• The goals, purpose and mission of the union agree with your ideals and beliefs about individual dignity.
• The union is an organized group working for the benefit of its members.
• Union members are joined by a common interest in the health and welfare of each other.
• The organization will bargain for and represent you.
The strength found in numbers, combined with a focused approach, has always been and will continue to be, more successful than individual efforts to improve conditions at work. Through collective efforts unions have helped to provide members with:

• Higher wages
• Health insurance
• Pension benefits
• Fair and equitable treatment on the job
• Union sponsored training and apprenticeship programs that continuously upgrade job skills
• Having an effective impact on legislation and elected leaders
• Being a part of the community in which its members live and work. It is long standing tradition for unions to come to the aid of their members and communities during times of crisis.