how many of you are union

snickerd3 · Mar 31, 2016

just curious if other public service employees are unionized?

IL state employees are mostly union, there are some that are not.

Dexman PE PMP · Mar 31, 2016

Our "service" departments (mechanics, maintenance staff, bus/train drivers) are union. The rest of us are salary.

snickerd3 · Mar 31, 2016

I'm salary and union.

Dexman PE PMP · Mar 31, 2016

Any pay adjustments we get are dependent on the Union contracts. Basically, if the Union negotiates a pay raise, everyone gets one, and if management tells the Union there isn't the $ for it, no one gets one.

matt267 PE · Mar 31, 2016

snickerd3 said:
I'm salary and union.

Same here.

ptatohed · Mar 31, 2016

I am salary but we are represented by a management group. We formed it a few years ago. It is not called a "union" but it functions in basically the same way. Our dues are like $8 (I forget if that is per check or per month). We negotiate separately than the hourly union but it seems whatever they negotiate for and get, we get; and vice-versa.