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Member Orientation Session
Public Employees Local X
5/06/11
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Icebreaker Who We Are – Why We’re Here
How did you become a union member?
What do you think the labor movement is all
about?/What do you believe the union can do
for you and others?
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Program Overview
Labor history
Laborers history
Laborers Local X Operations
Services and benefits
Member rights and responsibilities
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Labor History
1886 - Haymarket Square in Chicago
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What Comes to Mind?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
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Early Issues for Workers
& Their Unions
Hours of work - 8 hours/day
Factory conditions
Child labor
Voting rights
Public Education
Mourners after Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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Consequences of
Union Activity
No permissible labor law until 1935
Ludlow Massacre Memorial
Fired
Blackballed
Run out of town
Arrested
Fined
Killed
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Workers Right to Form Unions
National Labor Relations Act 1935***
Workers have the right to form a union
Select a representative of their choosing
For purposes of bargaining collectively with their
employer
About their wages, hours and conditions of employment
*** but employers violate this right routinely with little to no penalties.
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What are these?
Where did they come from?
Social Security
– retirement and disability income
Medicare and Medicaid
– health insurance for the elderly and poor
Unemployment Insurance
Fair Labor Standards Act
– minimum wage; overtime after 40 hours
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What are these?
Where did they come from?
Equal Employment non-discrimination laws
– Civil Rights Act 1964
Workplace safety and health standards (OSHA)
Family Medical Leave Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
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Unions Today
More than 60 national unions
More than 14 million union members
More than 16 million represented by unions
All working people benefit from a union’s
presence
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LIUNA History
International Hod Carriers and
Building Laborers Union: 1903
Shunned by other skilled craft
unions
Unskilled and ethnically diverse
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First Public Sector Local
Local Union 363
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Chartered January 26, 1925
- City and County Laborers
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Local X’s Union History
Charter date:
Major events at the time
Original membership
Original composition
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LIUNA’s Expansion into
New Industries
Public Sector (1960s)
Service Contract Workers (1970s)
Health Care (1970s)
Environmental (1980s)
Green Construction (2000s)
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•Construction •Public Service •Mail Handlers
•Industry/Plant •Service Contracts •Health Care
•Other •Retired
2009 Membership Percent Breakdown
Construction 56.7 281,197
Public Service 9.8 48,777
Mail Handlers 9.3 46,041
Industry/Plant 3.7 18,185
Service Contracts 1.6 7,999
Health Care 2.3 11,242
Other 3.7 18,181
Retired 12.9 64,056
Total 495,678
2009 Membership Breakdown
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LIUNA’s Structure
IU
9 Regional Offices
Canadian Sub-
Region
District Councils
(44)
Local Unions
(415)
Mailhandlers
Bargaining
Units
Bargaining
Units
Bargaining
Units
Organizing Funds
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Local Union
Governance and Operations
The Uniform Local Union Constitution is the guiding
document for our operations.
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Local X Officers
Executive Board
– Business Manager
– President
– Vice President
– Secretary-Treasurer
– Recording Secretary
– 2-3 more
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Local X’s Representatives
Field Agents or Representatives
Organizers
Stewards
Auditors *
Sergeant at Arms *
Admin staff
*elected by the members
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Monthly Local Union Meetings
Date:
Time:
Expectations:
Members have the right to “attend and
participate in the meetings and functions of the
Local Union”
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Local X Operations
Hours of operation:
Office Contacts:
Dues:
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Laborers’ Local X Services
Bargain your wages and benefits
– Included in your contract or collective bargaining agreement
Other terms and conditions of work
– Leave, hours of work, uniforms, etc.
– In your contract
Represent members whose rights are violated
– Grievance procedure and arbitration
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Local Union Dues
Monthly Dues: $/month
Importance of dues paid on time
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How Your Union Dues Are Spent (create pie chart or list percentage for your local)
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PED Academy
Level I
Level II
Collective Bargaining
Organizing
Arbitration
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What Else Laborers Local X Does
Organizes more workers
– More members means more power/better
protections for you
Political action
– More labor friendly politicians means better laws
for you
Coalition building/public service
– Community allies and better communities to live in
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Member Activities
Walk picket lines
Attend rallies
Get out the vote
Annual picnic
Holiday party
Etc.
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Member Rights*
To participate in union activities
Freedom of speech
Set dues; authorize new spending
To see your collective bargaining agreements
To see union financial reports
To elect union officials
* Not complete; see Uniform Local Union Constitution for details
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Member Responsibilities*
…To the Union
– Attend union meetings
– Attend union functions
– Improve your skills
– Provide constructive feedback
– Maintain a unified front
– Alert union reps of issues
– Help out
– Vote and encourage others to vote
* Not complete; there’s lots more to do!!
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Member Workplace
Responsibilities
All Union Members are judged by the
actions of other union members:
Work performance
Work ethic
Fitness in body and mind
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Wrap Up
List one piece of information about the labor
movement, LIUNA, or Local X that you
learned in this session
What part of this session did you find most
useful to you as a member of LIUNA Local X?