Why Join? Because you DESERVE fair treatment, fair wages, and a fair contract at work!
There is very little question that employees bargaining collectively in a Union on average receive higher pay, better benefits, and better working conditions than non-union employees.
- In 2011 average Union wages were $3.51 per hour higher than their non-union counterparts
- Union workers received $7.11 more per hour in earned benefits
- 93% of Union workers had access to retirement benefits vs. 64% of non-union
- 93% of Union workers had access to an employer provided health plan vs. 69% of non-union
* Source April 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics Report