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The Right To Work, Cecil B. Demille, circa 1948'
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 662615" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I have never understood how a person feels that their "rights" are somehow violated by choosing to accept employment for which union membership is a requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Over 80% of jobs in this country are <strong>non</strong>-union. Seems like there is plenty of freedom to choose either way.</p><p> </p><p>I have a "right" to buy a home in any neighborhood that I choose (and can afford) to.</p><p> </p><p>Some neighborhoods require membership in a homeowners association as a condition of living there. Others do not. There are benefits...and costs...associated with either choice.</p><p> </p><p>How would you feel if <em>you</em> paid $300 per year for membership in a homeowners association...and agreed to follow the covenants and restrictions of that association....only to find out that your neighbor was enjoying the same benefits (increased property values) as you were while refusing to pay the same dues or follow the same rules?</p><p> </p><p>Union vs non-union employment is no different. If you want the wages, benefits and security of a job with a collective bargaining agreement...then you need to belong to the bargaining unit and fullfill any obligations of membership in that unit. If this requirement seems unreasonable or unfair to you...then you are free to seek employment among the 85% of employers that are non-union.</p><p> </p><p>People who complain about "forced unionism" are simply people who want all of the benefits of a union job, but expect <em>someone else</em> to pay for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 662615, member: 14668"] I have never understood how a person feels that their "rights" are somehow violated by choosing to accept employment for which union membership is a requirement. Over 80% of jobs in this country are [B]non[/B]-union. Seems like there is plenty of freedom to choose either way. I have a "right" to buy a home in any neighborhood that I choose (and can afford) to. Some neighborhoods require membership in a homeowners association as a condition of living there. Others do not. There are benefits...and costs...associated with either choice. How would you feel if [I]you[/I] paid $300 per year for membership in a homeowners association...and agreed to follow the covenants and restrictions of that association....only to find out that your neighbor was enjoying the same benefits (increased property values) as you were while refusing to pay the same dues or follow the same rules? Union vs non-union employment is no different. If you want the wages, benefits and security of a job with a collective bargaining agreement...then you need to belong to the bargaining unit and fullfill any obligations of membership in that unit. If this requirement seems unreasonable or unfair to you...then you are free to seek employment among the 85% of employers that are non-union. People who complain about "forced unionism" are simply people who want all of the benefits of a union job, but expect [I]someone else[/I] to pay for it. [/QUOTE]
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