Unions Make a Difference

When you're in a union, you have rights non-union employees do not.  Only union members have the protections and benefits of a legally binding union contract, negotiated, voted on, and approved by you and your co-workers. You join together with co-workers to build an employee organization that gives you a real say over your job, puts you on more equal footing with your employer, and ensures a better economic future for you, your family, and your co-workers. 
One page in a contract is worth a thousand promises.

 

Union

No Union

A Voice On the Job

Union members enjoy the legal right and power to have a say on the job.

Management has exclusive control.

Wages

Pay rates negotiated to ensure fairness for everyone. 
Protected by a legal contract. 
Seniority is recognized. 

Management alone decides what's fair pay and can base any raises on business needs, favoritism or whim.

Benefits

Protected by the contract. Changes can only be made with member approval.

Can be taken away or changed at any time.

Promotions &
Hiring Practices

Awarded fairly according to the process agreed to in the contract.

It's up to management.

Unfair Treatment & Job Protection

Members have a protected way to challenge any unfair or questionable treatment with support and representation from their union. 
Just cause standards are applied with binding arbitration if the parties can't agree.

You're on your own. 
Any grievance process gives management the last word.

Working Conditions

Schedules, vacations, workload, work standards, layoff procedures, hours of work are all agreed to between members and the employer and protected in the contract.

Management decides what's best for employees.