Rights still matter even if you don&#x27;t exercise them. The presence of those rights can make your employer act better than they would have just because of the increased chance of being sued by some employee. Even if you would have tolerated larger violations of your rights than your fellow coworkers, the least tolerant coworkers protect the rest because they will take action against smaller violations.<p>Unless one thinks small violations of workers&#x27; rights can make themself worse off than larger violations, they benefit from protecting their class rights for the collective effect.