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=__Focus Question: Would unions in Wal-Mart help increase it's workers benefits?__= Attention Wal-Mart workers! Are you stuck in a job that doesn't either give you benefits or doesn't provide you with the best benefits there could be? Well, there are many behind the scenes of companies that do not have good but bad working conditions. The problem is that many workers don't have benefits at their work and can't change their bosses mind and the workers are the ones that get affected. Beware because Wal-Mart is one of those companies. Wal-Mart teaches it's workers from the moment they start to work, that they are no need of unions and if discover that there's a union, the Labor Relations Team come and try to solve the problem immediately, not letting the union to start. (Right, Wal-Mart workers?) Unions are when 2 or more workers unite making a group. Many workers are in unions in which it is said to help them in many ways. Would unions in Wal-Mart help workers with their benefits? Unions are benefits in your work in which it pressures employees to help you give you the benefits that need to be apply.  Unions can help all of you, Wal-Mart workers or other workers, which need better benefits in your work. It has been said before that unions contribute better with many other benefits than with the benefit of wages. Have you had problems with your health insurance at work? This group could provide you a better health insurance for you by them pressuring the bosses. A health insurance of your own come with many benefits such as what the health insurance, Aetna, includes. Aetna provides a more variety of choices of your own like doctors, hospitals, health providers, etc. Wouldn’t you, workers, rather have a health insurance like Aetna rather than nothing? Unions have had an effect to our society. It has been proven that 84% that have health insurance have made the decision of being part of unions while on the other hand, sadly, 55% don't have but the reason is that they are not part of unions. Talking about health, 83% of workers are paid when they are sick and can't assist work because they are ill. Unlike n ot being unionize, 64% aren't paid. Wal-Mart only pays it's full-time workers when they don't go to work because they are sick. The rest that are part-time don't get paid. Therefore, about 40% of workers aren't paid, concluding about 560,000 workers are getting affected. Isn't that so unfair?   Everybody has a better chance of a better future with unions. Just do it. Be part of it and there will be benefits. Think about pension plan. Do you know what pension plan is? Pension plan is an allowance for the future. You could have a pension plan for you in the future. If you don't have one and your boss doesn't want you, why don't you consult a union? Wouldn't it be nice for having a pension plan and organizing how much money you would like to contribute for your account each month? Don't you want to have a retirement plan organize ahead of time? There are numerous number of people that don't have a retirement plan. As mention before, the approximate percentage of workers having a retirement plan is 87 % in which the workers belong in unions. Like health insurance, you get to pick,your own retirement plan and one of them is Defined Benefit Plan. In Defined Benefit Plan, you get a specific percentage out of your salary each month and you also get retirement benefits. Unions take part 78% of Defined Benefit Plan. However, nonunion take part of it only 19%.   Unions are an important contribution to our society. They have help workers with their benefits. Unions have been a helpful hand. Do you ever wish to have a longer vacation that pays you while you are out? Many people would wish to get a longer vacation, plus they would also like to be getting paid while on vacation. Wal-Mart workers, you would definitely like to take a break from harsh rules. Well, your solution is a union. Unions have help increase 26% more of vacation time! 14% of unionize get paid as to when they leave for vacation. Are you having a hard time with your wage? Though I mention before that unions don't contribute better with wages, that doesn't mean they don't help. Wal-Mart workers are paid from $7.50 to $8.50 per hour making about $1000 or less in one month if the worker works 32 hours a week. Unions have successfully help increase wages over time in many places. This means more money for your pocket and more opportunities for you to buy what you want or need. An approximate raise of wages is 20%. Wal-Mart is an anti-union company that doesn't support human rights so it would make sense that with unions your benefits would be better.

 Unions would give you better benefits no matter what. Benefits don't come from nowhere. They come because of union's voices such as the factories of Calypso, Atlantic, and Manufacturas del Rio in which they have had complaints concerning its state of rights. These voices versus the companies buyer is thought to give hope for a better place and future. Unions have help us have a better life as shown in one of the articles where a union helps establish a disemployment plan funded by the government. Everybody (including you) should try to join unions. It's just like a puzzle piece that before putting together it is confusing and lonely, but when together, it makes one strong united puzzle. Wal-Mart would be a better place with unions. Wouldn't you want better working conditions for the company you work for? Be part of a union. Make a difference.



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