USW Local 2-232

formerly PACE 7-232

Representing employees at Briggs & Stratton Corp. and Strattec Security Corp. in Milwaukee, WI

Membership Meeting

Sunday July 25th, 2010

USW Local 2-232 Office

8500 W. Capital Dr. LL 101 Milwaukee

9:30a.m.

Election for Trustee at Large

will take place during this meeting.

Members are urged to Attend this Meeting.

Union Advantage

The Union Advantage

America's Union members enjoy many advantages over workers that have not joined together to form unions. They gain more dignity and security in the workplace. They also consistently enjoy higher wages and better benefits.

Every year the United States Governments Department Of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics show us what union members already know:

Union workers earn 45% more in pay and benefits than nonunion workers on the average. Union workers get almost twice the benefits, including Health Insurance, paid vacations and retirement as nonunion workers. Union workers earn 32% more in wages than nonunion workers on the average.

Take a look at the most recent statistics (1998)

Median weekly earnings of full time wage and salary earnings by occupation:

	Union	Nonunion
Total	$659	$499
Exec., Admin., Mgr	$801	$753
Professional	$787	$759
Technicians	$708	$590
Sales	$496	$502
Administrative Clerical	$563	$418
Service, protective	$736	$450
Service, other	$403	$295
Precision, craft, repair	$753	$514
Machine Operators	$559	$375
Transportation, moving	$655	$468
Handlers, laborers	$514	$326
Farm, forestry, fish	$471	$299

	Union	Nonunion
Total	$ 659	$ 499
Men	$ 699	$ 573
Women	$ 596	$ 430
African American	$ 578	$ 398
Latino	$ 540	$ 350

In 1998, union members had median weekly earnings of $659 compared with a median of $499 for nonunion employees. The advantage for women and minorities is even greater. As you can see, the only way to gain a voice on the job, to make real changes in the workplace is to join together in a union.

Representing employees at Briggs & Stratton Corp. and Strattec Security Corp. in Milwaukee, WI

The Union Advantage

America's Union members enjoy many advantages over workers that have not joined together to form unions. They gain more dignity and security in the workplace. They also consistently enjoy higher wages and better benefits.

Every year the United States Governments Department Of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics show us what union members already know:

Union workers earn 45% more in pay and benefits than nonunion workers on the average. Union workers get almost twice the benefits, including Health Insurance, paid vacations and retirement as nonunion workers. Union workers earn 32% more in wages than nonunion workers on the average.

Take a look at the most recent statistics (1998)

Median weekly earnings of full time wage and salary earnings by occupation:

Union

Nonunion

Total

$659

$499

Exec., Admin., Mgr

$801

$753

Professional

$787

$759

Technicians

$708

$590

Sales

$496

$502

Administrative Clerical

$563

$418

Service, protective

$736

$450

Service, other

$403

$295

Precision, craft, repair

$753

$514

Machine Operators

$559

$375

Transportation, moving

$655

$468

Handlers, laborers

$514

$326

Farm, forestry, fish

$471

$299

Union

Nonunion

Total

$ 659

$ 499

Men

$ 699

$ 573

Women

$ 596

$ 430

African American

$ 578

$ 398

Latino

$ 540

$ 350

In 1998, union members had median weekly earnings of $659 compared with a median of $499 for nonunion employees. The advantage for women and minorities is even greater. As you can see, the only way to gain a voice on the job, to make real changes in the workplace is to join together in a union.