 40 hours per week. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) enforces safe working conditions. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit discrimination and unfair treatment against employees. It has been argued that, as a result of passage of these and other pieces of legislation, unions are not as necessary for workers as before. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

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No we don't agree. The share of labour in national income has not risen as productivity increased. Infact capitalist class still controls most of the USA wealth. The wage inequality has infact increased in last 30 years. Similarly gap between men's and women's wages didn't fall after 2005.There is still job segregation. In other words utility of labour unions is still there.

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