What the heck is the difference between union and non-union when it comes to work and why does everyone seem to majorly prefer union?

Question

Seriously, I’ve heard so many people cheer on union but when I search up what it is I don’t understand it in the slightest bit.

Please, explain like I’m five.

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Answer 1

Union means the workers are organized and all negotiate with their bosses together, collectively.

Say you wanted a raise, if you aren’t in a union you’ll have to go to your bosses alone and ask for a raise and try to argue with them and convince them why they should pay you more.

If you were in a union, then the whole union does that at the same time, so instead of individual workers (who are easy to fire and replace) the union says “we ALL want a raise” and if they bosses don’t give them a raise they all could decide to stop working, which would be really hard for the boss to replace them all, so that could lose the business a lot of money.

Which makes the boss more likely to agree to negotiate with the union.