Why Join a Union?

Forming a union changes the basic power relationship at work. Without a union, employers have almost all the rights. They can change your pay and working conditions at any time as long as they do not violate certain laws, like the minimum wage. Any benefits you receive are at the discretion of your employer.
Once you form a union, your employer cannot make changes in your working conditions unless they are negotiated with you as union members. Any benefits or working conditions covered by your contract are protected by law.
When you negotiate your contract, you and your co-workers decide what kinds of things could be improved at your work site and make proposals to your employer. Your employer is legally obligated to negotiate over most proposals that affect the quality of your work life. A union gives you strength in numbers to improve your pay, benefits, and working conditions.

You asked for it you got it

Teamsters Local 120 has sent everyone an application for membership in the mail. For your convenience we have also sent a self addressed stamped envelope. Please return your application as soon as possible. This is the first step in forming a union at Barilla. Base on the feedback we receive we will move ahead. If you believe that Barilla Pasta in Ames IA. could be a better place to work, join us and bargain collectively with Barilla. If you stick together and trust each other things will get better at Barilla.

Confessions of a Union Buster

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What Have Unions Ever Done For Us?

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Welcome Barilla Pasta Workers

This site is dedicated to Barilla Pasta workers in Ames Iowa who want to form a union with Teamsters Local 120 and bargain collectively with their employer for better wages and working conditions. In these tough economic times it is stressful for every family when it comes down to what will happen at work.

The bottom line is if the employees of Barilla Pasta in Ames want a contract they are the ones that will make it happen. Not the Teamsters Local 120. We are here to help you and guide you along the way but it is your union.

The election will be successful because it is being handled by the workers for the workers as a group...all for a contract.

This will be the official site for all Barilla Pasta workers to cross check any information given out by those who are being paid to stop you from joining Teamsters Local 120.

Please check back here frequently for  updates,fact checks and the truth,

Give us your comments anonymously

You can let your co-workers know what you think anonymously. Are you for or against forming a union together at Barilla? Let us know. It's as easy as 1,2,3. First click on comments section, then select profile and click anonymous, make your comment and finally fill in the word verification. It's that simple. This is an opportunity to talk with co-workers about what can be done to improve working conditions at Barilla.