International Union of Elevator Constructors
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The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) is a trade union
in the United States
and Canada
of individuals who construct, modernize, repair, and service elevator
s, escalator
s, moving walkway
s, and other conveyances. The IUEC claims a membership of over 25,000.
The IUEC is a bargaining unit
for its members who in turn pay monthly dues to compensate for the representation. There are various locals throughout the United States and Canada made up of members from the same geographic areas.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
of individuals who construct, modernize, repair, and service elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s, escalator
Escalator
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...
s, moving walkway
Moving walkway
A moving walkway or moving sidewalk is a slow moving conveyor mechanism that transports people, across a horizontal...
s, and other conveyances. The IUEC claims a membership of over 25,000.
The IUEC is a bargaining unit
Bargaining unit
A bargaining unit in labor relations is a group of employees with a clear and identifiable community of interests who are represented by a single labor union in collective bargaining and other dealings with management. Examples would be "non-management professors"; "law enforcement professionals";...
for its members who in turn pay monthly dues to compensate for the representation. There are various locals throughout the United States and Canada made up of members from the same geographic areas.