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The Facts about union Construction

High-Quality Family Health Insurance

75% vs 48%

People in a union participating in job-provided health insurance: 75%

People without a union participating in job-provided health insurance: 48%

Retirement Pensions

70% vs 13%

People in a union participating in guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension plans: 70%

People without a union participating in guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension plans: 13%

Paid Sick Leave

91% vs 73%

People in a union with paid sick leave: 91%

People without a union with paid sick leave: 73%

Median Weekly Earnings

$1,051 vs $860

People with a union median weekly earnings: $1,051

People without a union median weekly earnings: $860

Source: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

There are many myths about Ohio's Construction Trade Unions … and most of them are just that: MYTHS.

WHY? Because the non-union construction industry cannot compete with the wages and training of Ohio's Construction Trades Unions.

Instead, the non-union construction industry is left to spread misinformation and distorted statistics about Construction Trade Union ... BUT as Construction Trade Union member, you will have representation that is impossible to receive from the non-union sector of the construction industry.

The Facts on Trade Unions

The Facts

To set the records straight, here are the FACTS on Trade Unions:

  • Union members work to make improvements in their workplaces and they fight to improve the rights of all working people.
  • Union members helped create Prevailing Wage laws, workplace Health and Safety standards, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, increases to minimum wage, workers' compensation and many other labor-friendly laws and standards.

Source: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Even More Facts About Unions

More Facts

  • MEMBERS run the local union … MEMBERS elect their negotiating committees and prepare their lists of improvements for a union contract.
  • MEMBERS elect their own officers and job stewards … there are no “outsiders” involved in a trade union.
  • YOU CAN NOT BE FIRED, punished or harassed for attending union meetings or supporting a trade union … it is against the law.
  • YOUR BENEFITS CAN NOT BE TAKEN AWAY by your current employer if you choose to join a union ... it's against the law for a company to punish a worker for voting for a union.
  • YOUR COMPANY CAN NOT CLOSE or threaten to close as a way of stopping union activity ... It is against the law.

    • (REMEMBER: No company goes out of business because it treats its workers fairly.)