The Union Member's Complete Guide: Everything You Want -- And Need -- To Know About Working Union

The Union Member's Complete Guide: Everything you want -- and need -- to know about working union

An easy-to-read, comprehensive guide to how you can get the most out of your job in a unionized workplace -- from understanding what a union is and how it operates to how you can get the most value out of your union card and what you can do to make your union more successful.

* Understanding how unions operate
* Getting your say in contract demands
* The full story on union dues
* A union's responsibility to its members
* Getting help with workplace problems
* Your union card's bonus benefits
* A member's rights and responsibilities
* Labor laws that affect you
* How to file a grievance
* Your union steward's role
* Contact info for every union

Author Michael Mauer began his labor relations career as an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board. He has held a variety of legal, bargaining and organizing positions with unions representing both public and private sector workers. Currently director of organizing and services for the American Association of University Professors, Mauer has also worked for the Washington-Baltimore local of The Newspaper Guild/CWA and served as collective bargaining director for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).