Hi Donna,
 
One can not simply join a Union as a last ditch effort in order, when one is being
fired.  A Union must already have been formed within your workplace so that you have
a Union which can help you to fight a wrongful termination.  If your workplace is
currently not organized, you employer may fire you without case and you may have no
recourse (unless the termination is due to an illegal reason such as age
discrimination, gender discminination or other reason as covered by Federal law).
 
If, however, the company you work for is organized and you have simply been a scab
(an Employee who does not pay one's dues into the Union so that the Union can do its
job better), the Union may still be legally obligated to provide representation for
you (not very fair is it?).  If this is the scenario, you will need to contact your
Union and ensure that you have involked your WEINGARTEN RIGHTS, during any
investigatory meetings.
 
Thank you for the opportunity to address your question.  If we may be of further
assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again.

Fraternally,

Dustin
OrganizingAdvocate
www.Unions.org

Hi Randall,
 
I was unable to locate information in regards to the Steel Bauer company in Ohio but
you may be interested in contacting your former Union:
 

The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE)
was an international union that represented workers in the United States and Canada.
PACE was founded in January 4, 1999 by the merger of the United Paperworkers
International Union with the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union.
PACE fought for rights, wages raise, improvement of working conditions for workers
in such fields as: paper industry, oil, chemicals, nuclear materials,
pharmaceuticals, automobile parts, motorcycles, tissues, toys, cement, corn sugar,
etc.
 
On January 11, 2005, the union announced a merger with the United Steel Workers of
America. The new union, with 860,000 active members in the United States and Canada,
is the largest industrial labor union in North America. The union is known as the
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied-Industrial
and Service Workers International Union, abbreviated as the "United Steelworkers" or
by the acronym USW, www.USW.org.
 
Thank you for the opportunity to address your question.  If we may be of further
assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again.

Fraternally,

Dustin
OrganizingAdvocate
www.Unions.org

Hi Dwayne,
 
The most common ways people may join a Union is that they apply for a job with a company at which the Workers have already formed a Union.  Another method is by working for a company where the Workers have not yet formed/joined a Union and by contacting a Labor Union office which then helps them to organize the Workers into a Union. -  Additional information about this method is available on our site, here: http://www.unions.org/resources/FormingaUnion.pdf  Lastly, for certain jobs such as some construction work, a Worker may choose to contct a Union (such as the Laborers' International Union of North America, www.LIUNA.org) and apply for membership.  In the last instance the Union acts similar to an agency which can supply the companies with the Workers needed for work projects. - Companys contact the Union and the Union supplies qualified Workers.  The Workers in this instance are employed by the Union directly.
 
Based on the type of work you described, I encourage you to contact the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, www.Teamster.org.
 
Many Labor Unions are able to provide representation for Workers within a wide spectrum of professions.  You may choose to consult with additional Labor Unions by using www.YellowPages.com and searching "Labor Organization" within your City and State and/or by contacting your State, AFL-CIO office.
 
Thank you for the opportunity to address your question.  If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again.

Fraternally,

Dustin
OrganizingAdvocate
www.Unions.org

Hi Thomas, You're very close; during a National Labor Relations Board overseen election, the proposed bargaining unit needs a majority, specifically, 50% plus one, voting in favor of a Union. Thank you for the opportuntity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate Unions.org

Hi Mike, The minimum number of Workers required to form a Union is ONE (a Union may be formed when the majority [50% plus one] votes to form a Union). Based on the type of work you described, distribution, one Union which I encourage you to consider is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, www.Teamster.org. Please consider that many Labor Organizations are capable of representing (and do represent) workers within a wide spectrum of professions so you may choose to consider some of those Labor Unions which you may locate using www.YellowPages.com and searching "Labor Organization" within your City and State. Thank you for the opportuntity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. - Fraternally, - Dustin - OrganizingAdvocate - Unions.org

Hi Mardi, - Sounds like there is more to the story than you or I may be aware of. If the reason for the Union choosing not to persue the grievance is due to illegal discrimination (or if you believe it may be), contact the United States Department of Labor (DOL), www.DOL.gov. It is the DOL's responsibility to investigate such matters. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

