UNIONS ARE A VOICE

PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CONCERNS often get together to talk and look for answers.  That's exactly what a union is all about.  It's people...coming together, voicing their mutual concerns.  By saying "Union Yes," they make life better on the job, for their families...and for the whole community.

UNIONS ARE FAMILIES

OUR FAMILIES ARE SHAPING OUR OWN lives and our nation's life.  The working people in unions want to be sure the family remains vital.  With the changes in today's economy, that can be tough.  But today's unions are searching for new ways to adjust to challenges affecting all members of the family--with ideas like affordable child care, help for senior citizens and family and medical leave for emergencies.  By working together to see these ideas become realities, union people are helping to overcome the changes facing the family.

UNIONS ARE WORKING PEOPLE

OVER THE YEARS, THEY'VE MADE THIS country great, bringing prosperity and growth.  From actors to truck drivers to teachers to woodworkers, they have worked to make life better on the job through their unions.  Today they're working to make sure that their workplaces are safe and that their communities are safe and secure as well.

Safety.  In today's modern workplace, it means having the right to know what hazards exist and what precautions should be taken.  And security.  With today's economic changes, it means having a voice on issues that will affect an industry and a worker's future.

It's not much to ask for...just a common sense approach to safety and security.

UNIONS ARE SOLIDARITY

WE'VE ALL HEARD A LOT ABOUT PLACES where personal freedoms have been limited.  Using our personal freedoms--speaking out and voicing concerns--is what trade unionism is all about, whether it's in Poland, South Africa or in our own back yard.

In places where freedom is budding, unions are there, fighting to make freedom blossom.  And, whether it's Solidarnosc or the AFL-CIO, when working people join forces to voice concerns, they are heard.

That's what we mean when we say "Union Yes".