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IBEW ®

The Right Choice!

Dillard (Frog) Jones

27 year Union Member Retired Y-12

Assistant Business Agent / Membership Development

I.B.E.W. Local Union 760

Call for info: (865)-856-2621

 

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We Are The IBEW!

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is comprised of proud union members with a wide diversity of skills and jobs. One of the most progressive unions in existence, the IBEW, represents some 725,000 members in the United States and Canada.

Involved in the leading edge of technology, IBEW utility members from all over the country are involved in maintaining power to homes while battling some of the most adverse weather conditions, to see that people have heat and electricity. In fact, it’s almost impossible not to see the results daily of IBEW members at work.

In the Utility Industry, the IBEW represents linemen, ground men, repairmen, machine operators, watch engineers, boiler operators, turbine operators, switchboard operators and dispatchers. And of course there are the radio dispatchers, meter installers, testers, clerical workers, cable splicer’s and welders all doing their job so that we may have electricity in our homes. The IBEW represents thousands of people in the Gas Industry from clerical workers to the employees involved in the transmission, distribution and maintenance of gas lines for heat and other uses. They provide gas safely to our homes and businesses.

Inside Wiremen install the electrical systems in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Our members have been trained to read blueprints and to install and service complicated electrical equipment from small voltages to high voltages.

IBEW Communication Workers work behind the scenes to insure that your television is there for you. In a field of continuing changes in technologies, IBEW members stay on top. Cable Television uses thousands of IBEW members in the installation, maintenance and operations of television delivery systems.

If you talked to one of your friends today over the phone, chances are IBEW members were involved in seeing that it was possible. The greatest communication system in the world is no accident. IBEW members have been there from the beginning, erecting poles, stringing lines, and bringing the world into your home. From Ma Bell to the hand held cordless phones, IBEW members have been there doing quality work. Telephone linemen, cable splicers, station installers, plant engineers, draftsmen and all the other IBEW members made it possible for you to place calls to your friends.

Yes, the IBEW is proud. We are proud of our record of achievements, both individually and collectively. But we can’t stop until all workers are given a chance to bargain collectively for better wages and better working conditions, without the fear of losing their jobs or the security that they worked so hard for. If you would like to “be union” or to help unionize the place where you work, contact the IBEW. We can show you how and we can help you. The only qualifications you need are to be interested in making your world a better place to live, having a voice in your own future, and then be willing to do something about it.

 

 

 

WITH A UNION YOU HAVE RIGHTS

 

When your employer buys a product, he strikes a bargain with the seller. He may make an offer, but the selling price isn’t necessarily the same as either the offering price or the asking price.

 

That’s the way U.S. business is conducted. Nobody finds anything wrong with bargaining over the price. It’s different only when it comes to your wages and working conditions, UNLESS YOU HAVE A UNION.

 

WITHOUT A UNION, the employer sets the wage because the average worker is in no position to do anything about it. Alone, you have no bargaining power.

 

What’s true about wages is equally true of other benefits and working conditions. Without the union, the employer decides on holiday pay, vacations, medical and sickness benefits, and even whether your length of service on the job counts.

 

WITHOUT A UNION, you can complain about unfair treatment, but the boss doesn’t have to do anything about it. He can even fire you for complaining.

 

FAIR PLAY is the American way and federal law recognizes that your best chance of getting a fair bargain is by forming a union.

 

 

 

 

 

IT’S ALWAYS WISE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

 

WITH A UNION, the employer must bargain and pay the wages negotiated.

WITH A UNION, your rights on-the-job are spelled out and must be respected.

WITH A UNION, you can stop abuses on-the-job. The union can prevent unfair treatment.

It gives you representation on-the-job and the right to file grievances if you are treated unfairly.

WITH A UNION, you can negotiate for better wages, holiday pay, vacations, health and pension

benefits, and job conditions.

WITH A UNION, you have greater security on your job. The employer can’t fire you without

good reason and he must respect your length of service if there are layoffs.

 

But it’s up to you to make a bargain. Bargaining will work for you if you want it to work.

 

The union is your bargaining agent. Your dues are nominal and the returns are great. Your membership is a bargain in any person’s language.

 

Paying dues is like paying premiums on an insurance policy where you don’t have to die to have it pay off. You collect the benefits everyday of your working life.

 

 

BE SAFE, NOT SORRY!

 

 

 

 

 

Call DILLARD (FROG) JONES (865)856-2621

 

Form MD1011 George Bove Business Manager / Financial Sectary

 

 

 

 

Get the facts!

Q- How does the union work?

A- A union is a democratic organization of a majority of employees in a facility. 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 worksite. In other words, "In unity there is strength."

 

 

Q- What will be in our contract?

