Random excerpt: in “The Office”, the warehouse crew wanted to unionise and Jan from corporate shuts it down by threatening to fire them. What can the unionisation of workers do and if it’s that important, how can corporations make it optional?
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1st off on your Example, even discounting ” its TV” shutting down an Union like that would be illegal. you cant fire anyone for choosing to be part or create a Union and its the sort of thing where being in a Union would shut down immediately.
Workers having the capacity to assemble into a union is a way of ensuring worker rights are protected in a more cohesive manner than if the workers would pursue this defense individually.(this normally has the workers pay a fee for a Union fund but generally its worth it in exchange for legal representation)
basically Being part of a Union gives the workers a Legal Front from which they can protect and fight for their rights.
Most corporations are **TERRIFIED** of allowing this because this gives the workforce the ability to push back and strongarm them into improving their conditions which would means stuff like better wages, better safety conditions and what not.
Being in a union also allows workers to threaten with Real consequences like Strikes if their requests aren’t met in a regular basis, and corporations cannot do anything to stop this(legally), other than assembling with the Union representatives to negotiate(btw this is why its extremely important for the workers ot have the right ppl representing them and be monitored closely to avoid foul play.).
TLDR: Unions Allow workers to defend their rights more easily, Corporations would rather not have them do that if they can avoid it.
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