Building a Healthy Union - Checklist
Effective Local Unions
Getting Free-Riders to Push
Issues
- When you talk with "free riders" keep in mind what UE members have won in your workplace—everything from better wages and working conditions to dignity and a voice on the job.
- Write out the progress UE has made — it should make a good leaflet for new members and non-members.
Talking Union
Welcoming New Employees Into the Union
Issues
- Attitudes about the union are often formed during the first year on the job ...
- Information about the union and the contract; the grievance procedure; and, the effectiveness of stewards play a major role in forming and maintaining membership involvement from day one.
Other key factors influencing employee attitudes about the union are: