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MONEY. That’s the bottom line in the world of work! And union members make a lot more money than non-union employees, U.S. government figures show.

Union members earn 28% more than non-union workers in wages alone, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. (If you include the value of benefits, it’s 36% more!) more.....

Why Unions Matter

by Elaine Bernard,
Executive Director, Harvard Trade Union Program 

The new leadership in the AFL-CIO is committed to putting the "movement" back into the "labor movement," and there is now an opportunity for reflection on the role and strategy of organized labor in our society. Do unions really matter anymore? And if they do, what should be their mission? Specifically, shall we build a movement simply to represent our own members, or does this movement have a wider role in society as a whole? And does the fate of the labor movement and workers' rights in the workplace concern more than the ranks of organized labor? more.... 



Thomas Talbot, a machinist in one of Atlanta's railway yards, gathered 18 of his fellow machinists together in May 1888. Believing that machinists needed a union to cope with problems particular to their craft, they formed the Order of United Machinists and Mechanical Engineers. The Order remained secret for several years since it was formed during a time when employers were often hostile to organized labor. Despite the Order being secret it spread beyond Georgia, partially thanks to the "boomers." (Boomers were men who traveled the railway lines for work wherever they went. They would establish locals in these areas if there was not one already present.) Within one year, there were 40 lodges; by 1891, there were 189. more....

 

To Future IAM Members: 

We at Local Lodge 774 would like to invite you to join us, to make your workplace better.  It's clear -- union-represented workers across the nation enjoy better average wages and benefits, better and safer working conditions, and rights that non-union workers simply do not have. We believe that all people from all types of work places deserve the right to have union representation on the job. You have the right to a voice in your workplace.. 

We are here to assist and support you in every way we can. But it is up to you and your co-workers to make your organizing campaign successful.  After all, you are the ones who know the issues that have either impaired you in doing your job or have stripped away the dignity and respect that you deserve.
 

For more information, please contact your in plant representative:

Mid Continent 316-517-6111

Pawnee 316-841-4162

Why Have a Union?

If you need a union, you came to the right place!  The IAM’s mission is Service to the Community and Justice on the Job.   Justice on the Job starts with organizing a union. more....

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