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RATE YOUR PAYCHECK: DO YOU EARN WHAT YOU DESERVE?
In these rough times you probably want to stick to your job. But maybe there's room for salary negotiations? Or: are you on a job hunt? And you want to know whether the payment is fair? We can help you find the answers to the questions that drive your important career decisions.
Find out about your pay: compare your earnings against what
other people get for the same job in the same state with our free,
independent Salary Calculator.
In return, to keep our Calculator updated, share your Salary and Job Information and fill out our anonymous Salary Survey.
What is a labor union?
A labor union is a group of
employees that decide to bargain collectively (as opposed to
individually) about their terms and conditions of employment.
Unions
are democratic organization. Workers, under the National Labor
Relations Act (NLRA) have the right to vote, by law, for collective
representation by a labor union.
Workplaces that are represented
by labor unions generally have higher salaries and better benefits
packages than than their non-union counterparts (i.e. those that are
not unionized within the same occupation).
Major American Labor Unions
Do I have the right to join a union?
YES!
In order to equalize the disproportionate power
between employers and employees, American labor law grants employees
the right to unionize and the right to strike, picket, seek
injunctions, and other actions to have their demands fulfilled.
The major exception to this rule is if you are considered a "supervisor." A "supervisor", under the National Labor Relations Act is:
"any individual having authority, in the interest of the employer, to
hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign,
reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly to direct them,
or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action,
if in connection with the foregoing the exercise of such authority is
not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of
independent judgment. (29 USC 152 (11))"
Many employers misclassify their employes as supervisors in order to prevent them from joining a union.
Find out how to JOIN A UNION today.
Benefits of Joining a Labor Union
- Union members make 28% more on average.
- Most union members have excellent healthcare benefits.
- Union members enjoy greater job security.
- Formal grievance procedures prevent employees from being dismissed for arbitrary reasons.
- Unionized workplaces are not usually subject to employment-at-will.
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