A union is an organized group of workers who collectively use their strength to have a voice in their workplace. Through a union, workers have a right to impact wages, work hours, benefits, workplace health and safety, job training and other work-related issues.
Advantages)
-Unionized workers experience much more job security
-Employees can file complaints with their union representatives
-Steady raises and benefits, such as health coverage, sick leave and paid vacation time
-Employees have job protection
-Flexable hours
Disadvantages)
-Workers are treated as a whole, not on individual needs
-Strikes and lockouts
-Unreasonable resistance to management decisions
-Paying Union dues
-"Us versus Them" mentality between employees and management