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  • Cost-of-living raises so that wage rates rise with living costs. 

     
  • Increased purchasing power to provide a higher standard of living. 

     
  • Paid sick leave and life insurance for workers; employer-paid hospital, medical, dental and eye care benefits for workers and their families 

     
  • Equal pay for equal work regardless of sex, race, or national origin. 

     
  • A safe, healthy workplace.
     
     
  • Shorter work week with double time for voluntary overtime.
     
     
  • Restrictions on subcontracting. Employer-paid insurance for worn, broken, or stolen tools. 

     
  • Joint apprentice training and retraining on the job. 

     
  • Portable pensions with optional early retirement benefits. 

     
  • Severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits. 

     
  • Union Shop.
     

    • This excert was taken from Grand Lodge Website.

     

    Last modified: 01/19/10