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Should union membership be optional?
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 540562" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I think its fine to criticize the union if you are a dues-paying member. The union is like any other institution; its imperfect and will never make everyone happy. The question to ask yourself is...."would I be making better wages and benefits if UPS were a non-union workplace?" Only an idiot would answer "yes" to that question.</p><p> </p><p>If, on the other hand, you choose to criticize the union and refuse to join it....while at the same time enjoying the industry-best wages and benefits that it has negotiated on your behalf...then you are a hypocrite.</p><p> </p><p>The best analogy I can think of is that the union is like a Homeowners Association in a new residential subdivision. Many people choose to buy houses in such areas because the neighborhoods are nicer and the property values are higher....yet after moving in they complain about the dues and the rules they must follow even though they knew beforehand what the expectations were when they chose to buy a house there.</p><p> </p><p>It has also been my experience that the people who bitch the loudest about "the union" are also the people who cant be bothered to attend meetings, vote for stewards or officers, or otherwise get off of their asses and get involved to make any changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 540562, member: 14668"] I think its fine to criticize the union if you are a dues-paying member. The union is like any other institution; its imperfect and will never make everyone happy. The question to ask yourself is...."would I be making better wages and benefits if UPS were a non-union workplace?" Only an idiot would answer "yes" to that question. If, on the other hand, you choose to criticize the union and refuse to join it....while at the same time enjoying the industry-best wages and benefits that it has negotiated on your behalf...then you are a hypocrite. The best analogy I can think of is that the union is like a Homeowners Association in a new residential subdivision. Many people choose to buy houses in such areas because the neighborhoods are nicer and the property values are higher....yet after moving in they complain about the dues and the rules they must follow even though they knew beforehand what the expectations were when they chose to buy a house there. It has also been my experience that the people who bitch the loudest about "the union" are also the people who cant be bothered to attend meetings, vote for stewards or officers, or otherwise get off of their asses and get involved to make any changes. [/QUOTE]
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