The importance of labour union is that they help provide workers a collective voice. Normally, it is easier for the government to listen to a collective voice than the voice of one individual. This is because it is assumed that a single individual has self interests. One more reason is that the government is designed to address the rights of the common majority and not the few. This does not however mean that the government discriminates the few. It can consider the opinions of the few if their view promises to bring maximum happiness to all citizens or even workers.
Labour unions have affected my life in the sense that they have helped my voice to be heard by the government. What normally happens is that labor unions allow member employees to give their opinions with regards to challenges facing them. The opinion is this case includes things that employers can do to create a favorable working environment. Union leaders then collect the opinions of the employees and then begin following the laid down steps to help bring about the change that union employees want. I have personally experienced a change in my working environment as a result of a change championed by a labor union that I was under.
References
Joel, M. (2012). Union wage policy: The importance of labour mobility and the degree of centralization. Economica, 139-153.
