WHAT CAN THE IATSE DO FOR YOU?

Negotiate a contract that is legally binding and spells out your working conditions and rights. Without a contract, your employer can change your wages and working conditions at any time.

Provide job security by ensuring due process in the event your employer seeks to discipline or fire you.

Ensure a safe work environment.

Provide training to upgrade skills and master new technologies.

Improve your wages. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers represented by unions earn higher wages than their non-union counterparts in virtually every category of employment.

Provide for health insurance and retirement security. BLS studies also confirm that union-represented employees are more likely to receive health and retirement benefits from their employer.

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HOW A UNION WORKS

What is a Union? A union is a democratic organization of a majority of the employees in a facility or venue. The basic idea of a union is that by joining together with fellow employees to form a union, workers have a greater ability to improve conditions at the work site. In other words, in unity there is strength. Who runs the union? You run your own union. You elect your own negotiating committee and prepare your own list of improvements for a union contract. You elect your own officers. The union is not "outsiders," it is you, the worker. What benefits can the union guarantee? The Union can only guarantee one thing; with the support, strength, and unity of the workers, working together we will win the best wage and benefit package possible. The majority of IATSE Local 8 contracts do include employer contributions into Health and Welfare, Pension, Annuity, and Vacation funds. Will I lose the benefits I have now? No, it is against the law for the company...

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