Unfair treatment at work can destroy morale. Sometimes the unfair treatment is done accidentally, but, most of the time, the unfair treatment is a very deliberate act on the part of the management (or corporation). In some cases, the unfair treatment can actually be illegal. What is always true is that unfair treatment at work makes more problems than it solves, breeds animosity and distrust among employees, and creates an extremely uncomfortable work environment.

If you belong to a union, you have some protection against unfair treatment at work. Good unions will fight for the rights of the employees, and should ensure that certain things are done. This includes anything from making sure that employees get their breaks on time, to making sure that employees who work overtime (or on holidays) get the extra money they have earned by doing so, to forcing employers to provide their workers with some form of health care insurance. What unions can't always help with is the unfair treatment at work that isn't so clear cut, or so easy to prove. If you work for a large, retail, corporation, there may be no union to help you at all. In fact, if you even mention the idea of a union at some retail jobs, you run the risk of being fired, just for talking about it!

Unfair treatment at work comes in many forms. Unsure if you are being treated unfairly at work? Here are a few examples:

(1)The corporation, (or company), hires someone for a top level or management position from outside the company, passing over the loyal employee who has worked for the company for years and years. This is especially unfair treatment if the loyal employee has been doing the job the outside person has been hired for, (and even worse if the loyal employee will be expected to train the new person!)

(2)There is a new boss, and suddenly, the entire workplace is experiencing an extreme amount of "job strain". Job strain happens when a worker is expected to do a large amount of work in too short of time, with little or no control over how, when, and with what tools said work will get done in. If you find that you are unable to obtain the tools you are required to use to get this job done in, that adds to your job strain. Job strain, and the detrimental effects it has on a person's health is compounded by how long a person has to put up with excessive job strain. This treatment at work is especially unfair if the workers were doing exactly what they were supposed to be doing

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