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Joining a union poses many potential benefits.
Benefits, like pensions and health insurance, tend to be better too.
Plus, union members often have more of a voice on the job and greater job security.
Also see a prediction for the job market if Harris were to be elected.
Legislative Changes
With each president comes new legislation and policies.
In relation to unions, Warren believes Harris policies could have a fairly direct impact.
An example of this is the PRO Act, or theProtecting the Rightto Organize Act.
Further, Harris could further support employees in their collective bargaining rights.
Workers in right-to-work states might also benefit.
Right-to-work laws exist to let employees work without requiring that they join a union.
The downside is that workers in these states tend to have fewer benefits and lower wages.
With Harris potential legislative changes, this could change.
Harriss increased support for the NLRB could also make it easier to implement labor laws.
Union Safeguards
As Warren pointed out, Harris has long been an advocate for improving workers rights.
And a big part of this involves creating safeguards for unions and those who want to join one.
By implementing these safeguards, issues like lower wages or unfair termination could become less prevalent.
Take wages as an example.
Right now, thefederal minimum wagefor nonexempt employees is $7.25 an hour.
Strengthening unions could also help those who simply need more representation whether theyre full-time workers or otherwise.
States like Montana and North Carolina are at-will states, but so are many other parts of the country.
With greater union support, it may be harder for employers to terminate employees without just cause.
Recently, the United Auto Workers endorsed Harris for president.
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