Union Worx vs LaborPower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Union Worx
Manage your union membership conveniently from your smartphone. Bid on jobs, pay dues, receive important messages, and re-sign directly through the app. Requires your local union to be a partner.
- Bid on jobs
- Re-sign membership
- Pay dues
- Receive messages
- Connect with local union
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Union Worx empowers you to bid on jobs, re-sign, pay dues, receive messages, and more with your local* at home or from the convenience of your smartphone. *Your local union must be a Union Worx partner in order to connect with them and interact with available features.
LaborPower
This app provides seamless mass messaging for union members via push notifications. It integrates with other software to manage dues, job updates, and member communications. Designed by union members for union members.
- Push notification messaging
- Dues and meeting reminders
- Job update notifications
- Birthday wishes
- Seamless integration with web apps
- Access to member and employer data
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LaborPower mobile is a powerful, integrated, push notification app that puts the power of labor in your hands. Working Systems, the creators of the LaborPower suite of software, brings you an innovative new messaging tool to give you seamless mass messaging using state-of-the-art push notifications. LaborPower mobile gives you the ability to send important notifications to ALL of your members at the push of a button. Whether you need to send a dues reminder, meeting reminder, update on the latest jobs, or even wish a happy Birthday, LaborPower mobile can do it all. Already a part of the Working Systems family? LaborPower mobile integrates seamlessly with our Business Rep and Member Web Apps, allowing you access to online dues, job bidding, registration, member and employer data and so much more on the go. Current users of our Employer App will also have access to its invaluable features in the palm of their hands. LaborPower mobile is made by union members, for union members. LaborPower. Powering Labor. Note: This app is specifically designed to work with LaborPower Software. If you are not a member of a Union who already takes advantage of our feature rich suite of products, you will not be able to use this app. If you would like to find out how to get your Union or Organization enrolled, please visit https://workingsystems.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Union Worx at 4.7 against LaborPower's 2.4. Union Worx also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (883 vs 14). LaborPower's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Union Worx holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Union Worx has 883 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Union Worx's written reviews are positive against 25% of LaborPower's.
Union Worx ships an update every 8 days, LaborPower every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Union Worx | LaborPower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (883 ratings) — better | 2.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 883 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Union Worx, LLC | Working Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Union Worx
LaborPower
Bugs and requests
Union Worx
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes frequently
- "Too many attempts" lockout error on first attempt
- Blank page where job calls should display
- Refresh function not working properly
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
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- Job call notifications sent despite preference settings
- Users silently removed from out-of-work list
- Unable to view unions on login selection page
- Inconsistent job winner updates not posted daily
Requested features
9 requests- Allow seamless switching between multiple union halls without logging off
- Improved app design and professional development
- Better job call filtering (indoor vs outdoor work)
- More detailed job descriptions and requirements
- Single registration for access to all locals
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- Transparent bidding system with clear selection criteria
- Integration of dings/notifications on out-of-work list
- Profile editing capabilities
- Faster account activation process
LaborPower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Union Worx
No in-app purchases
LaborPower
No in-app purchases
