{"id":10114,"date":"2024-05-01T22:19:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/?p=10114"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:24:08","slug":"faq-the-truth-about-forming-a-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/es\/uncategorized\/faq-the-truth-about-forming-a-union\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ: The TRUTH About Forming a Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10114\" class=\"elementor elementor-10114\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482f276 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"482f276\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332124e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"332124e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When employers try to stop workers from forming a union, they say many things that just aren\u2019t true. Here\u2019s the truth about forming a union in SEIU Local 105:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98cfa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e98cfa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a union?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472320e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"472320e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a85754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a85754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A union is an organization made up of you and your coworkers coming together to fight for change in your workplace. You have more power to make positive change when working together than you do as individuals. Without you and your coworkers coming together to take collective action, your employer decides on their own whether or not to make improvements, increase wages, or change working conditions.<\/p><p>When you form a union, you bargain with your employer as equals on these issues. Union organizers and representatives are there to help workers navigate this process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34d25c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d34d25c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ca2f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72ca2f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do union officials become your voice and representative?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d2a20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25d2a20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c765293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c765293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have more power to make positive change when working together than you do as individuals. Without you and your coworkers coming together to take collective action, the organization decides by itself whether or not to make improvements, increase wages, or change working conditions.<\/p><p>Unionized workers continue to have direct relationships with managers. However, with a union contract, management cannot choose to pay a worker more or less based on their opinion of that worker. Union organizers and representatives are there to help workers navigate this process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef789d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ef789d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b0b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76b0b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can you opt-out of union representation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee73ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee73ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A union is a democratic organization. Unless an employer chooses to recognize a union voluntarily after a majority of workers have signed union cards, the decision to join a union is determined by an election in which all workers who can be represented vote. A union\u2019s power is in its unified voice, everyone in the workplace gets representation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f365d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f365d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about the status-quo relationship with management?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afee69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afee69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have won a union election and told your employer that you want to stand together and fight for workplace improvements, they are no longer allowed to make unilateral decisions about your employment without your consent. This is part of Federal law, meant to protect you from employer retaliation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5534fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5534fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does collective bargaining work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed116e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed116e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without you, there is no workplace. Collectively, you hold the power within the organization. During collective bargaining, management has the legal obligation to bargain with you as equals. You bargain your own contract with the help and advice of SEIU employees. You determine how many workers are on your bargaining committee, its composition, and you elect its members. Ultimately, you will determine what your contract looks like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49003da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49003da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Will we have to go on strike if we form a union?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ea49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ea49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Employers often try to scare workers about strikes. The fact is that strikes are very rare, even more so in the leadup to a first contract. Strikes only happen if a majority of your co-workers in the union bargaining unit at your employer vote for one. Any decision to withhold labor is determined by you through a strike vote. Successful strikes require 90% or more of workers to vote yes to strike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77858c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f77858c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do employers talk so much about strikes when workers try to unionize?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901bc61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"901bc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Management is scared of strikes because strikes give union members the power to win a strong contract with major improvements to jobs, wages, and benefits. Just look at the three-day unfair labor practice strike of SEIU Local 105 members at Kaiser Permanente. That action ultimately led to a contract settlement with 21% raises over four years, the protection of fully employer-paid family healthcare coverage and pensions, major improvements to staffing, strong job security protections, and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db9ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3db9ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are employers legally allowed to cut wages or benefits before workers unionize and bargain a contract?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a094cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a094cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, it is against federal law for management to cut wages or benefits to retaliate against workers for forming a union.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0310021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0310021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do I have to tell my manager whether I support the union?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1dfaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa1dfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, federal law protects you and you have no obligation to share anything about your unionization efforts with management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583e8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"583e8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I be fired or disciplined for working to form our union?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a1a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a1a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, your right to form a union is fully protected by law. You can talk to co-workers about forming a union anywhere you\u2019re allowed to talk about non-work topics.<\/p><p>You also have the right to distribute union literature, wear union buttons, and encourage other employees to support forming a union.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a315c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a315c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52eec5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b52eec5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0817a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c0817a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba27be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba27be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-8x12.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/www.seiu105.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PBJ1757-copy-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f75b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10f75b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0399e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0399e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have Any More Questions?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48d40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d48d40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get in touch with a union organizer by filling out our form! 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