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How the Labor Movement Supports the Needs of All Working Families

How the Labor Movement Supports the Needs of All Working Families

The Labor Movement plays a fundamental part in supporting the needs of working families. By working to improve pay, benefits, and workplace safety, it makes for a better work environment along with creating a better life for the workers and their families. In working to improve working conditions, unions help to provide a more comfortable economic stature for the families they advocate for, especially with inflation and the countries' economic status constantly changing. Improving benefits helps families through providing them with proper health care and precautionary measures regarding things like dental care. Furthermore, workplace safety is incredibly important for working families. Without protective actions for the employees presented by the labor union, workers injured at work would not receive benefits and would remain unprotected. My dad is an active member of the union for his line of work. Through his insight, I can see the care the labor union has for its people and their families, as well as the overall positives of the labor movement and their intent to advocate and help working families.

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