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4949 Northcutt PL Dayton, OH 45414 937-277-9303
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Why Organize? People who work for a living know about the inequality of power between workers and their employers. Workers want to have a voice at work so they can improve the quality of their lives, their job and their communities. Workers employed with the protection of a union contract have basic rights such as the right to a fair hearing that their non-union counterparts do not have. Members have a say in their jobs and are more productive due to the increased cooperation and better relations they have with management who they work with as equals in order to remedy situations that might occur at work. Higher union wages translate into a stronger tax base for local communities. This in turn provides for better schools and healthier local economies. Benefits of Membership Everybody knows workers earn more through bargaining for fair pay, stronger benefits and justice at work. But few people know how large that difference is. Statistics don’t lie and whether it comes to pay, retirement benefits, health care coverage or security for one’s family, members have been able to secure a better life for themselves through their Unions.
For Sheet Metal Workers, the Apprentice starting wage is $15.25 and Journeyman wage is $32.89. For HVAC Residential services, the Apprentice starting wage is $13.45 and Journeyman wage is $28.43
Health care coverage and its cost is one of the most important issues affecting Americans today. Union members and employers have the benefit of pooling their resources in order to negotiate better deals for their members and provide better value in terms of quality health care.
Union members are far more likely to have life insurance coverage than their nonunion counterparts. 82% of all union members enjoy life insurance coverage while only 51% of nonunion workers have coverage.
In a time of high unemployment and uncertain economic conditions, the right to retain your job is critical to you and your family’s economic condition. Union contracts establish strict rules about job security and the conditions under which layoffs or reductions in the work force take place.
Union members are afforded the opportunities to improve and upgrade their skills, and, consequently, their wages and responsibilities, through union-sponsored education and training programs.
Workers in unionized firms have a clear set of rights which are outlined in detail in their collective bargaining agreements.
Being union gives workers a voice on the job, and their cumulative voices make them more forceful and more influential with management than any individual voice.
Working under a union contract, workers have built-in mechanisms to monitor and even correct the work environment, and to ensure that health and safety concerns are addressed.
Among union workers, 71% have sickness and accident insurance; in non-union work sites, only 36% receive economic security during times of illness and injury.
Unionizing strengthens and improves health and safety, economic and other standards within industries and professions.
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