Laborers’ Local 1290 Union
905 Jesuit Ln, St Marys KS 66536
785.321.1290
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Laborers’ Local 1290 Union and Construction & General Laborers Local Union 1290 builds highways, bridges, roads, commercial building construction, and other local infrastructure.
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LIUNA members are safer on the job.
- Members are empowered with the ability to speak out about workplace hazards.
- Members are provided with training in order to recognize potential hazards.
- A recent study found that the construction fatality rate in states with high union membership is half that of states with lower union membership.
Workers within a union also have an advantage when it comes to HEALTHCARE and RETIREMENT.
- 85% of union workers have health care insurance which includes medical, dental, vision and prescription drugs compared to the 54% of non-union workers.
- 76% of union workers have a guaranteed defined-benefit pension plan while only 16% of non-union workers have a pension plan.
See the difference a union makes in every paycheck.
- The average hourly wage for a union-worker is $23.03, compared with $17.21 for a non -union worker in Kansas, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- A heavy-highway LIUNA worker in the U.S. averages $41.94 an hour in wages and benefits, compared to $18.93 for non-union Laborers, according to the Engineering News-Record Construction Economics Department.
A union helps neutralize pay discrimination.
- For women in a union, the weekly pay advantage is 32% over non-union women in the workforce.
- For Hispanic union workers, the weekly pay advantage is 42%. For African American union workers, the weekly pay advantage is 33%.