Things you can thank unions for: All breaks at work including lunch breaks,paid vacation, FMLA, sick leave, social security, minimum wage, overtime pay, 8hr work days, civil rights rights act/title VII(prohibits employers discrimination, child labor laws, 40hr work week, workers comp, unemployment insurance, pensions, workplace safety standards and regulations, employer health care insurance, wrongful termination laws, age discrimination employment act of 1967, whistleblower protection laws, sexual harassment laws, Americans with disabilities act, holiday pay, employer dental, vision, and life insurance plans, privacy rights, military leave, pregnancy and paternal leave, right to strike, equal pay acts of 1963 and 2011, laws ending sweatshops in america.