Why Should You Join

Why Membership Matters

• Guaranteed raises every year

• No forced Sunday shifts

• Fair overtime notice

• A grievance process with real enforcement

• Training, Safety, and Union Plus Benefits

How Much Do We Earn?

• Production workers on average of $1.80 more per hour

• Welders  make on average $6-7 more per hour

Based on 18% raises in a comparable USW contract. Check with your Steward for exact Bismarck Numbers

Dues equal Power and Protection

• Dues are 1.45% of your total gross plus .02 per hour worked. Basing this off of a $2000 gross income check a person would be paying 29.80 per paycheck.

• This is YOUR money and goes into a collective bank account that YOU and your fellow members decide how it gets used at monthly meetings

• This money funds Bargaining, Enforcement, Legal Support, Training, Education, and other Benefits

• Every dollar is overseen and Audited by your Financial Secretary, Treasurer, and all 3 trustees

Member Rights and Benefits

• Grievance Protection - structured process with union backing

• Weingarten  Rights - steward representaion in disciplinary interviews

• Union Plus Benefits  - discounts, reduced higher education for yourself and your  family, scholarships, hardship help

• Voting Power - member vote on contracts and elect leadership
  
  

What do Non-Members lose?

Non-Members get No Vote, No say, No Union-only programs

Discounts for only Local 566 members