Union Members Live Better!
As union members, we bargain
collectively with our employers over wages, benefits,
and rights.
We have the best chance of receiving better wages,
benefits and fair treatment in the workplace by
bargaining collectively as a union. Most of us have very
limited bargaining power as one person, but as a group,
we are strong. And, with a good negotiated contract, we
have legal protections we would not have otherwise.
Compare union to nonunion:
Wages /
Benefits /
Job Stability /
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Environment
Why IBEW?
The International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW) is comprised of proud
union members with a
wide diversity of skills and jobs.
One of the most progressive unions in existence, the
IBEW represents some 750,000 members in the United
States and Canada.
Check out the benefits of an IBEW contract!
IBEW Contract -
That's an agreement between us, the employees, and the
company spelling out our wages, benefits and rights.
 Need
another reason to form or belong to a union?
Under the employment at
will doctrine, the
cornerstone of American employment law, in
general terms, unless we belong to a protected group,
our employer has the right to discipline or terminate,
with impunity, us for any reason -- even a bad one -- or
for no reason at all. That's why it is sometimes called
the fire at will
doctrine.
With a collective bargaining agreement, we have
rights. Management must have "just cause"
for any disciplinary action taken against a union
employee. "Just cause" is spelled out in our
union contract so that we know exactly what is expected
of us.
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