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MYTH VS REALITY

MYTH: Unions are "special' interest.
REALITY: Unions actually use political power in ways to help the entire country. We fight for social security, higher minimum wage laws, strong public education, fair trade, and worker protection laws.

MYTH: If I join the union, I will sit on the bench.
REALITY: The majority of all union workers are employed by the same company throughout the year. Among those who worked more than 1,800 hours during the year, it was even more likely that they worked for a single employer.

MYTH: Unions are run by bosses.
REALITY: Unions are run by members to a greater extent than almost any other American institution. The University of Michigan Survey Research Center found that within a two-year period, about three-quarters of membership went to at least one union meeting and about the same percent voted in a union election.

MYTH: Unions are generally corrupt.
REALITY: The overwhelming majority of union leaders are honest. A former U.S. Attorney General found serious problems in less than one-half of one percent of all local unions. Business is ten times more likely to be corrupt.

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