Unions Make A Difference
| Union | Nonunion |
A Voice | Only union members enjoy the legal right and power to have a say on the job. | Management has exclusive control and decision making power. |
Wages | Pay rates are negotiated to ensure fairness for everyone and protected in the union contract. Seniority is recognized. | Management alone decides what's fair pay and can base any raises on business needs, favoritism or anything else. |
Benefits | Protected by the contract. Changes can only be made with employee approval. | Can be taken away or changed at any time. |
Promotions & | Awarded fairly according to the process agreed to in the union contract. | It's up to management. |
Unfair Treatment | Employees have a protected way to challenge any unfair or questionable treatment with support and representation from their union. Just cause standards are applied with binding arbitration if the parties can't agree. | You're on your own. Any grievance process gives management the last word. |
Working | Schedules, vacations, workload, subcontracting, work standards, layoff procedures, hours of work are all agreed to between workers and the employer and protected in the contract. | Management decides what's best for employees. |
Protections & Guarantees | Only union workers enjoy a legally-binding written agreement with their employer that defines, protects, and guarantees all terms of employment. | Nonunion workers have no guarantees and no protections. |