An easy-to-read, comprehensive guide to how you can get the most out of your job in a unionized workplace, from understanding what a union is and how it operates to what you can do to make your union more successful.
This is a book for workers in a unionized workplace who want to know what protections and benefits their union gives them, and for workers in a shop that's just been unionized who want to know how their work life will change. It has a strong message for workers in a non-union shop who want to know about the benefits of working in a union shop. And it's an in-depth resource for students in labor education and labor-management programs as well.
Topics include: Understanding how unions operate, getting your say in contract demands, the full story on union dues, a union's responsibility to its members, getting help with workplace problems, a member's rights and responsibilities, labor laws that affect you, how to file a grievance, and social media for union.