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XD84 said:
Research how working conditions were 100 years ago and compare them to today. That will answer your question.

Most of that is thanks to a shift in demographics and technology even when most unions were formed a hundred years ago ... 

100 years ago, a notable portion of Americans were still farmers working in unsanitary conditions so I doubt worker unions would've been much helpful at that point ... 

50 years ago, America saw an explosive growth in productivity with the rise in manufacturing which meant higher wages regardless since more value was added to the economy regardless so how exactly did labour policy play a pivotal role ? 

Today, most Americans have jobs in the service sector with an 8 hour work day on weekdays in nearly ideal working conditions and tons of other benefits to boot so how did unions also help us get there ? 

In 20 years, the average American will have 6 hour work days ... 

What all these examples demonstrate is that the key to getting better working conditions lies in a breakthrough with technology rather joining labour unions  in the vast majority of cases ...