Every year for the past three years, a company has given employees bonuses at the end of the year. This year, however, the company's economic condition took a turn for the worse. While the company thinks it will survive, it had a $500,000 loss for the year. As a result, after the year ends, the company decides not to award bonuses to employees. Two months before the year ended, a union began an organizing campaign. Two weeks before the year ended, the union filed a petition for an election. The National Labor Relations Board scheduled the election for January 15. Historically, the bonuses have been paid on January 2.

Unions help reduce wage gaps for women workers and workers of color. Union members have better job safety protections and better paid leave than non-union workers, and are more secure exercising their rights in the workplace.