Strength
There’s strength in numbers. The IAM is 600,000 members strong and fighting every day to improve our jobs.
Security
You can’t put a price tag on peace of mind. Unions assure our jobs are secure and protect us against undue punishment.
Voice
IAM members sit down with their managers and negotiate over wages, benefits and more. That’s having a voice on the job.
IAM VISION STATEMENT
• To keep foremost the mission and our duty to the Bluegrass Station mission, and ensure efficient and skilled workmanship and quality.
•To give our members a voice on the job, empowering them to speak out and give input and bring issues up with both supervision and military officials, without fear of reprisal. It’s important to our mission to solve problems and improve the workplace culture.
What’s an Authorization Card?
Collecting authorization cards is how we know there’s a genuine interest in forming a Union. Once enough cards are collected, we can petition the federal goverment for a Union election. Signing a card does not mean you have joined the Union. That’s an enirely seperate process. Don’t let management scare you with misleading information about the authorization card. Otherwise, they win and provide themselves even more control over the workforce. Take a moment and watch a short video explaining the authorization card.
IAM Members Live Better
The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) represents roughly 600,00 workers across North America. That includes nearly 10,000 Lockheed Martin workers at 29 sites in TX, CA, GA, WV, FL, WA, PA, AR, HI, TN, MS, CO, MN, AZ, UT, NV and NC.
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The Benefits of Belonging
More Money
Union members earn roughly $200 more every week than non-members. But it’s so much more than that. It’s about negotiating with your bosses over set wage increases that can’t change at management’s whim.
Fairness
A union-negotiated contract puts rules in place that allow you to do your job without fear of retaliation or unjust treatment. If you feel those rules have been broken, you have the legal right to appeal through a grievance procedure. As a result, everyone is treated with respect.
Free College
The IAMAW Free College Benefit makes it possible for you and your family members to earn an associate degree completely online — for FREE.
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Some 87 percent of union workers have access to paid sick days, compared to 69 percent of non-union workers. Roughly 89 percent of union workers get paid vacation and holidays, compared to roughly 75 percent of non-union workers.
Q & A
If the Union was voted in at Lockheed Martin would the Union get rid of employees benefits?
No, the Union consists of employees and the employees negotiate their benefits during negotiations.
Does the Union use an attendance point policy?
Union does not add attendance point policies. Typically, the Company wants an attendance point policy.
Do you have to lose your flex policy if you become Union?
No, the Union would not want to take away any benefits you may have and only would want to make it better.
Does the Union have an insurance option?
Yes, the Union has many benefits including health care insurance and supplemental insurance which would have to be negotiated into the Contract.
Your Rights Under the Law
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), you and your co-workers have certain rights when it comes to forming a union.
You have the right to form, join or assist a union.
You have the right to distribute union literature, wear union t-shirts, ask co-workers to sign authorization cards and discuss the union with co-workers on non-work time.
Supervisors and management are not allowed to spy on you, coercively question you, threaten you or bribe you regarding your union activity.
You have the right to organize a union to negotiate with your employer over your wages, benefits and other working conditions.
Your employer cannot prohibit you from talking about or soliciting for a union during non-work time (including before and after work or during breaks).
You can’t be fired, disciplined, demoted, or penalized for engaging in any of the above mentioned activities.
Source: NLRB.gov
THE IAM CONSTITUTION
The IAM Constitution is the union member’s “bill of rights” and the fundamental law of the union. It guarantees the members’ right to nominate and elect their officers in secret-ballot elections at every level of the union, from Local Lodge officers to the International President. It guarantees the members’ right to vote on contracts and to participate fully in every aspect of the life of their union.
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Ramon Garcia
904-803-9996
rgarcia@iamaw.org