How to Get Support from a Union
Unions are effective entities that impact the work lives of unionized and non-unionized workers alike. Unions specifically provide an excellent support system for blue-collar workers. Moreover, unions have an impact on wages, compensation, fringe benefits, workplace protection, and pay equality. There are about 15.4 million unions in the United States. As an employee, you have the freedom to join a union as you see fit.
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Do personal research to learn the types of support unions might specifically provide to you. Unions offer support in the form of living wage increases, in spite of deflation; healthcare and retirement plans; fair treatment on the job; right to privacy; and the right to file a grievance.
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Find out union facts in your particular organization. Through Human Resources you can learn about the unions within the company
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Contact your local union representative to learn how the union can support you in regard to due process (discipline or discharge); right to representation; protection against double jeopardy; employer requirement of proof of wrong doing; and the right to binding arbitration.
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Tips & Warnings
Unions assist employees with upholding their statutory rights guaranteed by federal and state labor laws, which include Equal Pay Act, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Temporary Disability Insurance, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Fair Labor Standards, Prepaid Healthcare Act, and National Labor Relations Act. Although both union and non-union members are entitled to protection from the above statutes, the non-union worker stands alone as an AT-WILL employee.
