At a time when unions are under siege by Right to Work advocates, a new series of videos highlights the benefits and serves to educate Ohioans on why unions were established and how they continue to serve and benefit families to this day.
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18 (IUOE Local 18) today released the latest 30-second video that focuses on the benefits of union membership.
The series, “Providing… Since 1939,” was created in response to Right to Work efforts that are aimed at destroying unions.
This latest IUOE Local 18 video features Dennis Rieth, who talks about how his father, a union man himself, was always talking about unions growing up.
“He kept preaching unions all the time and he was right,” Rieth says in the 30 second video. “You know our parents were the ones who fought for these unions in the first place, to give us the benefits we have now.”
(Watch the video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/hff1eghC3s8)
The video campaign began on Labor Day and will include 12 videos that feature retirees reflecting on life as a union member.
“Our members are a link to our past,” says Pat Sink, business manager for IUOE Local 18. “These videos are just one way we can recognize the hard work and perseverance they had to endure to fight for what we can offer today.”
Opponents of the Ohio Right to Work effort, also called “Workplace Freedom,” contend that the initiative’s true purpose is to kill unions and worker protections, ultimately leading to a weaker middle class.
By stripping workers of their rights and freedoms, business owners would be free to lower worker pay, reduce worker benefits and ignore worker rights.
For more on the “Providing…since 1939” campaign, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-uGv0H-munfWBW3r9ksIeg
TEXT OF THE VIDEO:
I’M DENNIS RIETH, FROM SHEFFIELD, OHIO
CHILDHOOD WAS GREAT. PARENTS WENT THROUGH THE DEPRESSION, AND WE GOT BY.
WELL MY DAD WAS A UNION MAN. AND HE KEPT PREACHING UNIONS ALL THE TIME AND HE WAS RIGHT.
HE GOT A UNION PENSION OUT OF THEM. YOU KNOW OUR PARENTS WERE THE ONES WHO FOUGHT FOR THESE UNIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE TO GIVE US THE BENEFITS WE HAVE NOW.
I MEAN WE’RE SO MUCH BETTER OFF.
IT’S FIRST CLASS. THEY TAKE CARE OF YOU. AND THAT’S THE WAY IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE.
About IUOE Local 18: The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) was formed in 1896 and currently has 400,000 members in 138 locals in the United States and Canada. Covering Ohio and Northern Kentucky, Local 18 provides its members with a Health and Welfare Plan, a pension program and quality training to meet the technological advances of the 21st century. Local 18′s mission is to maintain and improve all levels of service to its membership, improving quality of life for members and their families.
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SOURCE: The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 18
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