STRIKES

When unions can't get what they want during bargaining, they often call workers out on strike.

 

But unions may not tell you that. Instead, they say it's your decision: members vote whether or not they want to strike.


Since going on strike can meaning losing your pay, your benefits and possibly even your job , you need to know how strikes REALLY happen.

Remember, strikes don't hurt union officials. They still get their pay and benefits, and they don't risk losing their jobs. 

 

It's the workers who pay the price of going on strike.


United Steelworkers Union

  • Former President of United Steelworkers Local 4-318 (Edison, N.J.) guilty of embezzling $93,965.00.
  • Former Financial Secretary of United Steelworkers Local 561 (Lancaster, Ohio) guilty of embezzling $24,833.00.
  • Former Secretary-Treasurer of United Steelworkers Local 15485 (Springfield, Mo.) guilty of stealing $12,284.00 in union funds.
  • Former President of United Steelworkers Local 2-47 (Green Bay, Wis.) guilty of theft of “an amount between $2,500 and $5,000.00.”
  • Former Treasurer for United Steelworkers Local 12-1097 (Westport, Ore.) guilty of embezzling $19,911.00.
  • Former President of United Steelworkers Local 378 (Aynor, S.C.) guilty of embezzling $9,345.00.
  • Former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of United Steelworkers Local 208 (Irving, Tex.) guilty of embezzling $54,416.00 of union funds.
  • Former Financial Secretary of United Steelworkers Local 458 (Plant City, Fla.) guilty of embezzling $43,941.00 in union funds.
  • Former Treasurer of United Steelworkers Local 9-458 (Plant City, Fla.) guilty of embezzling $65,895.00.
  • Former Financial-Secretary of United Steelworkers Local 480 (Pottsville, Pa.) guilty of embezzling $2,626.00.

International Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers

  • Former Secretary-Treasurer of IBEW Local 2359 (Sugar Grove, Ohio) guilty of embezzling $158,150.00.
  • Former business manager for IBEW Local 898 (San Angelo, Tex.) guilty of embezzling $11,164.00.
  • Former business manager for IBEW Local 545 (St. Joseph, Mo.) guilty of embezzling $23,768.00.
  • Former dues clerk for IBEW Local 58 (Detroit, Mich.) guilty of embezzling $101,059.00. 
  • Former President of IBEW Local 249 (Geneva, N.Y.) guilty of embezzling $39,049.00.

International Association of Machinists

  • Former Business Representative of International Association of Machinists District Lodge 65 (St. Cloud, Minn.) guilty of stealing $5,919.00. 
  • Former Secretary-Treasurer of International Association of Machinists Lodge 2458 (Minooka, Ill.) guilty of embezzling $62,263.00.