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What happens if you don't join the union?
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 789631" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>No one is "forced" to join a union.</p><p> </p><p>A person who does not wish to be a union member is free to take the <strong>non-union </strong>job of their choice, and since <strong>over 80% of the jobs in this country are non-union</strong> a persons options are limited only by their education and personal qualifications for the jobs that are available.</p><p> </p><p>The conflicts usually occur when people feel entitled to all of the <em>benefits</em> of union membership (seniority, wages, job security, benefits etc.) but do not wish to accept any of the <em>responsibilities</em> (dues) that go along with them.</p><p> </p><p>The best analogy is that taking a union job is sort of like buying a home in a development with a Homeowners Association. There are many advantages to living in such a neighborhood; property values are consistently higher, the streets and public spaces are maintained to a higher standard, and there are rules in place to enhance and protect the overall liveability of the neighborhood. These benefits however carry with them certain <em>responsibilities, </em>which include paying membership fees and agreeing to follow the same rules that your neighbors do.</p><p> </p><p>Now lets say that you bought a home in such a neighborhood. Lets say you paid your membership fees, kept your lawn mowed, kept the junker cars off of the street, and abided by all of the rules that you agreed to follow. How would you feel then if someone moved in next door and refused to pay the same fees as you? How would you feel if they let weeds grow in their grass, had 2 broken down cars sitting on the lawn, and played loud music until 2:00 every night? Would you agree with them if they tried to justify their actions by arguing that "no one should be <em>forced</em> to join a Homeowners Association" <strong>even though they knew <em>before</em> they bought that membership was a requirement for living there?</strong></p><p> </p><p>Life is full of choices, and those choices carry benefits as well as responsibilities. You cant have one without the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 789631, member: 14668"] No one is "forced" to join a union. A person who does not wish to be a union member is free to take the [B]non-union [/B]job of their choice, and since [B]over 80% of the jobs in this country are non-union[/B] a persons options are limited only by their education and personal qualifications for the jobs that are available. The conflicts usually occur when people feel entitled to all of the [I]benefits[/I] of union membership (seniority, wages, job security, benefits etc.) but do not wish to accept any of the [I]responsibilities[/I] (dues) that go along with them. The best analogy is that taking a union job is sort of like buying a home in a development with a Homeowners Association. There are many advantages to living in such a neighborhood; property values are consistently higher, the streets and public spaces are maintained to a higher standard, and there are rules in place to enhance and protect the overall liveability of the neighborhood. These benefits however carry with them certain [I]responsibilities, [/I]which include paying membership fees and agreeing to follow the same rules that your neighbors do. Now lets say that you bought a home in such a neighborhood. Lets say you paid your membership fees, kept your lawn mowed, kept the junker cars off of the street, and abided by all of the rules that you agreed to follow. How would you feel then if someone moved in next door and refused to pay the same fees as you? How would you feel if they let weeds grow in their grass, had 2 broken down cars sitting on the lawn, and played loud music until 2:00 every night? Would you agree with them if they tried to justify their actions by arguing that "no one should be [I]forced[/I] to join a Homeowners Association" [B]even though they knew [I]before[/I] they bought that membership was a requirement for living there?[/B] Life is full of choices, and those choices carry benefits as well as responsibilities. You cant have one without the other. [/QUOTE]
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