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1. This summer two maitainace workers were assigned to pick up luggage for some depating students and leave them in my office, on flight up. They were having a hard time with the bags, as they were heavy and many in number. I got up and helped them

Result: They filed a grievance because management was doing a union job!

2. For the last 5 months HR had to share out building and offices because of a spring flood causing huge mold problems in their building. When it was time for them to move last week, maintenance was swamped so I put some boxes for them in my pickup and took it over to their building. The poor folks who do so much for us were working out of small offices and said boxes, and I wanted to give them a hand

Result: Same grievance, from same Mook!

Unions bring in better benefits as they discuss those with the employer.

Non-Unions receive whatever the company thinks is "fair".

Unions stabilize the pay for what matches the job.

Non-unions can pay everybody the same pay regardless how much harder a certain job is compare to person A & B.

Unions protect long time workers

Non-unions do not protect workers

Unions will work out a problem between employer/management.

Non-union is "what they say is final".

These are some of the familiar one,as they all have ups and down points like muddy and cart7 has been pointing out.But remember not all unions are the same.

We've never filed grievance against management if they helped us....because hand in hand we like to see management get dirty and sweaty.Usually they pass on that part. ;D