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If you’re not familiar with unions in general, here are a few facts to help answer questions. o Unions are businesses that collect dues and other fees from their members, which typically range from $20 to $125 per month, in exchange for speaking on their behalf as their “certified bargaining representative.”
If a union comes in as a bargaining representative, they bargain for everyone in the bargaining unit – not just those who voted for the union, and not just those who join the union and pay dues. A union can’t make any guarantees, and Team Members may not like what the union negotiates for them. And, only dues-paying members get a say about what the union agrees to.
Union authorization cards are legal documents. Your signature on one of those cards can authorize a labor union to be your legal representative for purposes of collective bargaining. Team members who sign those cards designate the union to speak on their behalf regarding their wages, benefits and working conditions. Union authorization cards are not something to take lightly. No one should sign anything unless they know exactly what it is, and more importantly, what it is not. That applies for union authorization cards and all other legal documents.
If a labor union represented any of our Banner team members, the company would be required to meet with the union and bargain in good faith. However, the law does not require Banner to agree to any union demands that it does not believe are in its best interests. The process of collective bargaining is complex and often takes months, or even years, before the parties reach an agreement.
If a labor union represented any of our Banner team members, the company would be required to meet with the union and bargain in good faith. However, the law does not require Banner to agree to any union demands that it does not believe are in its best interests. The process of collective bargaining is complex and often takes months, or even years, before the parties reach an agreement.
We hope we never face the possibility of a strike at Banner. However, strikes are not just hard on the company. Strikes are particularly hard on the employees who strike. While on strike, team members:
- Do not receive paychecks or wages from the company
- Are ineligible for unemployment benefits in most of the states in which Banner operates
- May be temporarily replaced so the company can continue its operations
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If the company and the union cannot reach an agreement through collective bargaining, the union can either keep discussing the issues with the company, it can accept the company’s position, the unionized team members can keep working without a contract, or the union can call its members out on strike to try and pressure the company to change its position and accept the union’s demands.
- Do not receive paychecks or wages from the company
- Are ineligible for unemployment benefits in most of the states in which Banner operates
- May be temporarily replaced so the company can continue its operations