Joining a union is the first step in securing your future. When you are non-union your company can change wages, benefits, and work rules whenever it wants to, with or without your input. That's what "unilateral change" means.

There are many advantages to belonging to a union. Fairness and equity on the job, better wages, vacation, medical and pension benefits are just a few advantages. Unions, through expanding the middle class and narrowing the income gap between rich and poor, also benefit society as a whole. Just examine the facts. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in 1998, union members on average earned 32% more than non-union workers.

The union advantage is even greater for women and other minorities. As the following statements show:

 Women who belong to unions earn on average 38.6% more than women who do not belong to unions; Latinos who are union members, on average, make an astounding 54.3% more than Latinos who are not members of unions; and African Americans who belong to unions make on average 45.2% more than African Americans who do not belong to unions.

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