Unions are often seen as relics of the past, but I've worked in a warehouse for six years and seen how a weak collective voice gets ignored. When we tried to address safety concerns individually, management brushed us off, yet after we organized, they actually fixed the broken forklift. Some argue unions protect lazy workers, but in practice they enforce fair standards that benefit everyone, including productivity. Should workers still rely on unions in the gig economy, or is that model outdated?