What do you want your working life to be like? Do you share common concerns about your jobs? Does your job provide opportunities for professional growth and career advancement? Is your employer unwilling to discuss or address your concerns? You and your co-workers have already told the IUOE Local 501 about your interest in organizing. The first step in organizing is to talk to your co-workers. The best organizers are workers themselves. Your union, as your bargaining representative, will use its resources and professional staff to help you negotiate with your employer and control the conditions and benefits of your work. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ensures your right to collectively bargain with your employer and to form a union as your exclusive bargaining representative. Union organizing occurs from the bottom up when you join with your co-workers and friends to collectively demand your employer’s recognition in the workplace. Workers form a union in order to have a greater voice at work. We also recommend that readers see our page about workers’ rights.
This page will review the basics of organizing and discuss workers’ legal protections as they seek a union and a greater voice in the workplace. Many workers at Wynn/Encore properties will have questions about organizing campaigns and the process of forming a union.
