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Start a Union

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Workers choose to organize to join a union for lots of different reasons. But they always have one thing in common: they're ready for job security and some power in the workplace.

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Benefits of Being Union

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Better Wages

Union members earn better wages and benefits than workers who aren’t union members

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Better Healthcare

 More than 85 percent of union workers have jobs that provide health insurance benefits

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Better Pensions

Unionized workers are 60 percent more likely to have employer-provided pensions

Want to Learn More?
The national UFCW website has a whole guide to getting started with a union in your workplace, as well as other resources.

Contact UFCW 1189

UFCW1189 represents food and commercial workers in Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and North Dakota.

If you’re interested in forming a union at your workplace, contact us to learn more.