We all want to have a job that allows us to take care of ourselves and our families. Paid sick leave, affordable health care, paid vacation, retirement, flexible work week, and safe workplaces are important to all of us. Not many people, however, know that the benefits working people enjoy today are a result of union representation.
Unions are a cornerstone of our democracy and our middle class. Unions are more important now than ever considering how corporate profits have skyrocketed the past 40 years while wages remain stagnant. In 2017, CEOs make 271 times more than the average worker. It doesn't have to be that way.
By joining together with our coworkers, we gain bargaining power to negotiate for a better life.
Being a union member should be one of everyone’s career goals.
Here are 9 reasons why everyone needs to join a union NOW:
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland sends letter to House leadership signed by 218 lawmakers, calling on Congress to take immediate action to prevent the White House from undermining the collective bargaining rights of federal employees.
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Federal employees will receive a 2.6% across-the-board pay raise in January but were denied any locality pay adjustment under an alternative pay plan President Trump.
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Soon after Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie proposed gutting the labor contract covering 260,000 employees we represent across the VA, Local 1862 sprang into action.
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