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'LABOR LIFTED THE WHOLE NATION'



"History is a great teacher.  Now everyone knows that the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it.

By raising the living standard of millions, labor miraculously created a market for industry and lifted the whole nation to undreamed levels of production.

Those who attack labor forget these simple truths, but history remembers them."
-The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speech to the AFL-CIO, Dec.11, 1961


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'In Unity is Strength'

IBEW
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is an organization run by its members and for its members.  We are a union dedicated to the basic principles of organized labor and are the largest, strongest, and oldest union devoted to electrial workers.

We are affiliated with the AFL-CIO, giving us the combined strength of 10.5 million workers.  There are more than 700,000 members of the IBEW in more than 900 local unions established throughout the United States, Canada, and the U.S. territories.

Our Jurisdiction covers all branches of utility, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, railroad, manufacturing, and government. The International Office is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with the district offices throughout the United States and Canada.
IBEW WEBSITE


Member Benefits
 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. 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. To get more facts and to review a comparison of Union vs. Non-Union, the IBEW International’s website includes facts, graphs, statistics and more.

Weingarten Rights
 In 1975, the Supreme Court ruled in the Weingarten decision, that an employee is entitled to have a union representative present during any interview which may result in his or her discipline.  It is up to you to insist on union representation. If you fail to do so, you may waive your rights.  "If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my union representative or steward be present at this meeting. If this discussion could lead to my being disciplined and you deny my request for representation, I choose not to answer any questions."


AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 55 National and International labor unions. The AFL-CIO was created in 1955 by the merger of the AFL and the CIO.

The AFL-CIO union movement represents 12.2 million members, including 3.2 million members in Working America, its community affiliate. We are teachers and miners, firefighters and farm workers, bakers and engineers, pilots and public employees, doctors and nurses, painters and plumbers—and more.

In 2009, delegates to the 26th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention elected Richard Trumpka as president and Liz Schuler as secretary-treasurer. Arlene Holt Baker was re-elected as executive vice president.
AFL-CIO WEBSITE



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