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This 5 page paper provides a history of unionism in America as well as its relevance today. Unions are examined in terms of their function in society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the workplace, in the community, and in the media tell of people who are mulling over why they work the way they do-and whether they want to keep working that
way" (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, 2004, p.31). Indeed, life has changed and while it is true that things have changed often for the benefit to the workers, that is
likely due to the rise of unions throughout the twentieth century. In part, unionization was born of capitalism. Under this system, the business owners make the decisions, and profit
is the ultimate goal. For some time, workers were not treated well and were made to toil for many hours under horrid conditions. Of course, things changed after several events,
including the Triangle Factory Fire. Soon, workers were given their due. They were not treated poorly anymore. Of course management did not change due to the goodness of their hearts.
The labor movement resulted in a change in legislation, but it would also result in the formation of unions. In fact, unions have been integral in changing laws that govern
labor. Unions emerged due to poor labor conditions. It pays to look at the industrial revolution and the era that set the stage for the emergence of unions. The
workers were treated poorly and not paid fairly. Other problems would become apparent such as discrimination. Today, there is much talk about discrimination of people of color, and of women,
but at the time, it was the Irish and Italians and Jews who were discriminated against. Thomas Bell (1976), in his work Out of this Furnace provides information about this
type of discrimination which helps to shed light on the struggle for reform. Part of the problem was unique to immigrants, but the problem was one of general elitism.
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