WHY SHOULD YOUR GROUP OF CO-WORKERS JOIN LOCAL 14-M?

Workers join, and participate in Local 14-M, because they can accomplish more collectively than they can individually. Local 14-M helps members solve mutual problems and guard against adverse unilateral management decisions and influences. In addition, Local 14-M members exchange technical information, develop shop leadership, promote the industry, and benefit from assistance by full-time representation; which results in decent working conditions, additional wages, better fringe benefits such as health and welfare, pensions, and most important of all...dignity and justice on the job.

Local 14-M can help accomplish all these things at little cost and with utmost efficiency for both small and large shops. In short, helping workers accomplish what they can't accomplish by themselves. That's why workers join and participate in Local 14-M...it's a sound investment for progress.


Our members, through Collective Bargaining have GUARANTEED Wages, Pension, Health and Welfare Plans, Seniority, and a Grievance and Arbitration procedure to GUARANTEE dignity and respect on the job. The majority of these members enjoy the following benefits as provided by Local 14-M under the collective bargaining process:

HEALTH BENEFITS: Hospital, medical, short-term disability, dental, life insurance, and prescription drugs. One of the most important aspects of your working life is providing adequate and cost effective health benefits for you and your dependents. Local 14-M members have the satisfaction of knowing that they receive through their union contract health benefits that provide the type of protection every family needs

PENSION BENEFITS: The GCC/IBT offers two of the finest plans in the industry. The first is provided to you as a member and is based on contributions made by you. Annual contributions are tax deferred under Internal Revenue Section 501 (c) (18) Plans. A summary plan description is available at your request.

The second plan is one in which as a member working under a "collective bargaining agreement" with an employer, the employer is obligated to make retirement fund contributions on your behalf based on a percentage of your wages. The plan also provides a disability benefit.

Along with these benefits, these workers receive some of the highest wages in a high wage, highly technical graphic communications industry.