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The Union Difference Makes The Difference

It's About Respect For The Work We Do

Union Jobs Help Achieve Work-Life Balance

A union is you and your co-workers coming together as a team to make improvements at your workplace..

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When working people come together, they make things better for everyone. Joining together in unions enables workers to have more rights and more power. But being in a union is about more than just pay and benefits. It’s about respect for the work we do. It’s about being safe and protected on the job. It’s about having the resources and training to do our jobs well. And it’s about always having someone to turn to if something’s not right. Learn More About The Union Difference.

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Building Power for Working People

Union members work together to negotiate and enforce a contract with management that guarantees the things you care about like decent raises, affordable health care, safer workplaces, job security and a stable schedule.

Better Wages and Benefits

Decent raises, predictable schedules and family-friendly policies don’t just happen without working people coming together and advocating for better workplaces.

The Union Difference Is Clear

  • People in a union participating in job-provided health insurance: 75%
    People without a union participating in job-provided health insurance: 48%.
  • People in a union participating in guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension plans: 70%
    People without a union participating in guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension plans: 13%.
  • People in a union with paid sick leave: 91%
    People without a union with paid sick leave: 73%.
  • People with a union median weekly earnings: $1,095
    People without a union median weekly earnings: $892