About Us
Why Union Free
The Company is experiencing an organizing attempt by a union seeking to gain the right to represent our unrepresented employees. While the Company respects our existing relationships with our unions, we do not believe union representation is in our unrepresented employees or the Company’s best interests. This does not mean we are anti-union. The Company’s view is that we offer a safe, respectful, team-oriented, challenging and rewarding workplace where we can address issues without the need for a union.
The Top 10 Reasons to Choose Against Union Representation
We respect our employees’ lawful right to choose or reject union representation. However, we believe that our employees don’t need a union to represent them.
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We believe that unionization is NOT in the best interest of our employees.
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We prefer to work with our employees directly rather than through a third party.
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We encourage employees and management to work together to solve problems and create a good working environment.
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We deal with our employees openly, honestly, fairly and without discrimination, treating each person with the dignity and respect they deserve.
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No company is free from day-to-day problems, but we believe we have the policies, practices and personnel to help resolve issues, without the intervention of outsiders.
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Unions don’t add value and there is a risk of getting called out on strike. In addition to loss of wages and benefits, in certain strike circumstances, employees can be lawfully permanently replaced.
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The presence of a union would change relationships between managers, supervisors and employees. A contract could require employees with issues to go through a union steward instead of talking directly with management.
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With a union, employees could be forced to pay dues or fees if a union security clause is in the contract. Under many union security clauses, if employees do not want to pay these fees, they risk the union demanding their termination.
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With a union, all current wages, benefits, and working conditions are subject to negotiations. Employees could end up with more, the same as they started with, or even wind up with less. There are no guarantees in collective bargaining.
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Wages and benefits are reviewed annually at our company. If a union represents our employees, a multi-year collective bargaining agreement could prevent us from making changes each year that are not mentioned in the contract, even if those changes would benefit employees.