United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Some people have argued that unions are “unnecessary.” Are they? If unions are unnecessary, then who will insure that workers’ rights and interests are considered? How? If unions are necessary, then why are the alternatives to unions inadequate?

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style.

Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

Include cover page and reference page.

Use an appropriate number of references to support your position, and defend your arguments. The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may be used, and non-credible and opinion based sources that may not be used.

1.Primary sources such as government websites (United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World Bank, etc.), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library) and Google Scholar.

2.Secondary and credible sources such as, CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, trade journals, and publications in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library).

3.Non-credible and opinion based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. should not be used.

Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased statements, information, etc.) in the paper and list each source on a reference page using APA style.

Requirements: 750-1250

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These alternative measures that have replaced the unions’ roles are ineffective and inadequate in meeting the demands of the employees. For instance, the HR department only works in the jurisdiction of a particular company, implying they can only exercise their power in the company’s environment. Therefore, they cannot address other factors affecting their employees, such as high taxation and pension schemes (Machin & Wood, 2015). Moreover, they do not have the authority and mandate to alter government interventions that, at times, maybe unfavorable to their employees. On the other hand, federal and government rules and regulations on labor take time to formulate and require a lot of consent before they are enacted. Therefore, it takes time for the employees’ demands to be met, unlike unions that have measures such as strikes, go-slows, and collective bargaining used to make their demands known.

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United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics