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Join Us Unions
help working men and women make it to the
middle class. It's no
coincidence that
when union membership declines, so do living wage jobs. That's why organizing is
a top priority in the IAM. Organizing brings the benefits of union membership to
more working families. Organizing benefits current members, too-- more union
members means greater clout at the bargaining table and in our legislative
halls. Union membership benefits the communities where we live, because
employers must compete with union shops to attract and retain good
workers. All boats rise with a rising tide.
If you work in a non-union shop, you
are doing yourself and your family a disservice. Statistics show that you earn
less money and have fewer health and pension benefits than you would if you
worked in a Union Shop. That's because unions provide a balance of power
between employees and their employers. Union members make more money because
they negotiate the terms and conditions of their employment at the bargaining
table. Non-union employees must bargain one-on-one with their employers.
There's strength in
numbers, and it's plain to see who employers are
more inclined to listen to. Without a union, you are at the mercy of your
employer to decide your wages, benefits and working conditions. How much further ahead you would be now if you
were covered by a union contract last year?
The IAM is an advocacy
organization created and governed by its membership to pressure
government, business, labor and community leaders to support issues
important to working families. Representing our members means more than
facing down employers at the bargaining table. We can't succeed at the
bargaining table without the collective strength of a strong and engaged
membership.
You, your family members and your
friends deserve job security, safe working
conditions, overtime pay, medical benefits and defined pension plans. The
only way to achieve these things is through collective bargaining. Your
District 725 Organizers can help:
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