Ask a SEIU Local 560 member! In addition to higher wages, union workers enjoy better health insurance, pensions, occupational safety and health, and job security than do unorganized workers.

Far more than unorganized workers, union employees receive fair treatment, rights, dignity, and respect on the job.

Under our current and previous contracts, SEIU Local 560 members receive annual raises (July 1) that are negotiated as part of each contract. Since these contracts last three years, you’ll know in advance what your raises will be for the duration of the agreement — a benefit most employees don’t have.

Longevity Pay - (5 years and up!) New and explained in our contract.

15 minute break: All SEIU Local 560 employees will continue to receive a paid rest period of not more than fifteen (15) minutes during the first half of each regular working day. The starting time of such rest period will be at the discretion of Dartmouth.

This is part of our contract and is to be enforced.

Union dues are a fee a union charges to bargaining unit members. Unions set the amount of dues unit members must pay and use the dues to cover the costs of things like the union’s representation work, including contract negotiation, administration, and disputes. Once a Dartmouth employee who is a part of SEIU Local 560 has passed their 90-day probationary period, they will begin paying union dues of $50 per month ($600 per year). These dues will be automatically deducted from their paycheck once a month. Unions may seek to require that members of the bargaining unit who do not choose to join the union pay an "agency fee" (sometimes called "fair-share" fee), in an amount also determined by the union.

Unions support themselves through the assessment of union dues or fees collected from bargaining unit members. Dues are a good investment rather than a bothersome expense.

In addition to higher wages, union workers enjoy better health insurance, pensions, occupational safety and health, and job security than do unorganized workers.

Far more than unorganized workers, union employees receive fair treatment, rights, dignity, and respect on the job.

A steward’s chief responsibility is to build a united, organized, and involved membership in your workplace. A steward’s primary duties are to organize and to solve problems.

If this discussion could in any way
lead to my being disciplined or
terminated, or affect my personal
working conditions, I respectfully
request that my union representative,
officer or steward be present at the meeting.

Without representation present,
I choose not to participate in this
discussion.

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