Transport & Industrial Workers’ Union ARE YOU UNDER PAID … PUSHED AROUND … AND IGNORED?
Then you must be a worker! Just think about it.
Who decides if you get a job, what pay you get, if you have any vacation, if you get fired? It's simple: the employer ... your boss! You have no real say in determining your terms and conditions of employment.
Although you enter into a contract of employment and sell your labour power for a wage, the employer sets the conditions under which you enter into the contract by himself and for himself.
This is nothing new. Workers and employers have never been equal.
The individual worker is at the mercy of the employer. That’s why workers have always formed and joined trade unions. It’s the only way we can get a voice … get some power on the job which to fight back and look after OUR interests.
So what are the benefits of joining a Union? Higher Pay There's no doubt about it! Wherever workers join unions pay is higher. This is one of the main reasons why workers join unions and why employers hate unions. Job Security Job security is vital for all workers. No job … no money! Food to buy, rent to pay, family to feed! Many employers think that by sending a worker home for a few days every few months stops the workers getting continuity of employment. Not so! But real job security and can only be won by getting union recognition.
Better Vacation Too many workers get little vacation leave. Too many workers get none at all! Vacation leave is a right and unions insist that workers get proper vacation leave. Equal Pay For Women Employers are happy with low pay for all workers and even lower pay for women. Women workers often are paid less than male workers for jobs of comparable value. We believe in equal pay for work of equal value. Pension Rights Too few workers have pensions. This is not a 'perk' but a right! Pensions are deferred wages that workers have to live on when they retire. Fighting for Pensions is an important struggle for workers and their unions. Employers who do not want to negotiate pensions are employers who do not care
Workplace Safety The International Labour Organisation (ILO) states that worl-dwide 6000 workers are killed on the job every day! Work place safety is essential for all workers. But given a choice between profits and safety, what will employers do? It takes Union to fight for safety at work.
Discrimination and Harassment Are you being bullied at work? Are you being harassed because you're a woman? You don’t have to take it! You have the right to a safe comfortable working environment. Being harassed is not part of the job. You can do something about it by joining the Union.
If you are interested in organising yourself into a trade union, contact office of the TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRIAL WORKERS’ UNION at 114 Eastern Main Road Laventille, email us at: tiwu@tstt.net.tt or at the following telephone numbers:
TIWU Office Judy Charles Nicholas James 623-3539/4943 355-2196 753-6852
For further information check the website of the TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRIAL WORKERS’ UNION at: www.tiwu.org.tt
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