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Welcome AEIF Members
Tentative Agreement at AK Steel in Ohio
IAM AK Steel Tentative Contract Agreement info
The IAM education facility in Hollywood, Maryland is the envy of the trade labor movement. With over 4,000 different employers (including over 44 in Southwest Ohio), our members work in nearly every industry.
We think that the AEIF and the IAM make a great team and we think you will agree.Industry Leading Contracts
The mission of the IAM has always been clear and unequivocal---to professionally negotiate contracts that guarantee secure, well-paying jobs which members can perform in safe workplaces where they would be free from harassment or intimidation. Industry-leading contracts are the IAM's premier benefit.
The IAM Advantage: Job Security
Some of the most important benefits that we get from Union membership are impossible to put a price tag on: representatives in the workplace of our own choosing, an active, collective voice to bargain over working conditions, and due process on the job.
Most non-union employees don''t know that they check many of their rights at the office door or at the factory gate. Generally speaking, unless you work under a collective bargaining agreement, you are an “at-will” employee. That means you could be fired at any time for any reason – or even for no reason at all. Joining the IAM means you''ll work under a contract with an enforceable grievance process, protecting you from unjust discharge.
The IAM has been a leader in negotiating innovative contract language to protect its members from layoffs, plant closings, and outsourcing.
As Union members, we know that collective bargaining is the best way to promote the basic, democratic principles of fairness and dignity at work. Every month, more and more people are recognizing the advantages of a Union and a choosing the IAM.
The IAM Advantage: Paid Time Off
Beyond the financial benefits of better pay and fringe benefits, almost all IAM contracts provide other benefits, such as paid vacations, paid holidays and extra pay for overtime.
Moreover, IAM workers enjoy signifcantly more paid leave time than workers without a collective bargaining agreement. For example, the number of paid holidays in small firms is just 7.6 days, in large firms, the average is 9.3 days. But under IAM contracts, the average number of paid holidays is 11.2.
The IAM Advantage: Wage Increases
IAM members enjoy industry-leading wages in every sector where we represent workers.
Last year, the average IAM member received a general wage increase of 3.5%. That''s well above the average wage increases bargained in the manufacturing sector in either the U.S. or Canada.
