Strength
There’s strength in numbers. The IAM is 600,000 members strong and fighting every day to improve our jobs.
Security
You can’t put a price tag on peace of mind. Unions assure our jobs are secure and protect us against undue punishment.
Voice
IAM members sit down with their managers and negotiate over wages, benefits and more. That’s having a voice on the job.
Pre-Bargaining Survey for IAM Members Working at Thyssenkrupp
Please take the time to complete this survey for the upcoming contract negotiation. The input from the surveys will enable your Negotiating Committee to better understand and address the membership’s issues and priorities. We appreciate your participation!
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Voting YES Means a Better Job and a Better Life!
By standing together, Union member demand respect on the job. They are able to negotiate with their employer over their wages, benefits and more. And it shows. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, union members in private sector jobs earned an average of $49.40 per hour last year (wages and benefits combined). That’s 42 percent more than the $34.73 per hour (wages and benefits combined) nonunion employees earned in equivalent jobs. Check out this video to learn more about the union advantage.
Election Details
Your secret-ballot union election will be conducted via U.S. mail. A voting kit that includes voting instructions, a ballot, and mail ballot envelope will be mailed from the regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) office to each eligible voter’s current address on file with the employer. Voters must sign the outside of the envelope in with the ballot is returned. Any ballot received in an envelope that is not signed will be void. If any eligible voter does not receive a mail ballot or otherwise requires a duplicate mail ballot kit, he or she should contact the Regional office. Return you ballot so it is received by the regional office prior to the ballot count on October 18, 2021. Remember, this is a secret-ballot election. No one will know how you voted.
Learn MoreIAM Members Live Better
The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) represents roughly 600,00 workers across North America. That includes aerospace, air and rail transport, manufacturing, healthcare, distribution center and public-sector workers – just to name a few.
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The Benefits of Belonging
More Money
Union members earn roughly $200 more every week than non-members. But it’s so much more than that. It’s about negotiating with your bosses over set wage increases that can’t change at management’s whim.
Fairness
A union-negotiated contract puts rules in place that allow you to do your job without fear of retaliation or unjust treatment. If you feel those rules have been broken, you have the legal right to appeal through a grievance procedure. As a result, everyone is treated with respect.
Free College
The IAMAW Free College Benefit makes it possible for you and your family members to earn an associate degree completely online — for FREE.
Learn MorePaid Time Off
Some 87 percent of union workers have access to paid sick days, compared to 69 percent of non-union workers. Roughly 89 percent of union workers get paid vacation and holidays, compared to roughly 75 percent of non-union workers.
Your Rights Under the Law
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), you and your co-workers have certain rights when it comes to forming a union.
You have the right to form, join or assist a union.
You have the right to distribute union literature, wear union t-shirts, ask co-workers to sign authorization cards and discuss the union with co-workers on non-work time.
Supervisors and management are not allowed to spy on you, coercively question you, threaten you or bribe you regarding your union activity.
You have the right to organize a union to negotiate with your employer over your wages, benefits and other working conditions.
Your employer cannot prohibit you from talking about or soliciting for a union during non-work time (including before and after work or during breaks).
You can’t be fired, disciplined, demoted, or penalized for engaging in any of the above mentioned activities.
Source: NLRB.gov
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The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
Billy Anderson
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312-887-9394
Ali Rhodes
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773-447-6585