A- It is for the union employees to decide what to negotiate for. Your co-workers are already talking about many issues that are important to them at union meetings. After you win union recognition, you will select a negotiating committee from among your co-workers. Then, with the assistance of A. T. L. C. union negotiators, the committee will sit down with management to negotiate a contract.

 

The law says that both sides must bargain "in good faith" to reach an agreement on wages, benefits, and working conditions. The contract will only take effect after it is approved (ratified) by a majority of the workers.

It is not possible to know exactly what will be in the first contract. Our goal will be to win improvements with each contract.

Q- Can I be fired for participating in the campaign?

A- First of all, the law prohibits any employer from discriminating against people in any way because of their union activity. If an employer does harass or discriminate against a

union supporter, the union files a charge with the labor board, and prosecutes the employer to the fullest extent. The best safeguard against the employer harassing anyone is for everybody to stick together and win their union. Without a union, management has a free hand to treat people as they please. But with a union, everyone has the protection of a union contract

 

Q- What can the union do about favoritism?

A- Fairness is the most important part of the union contract. The same rules apply to everyone. If any worker feels that he or she is not being treated fairly, then he or she still has the opportunity to complain to the supervisor, just like before. But under a union contract, the supervisor or manager no longer has the final say. They are no longer judge and jury. If the worker is not satisfied with the response of the supervisor, the worker can file a grievance.

The first step of a grievance procedure is for the steward to accompany the worker to try to work it out with the supervisor. If the worker is not satisfied, the steward and the employee, with help from the union Chief Steward, can bring the grievance to higher management. If the complaint is not resolved, then the issue can be placed before an outside neutral judge called an arbitrator.

Q- What about management talks about the union being bad and corrupt?

A- The employer would like you to think that unions are corrupt. The truth is that unions are decent, honest organizations dedicated to improving the lives of working people.

 

Q- Management says the union is just after our dues money. Why should we pay money to the union?

A- Dues are used to run your union and keep it strong. The dues are divided between the local union and the international union. The money is used to provide expert services to your local union, including negotiators, lawyers, economists, and educators; to pay the salaries of officers and staff, including organizers; to provide newsletters and conferences. The local union's money is used for reimbursing stewards for lost time, for the union hall, and for other expenses of your union.

 

 

Q-How many members are in the IBEW?

A-The IBEW represents nearly 725,000 members in all

branches of the electrical industry, including employees of electrical construction, telecommunications,

electric, gas, and water utilities, broadcasting, government employees, and manufacturing. A full 90%

of all utilities nationwide have representation of employees by the IBEW.

 

Q- How much are Union Dues?

A- The dues will depend upon what the local needs to operate efficiently and effectively. However, the dues will be set by you, as a local union, with the exception of the International portion of the dues, which is set and voted on by all local unions at the International Convention every five (5) years. However, no dues are paid until the majority of workers vote to accept a contract they helped to negotiate. All initiation fees will be waived for members in newly organized units.

 

 

Q- How do we go about getting a union here?

A- We've already taken the important first steps in forming a union. We've formed a voluntary organizing committee. This committee was formed to investigate and to inform of the ways that a union may help us.

Now it's all up to us to vote union and to ask others to vote for their future by VOTING UNION.

Q- What does signing the authorization card mean?

A- It means you want the union. The card is a commitment of support. And, it gives us the legal support for an open and free union election.

 

 

 

 

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The Right Choice!

WHY SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR A UNION?

 

 

You Will:

 

vacation selection and promotions (and other employment issues)

Also:

 

 

condition without negotiating with the Union in advance.

You have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

 

Say Union Yes!

 

If a majority of employees Vote Yes, we will be able to have a union.

 

 

 

How Do I Vote For A Union?

 

NLRB Election

 

Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires that 30% of the employees sign cards authorizing the union to represent them before the union can ask for recognition from the company.

 

 

1. When a majority of cards (65% of the employees) have been secured, the IBEW will ask the company to recognize your union. (Even though the law requires 30%, we think it is wise not to ask for recognition with less than 65%. We don’t want to waste your time or our time if we don’t think we can be successful.)

 

2. If the company should refuse such recognition, the cards may then be taken to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) where the union files a petition for an election.

 

3. The Board then sets a date when you vote – by secret ballot – for

the union.

 

4. You vote, in secret, “Yes” for union representation, and “No” for no union representation.

 

5. A simple majority wins.

 

6. The Board then certifies the union – and soon thereafter contract negotiations begin with your employer for higher wages, job security and – improved working conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Call DILLARD (FROG) JONES (865)856-2621

 

George Bove Business Manager / Financial Sectary

 

 

 

The Right Choice!

 

Call DILLARD (FROG) JONES (865)856-2621

 

George Bove Business Manager / Financial Sectary