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What happens if you don't join the union?
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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 788128" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>This thread reminds me of a story involving my father. His health had declined to the point where we had to put him in a nursing home. He was on both Medicare and Medicaid. When we sat down with the nursing home director he told us that it was their policy that the staff not know whether the patient was self-pay or Medicaid. We asked him why and he told us that this was to ensure that everyone received the same level of care regardless of their financial status. This was the ideal--the reality was the staff knew who was self pay or not and while everyone received the same basic care those who were self pay did receive extra attention.</p><p> </p><p>Why the story? I think it ties in with the duty of the union to represent all of it's members equally regardless of their status. In reality all would receive the same base level of respresentation while the dues paying member would receive full representation.</p><p> </p><p>We do have the option here of opting out of the union but do have to pay 99.44% of the current dues.</p><p> </p><p>Union dues are tax deductible if you itemize.</p><p> </p><p>crowbar poses an excellent question---"How do you morally and ethically live with the decision not to join yet reap the benefits we have fought so hard to provide for you?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 788128, member: 12570"] This thread reminds me of a story involving my father. His health had declined to the point where we had to put him in a nursing home. He was on both Medicare and Medicaid. When we sat down with the nursing home director he told us that it was their policy that the staff not know whether the patient was self-pay or Medicaid. We asked him why and he told us that this was to ensure that everyone received the same level of care regardless of their financial status. This was the ideal--the reality was the staff knew who was self pay or not and while everyone received the same basic care those who were self pay did receive extra attention. Why the story? I think it ties in with the duty of the union to represent all of it's members equally regardless of their status. In reality all would receive the same base level of respresentation while the dues paying member would receive full representation. We do have the option here of opting out of the union but do have to pay 99.44% of the current dues. Union dues are tax deductible if you itemize. crowbar poses an excellent question---"How do you morally and ethically live with the decision not to join yet reap the benefits we have fought so hard to provide for you?" [/QUOTE]
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