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 Hi Dave, Yours is a typical story of what happens after a Union election is lost; Management does not follow through with their promises and Workers must wait for a period of at least one year before being eligible to join a Union. I encourage you to contact the same Union which was unsuccessful in organizing the Workers during the initial attempt (unless there was some very specific reason why the Workers did not want that specific Union). Otherwise, that Union will have a slight upper hand in knowing what the Employer did last time to persuade or scare the Workers into voting against their Union. Based on the type of work described, I pressume the Union we are talking about is the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International Union, http://www.bctgm.org. -If not, this is one which I encourage you to consult with. Your Union can best answer all questions you will have in regards to your rights during your organizing drive. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Lee, This is a good question and since I'm unaware of the particulars in this question, I recommend contacting some of your local Labor Unions; - Many Labor Unions are able to provide representation for Workers within a wide spectrum of professions. You may choose to consult with additional Labor Unions by using www.YellowPages.com and searching "Labor Organization" within your City and State. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Charles, I suggest first contacting the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 302, http://www.iuoe302.org, and letting them know your intentions. They will best be able to assist you in making the transfer as you will be transfering IN to that Local. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Paul, That is quite admirable of you; The most common ways people may join a Union is that they apply for a job with a company at which the Workers have already formed a Union. Another method is by working for a company where the Workers have not yet formed/joined a Union and by contacting a Labor Union office which then helps them to organize the Workers into a Union. - Additional information about this method is available on our site, here: http://www.unions.org/resources/FormingaUnion.pdf Lastly, for certain jobs such as some construction work, a Worker may choose to contct a Union (such as the Laborers' International Union of North America, www.LIUNA.org) and apply for membership. In the last instance the Union acts similar to an agency which can supply the Workers companys need for work projects. - Companys contact the Union and the Union supplies qualified Workers. The Workers in this instance are employed by the Union directly. Many Labor Unions are able to provide representation for Workers within a wide spectrum of professions. Based on the type of work you decribed, I suggest contacting such Labor Unions as the Office and Professional Employees International Union (say hello to Michael Goodwin, from Dustin), www.OPEIU.org, and/or the Communications Workers of America, http://www.cwa-union.org. However, you may choose to consult with additional Labor Unions by using www.YellowPages.com and searching "Labor Organization" within your City and State. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Kiyomi, The most common ways people may join a Union is that they apply for a job with a company at which the Workers have already formed a Union. Another method is by working for a company where the Workers have not yet formed/joined a Union and by contacting a Labor Union office which then helps them to organize the Workers into a Union. - Additional information about this method is available on our site, here: http://www.unions.org/resources/FormingaUnion.pdf Lastly, for certain jobs such as some construction work, a Worker may choose to contct a Union (such as the Laborers' International Union of North America, www.LIUNA.org) and apply for membership. In the last instance the Union acts similar to an agency which can supply the Workers companys need for work projects. - Companys contact the Union and the Union supplies qualified Workers. The Workers in this instance are employed by the Union directly. Many Labor Unions are able to provide representation for Workers within a wide spectrum of professions. Based on your Employer and line of work, I recommend contacting a Labor Union such as UNITE HERE!, http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.unitehere.org, and/or the Service Employees International Union, http://www.seiu.org. However, you may choose to consult with additional Labor Unions by using www.YellowPages.com and searching "Labor Organization" within your City and State. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Dario, While I'm unclear as to how one may work as a staff member of a Union, utilizing one's skill as a doctor, many Labor Unions advertise staff postions on Union Jobs Clearinghouse, http://www.unionjobs.com/staff.html. If you're simply looking for information regarding some of the Unions which provide representation for Doctors you may choose to contact such Labor Unions as the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, http://www.uapd.com, and/or the Doctors Council, http://www.doctorscouncil.com. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Neal, If your termination was due to any reason which is prohibited by law, you may choose to contact the Department of Labor, www.DOL.gov, and presue the issue with the DOL's assistance. If your termination was due to any reason which is in violation of your Union contract, you may choose to contact your Union, IUOE Local 12, Business Manager: Bill Waggoner, 150 East Corson St., Pasadena, 91103, Telephone: (626) 792-8900, and persue the issue with the IUOE's assistance. Further, you may always choose to consult with a private attorney. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi James, I recommend talking with some of the Members of your local Unions which you may be interested in joining. -Ask them about the things which are important to you, most likely those same things are important to them as well and they may be able to explain how their Union has or has not helped in regards to the issue. When talking with them, learn how involved they actually are with their Union so as to better gauge how much they truly know about what their Union may or may not be doing to support them in various matters. Also, visit the Union offices and talk with some of the staff and representatives about what matters to you. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi W.A., This is a very interesting question and I think the best suited to answer it may be the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, http://www.ua.org/ua.asp, itself as I, unfortunately, do not have access to this information. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Patrick, Yes they do; When Workers employed by those companies choose to join a Union, the companies must, by law, bargain in good faith with those Workers (their Union). Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Anita, Please contact the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, www.UFCW.org. Additionally, a site which may be of interest to you is WakeUpWalmart, http://www.wakeupwalmart.com. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate

 Hi Mitchell, If your Union was your EMPLOYER you may need to contact your Union in order to assure that they have your current address and will be sending you a W2. If, however, your Employer was not your Union (which seems more likely to be the circumstance) you will need to contact your past Employer. Thank you for the opportunity to address your question. If we may be of further assistance in regards to this, or another issue, please contact us again. Fraternally, Dustin OrganizingAdvocate