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Union members earn more money, have better benefits, are more productive and have greater job security than nonunion workers.

• Union Workers Have Better Benefits
  
• Union Pay Is Higher In Nearly All Occupational Groups
  
• Unions Support Safety In The Work Place     
  
• Unions Raise Wages--Especially For Minorities and Women
  
• Unions Are Good for Productivity
  
• Union Workers Have Greater Job Stability
  
• Unions Are Important for Young & Older Workers

More workers are forming unions because they want a say in issues that affect them at work, such as wages, benefits and working conditions.  Although workers' wages have shown a recent uptick, they still lag far behind 1970s levels, fueling the growing gap between the wealthy and working Americans.

	"I Get These Benefits Because I'm a Member of IBEW"

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