Workers join unions for access to fairness and justice. Contract bargaining ensures that all workers have a say in wages, benefits and working conditions on a regular basis. Furthermore, a contract gives unionized workers a legal right to grieve improper pay rates, health & safety issues, application of negotiated benefits, unjust treatment or discipline, etc. This process ensures that problems, issues and concerns will not be side stepped, but rather be mandated to be dealt with in very specific time limits. At work, unionized workers have the benefit of representation from elected and trained workplace Stewards who receive direction and assistance from the USW Local 2009 Servicing Representative assigned to your workplace. Unionized USW workers also have access to the full resources of the union and the various departments that assist workers.
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