Bargaining
When workers bring in a union, the union meets with management to try and bargain a contract.
That contract sets the workers' wages, benefits, hours and "terms and conditions of employment."
Here are FACTS you should know about contract bargaining:
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Union-represented workers can, and often do, lose pay or benefits as a result of bargaining.
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It's the union, not the workers, that decides what to accept or reject during bargaining.
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Some things don't change as a result of bargaining. Other things workers may not want to change, change anyway.
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Unions say unionized workers get higher pay, but the facts don't show that bringing in a union raises pay.
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Today, many companies are having to cut union pay and jobs because they can't afford the contracts that were bargained during better times.
The law says bargaining is a potentially risky process. When bargaining is done and a contract is agreed to, you could get more, the same or less than you had before bargaining began.