Union members earn better wages and benefits than workers who aren’t union members. On average, union workers’ wages are 28 percent higher than their nonunion counterparts. While only 15 percent of nonunion workers have guaranteed pensions, fully 69 percent of union workers do. Four out of five union workers get health insurance benefits, but only half of nonunion workers do. Unions help employers create a more stable, productive workforce—where workers have a say in improving their jobs.

By joining together, we have more of a say in our working lives. With a union we can negotiate with our employers for better wages and benefits, fair treatment, safe working conditions and a harassment-free workplace.

These goals can be achieved because of the strength which comes from our unity, a very old and widely used concept.

The nations of the world join the United Nations, employers join the Chamber of Commerce and doctors join the American Medical Association.

All such groups recognize the power that comes from joining together to work toward common goals.

Working people recognizing that there is strength in numbers join unions to further our common goals.

Through our unions we achieve a strong voice one that cannot be easily dismissed by management.