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Why
Join a Union?
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Voice on the Job. Union workers have the right to negotiate
with our employers over wages, hours, benefits and working
conditions (such as vacation, work load, schedules). Without
a union, management makes all the decisions alone.
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Strength in Numbers. Union workers negotiate and organize
for improvements as a unified group instead of as individuals.
Working together means more power and a better chance of getting
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Legally-Binding Written Contract that defines and guarantees
the terms of our employment. This contract is negotiated, voted
on and approved by union members. |
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Protection and Support to ensure our workplace rights
are being upheld and to challenge any unfair or questionable
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Respect. Workers join unions, not because we are against
our employers, but because we want to join with co-workers to
gain greater respect and control over our jobs. |
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| How
Working People Benefit from Unions |
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have proud histories of improving working conditions, wages,
and benefits for workers across the United States and throughout
the world. Unions have benefited millions of workers by transforming
traditionally low-wage jobs into good paying jobs that provide
a decent standard of living, affordable health care, and retirement
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workers have a voice on the job (through their union), they
have input on work schedules and overtime, thereby giving them
the opportunity to spend more time with their families rather
than in the workplace. Unions help remedy discrimination because
a union contract ensures that all workers are treated fairly
and equally. Unions have been at the forefront in implementing
and enforcing workplace health and safety laws. Unions help
employers create a more stable, productive workforce –
where workers have a say in improving their jobs. |
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| Well-paid
unionized jobs translate into a stronger tax base for our communities,
giving us better schools and public safety, solid infrastructure
and healthier local economies. Unions work with community allies
to help make sure our national and state governments prioritize
issues that affect all working people: protecting Social Security,
making workplaces safe, fighting for quality and affordable
health care, holding corporations accountable for their actions. |
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| How
Do I Organize at My Workplace? |
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Efforts
to organize a union vary from workplace to workplace. Our staff
will help you design a plan that makes sense for where you work.
For more information, please contact OPEIU Local 3 at 415.647.7776.
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