Justice Gorsuch to be deciding vote in 4-4 split case involving unions.

Anyone thinking that unions are one big brotherhood looking out for you is living in a fantasy world. All unions want is your dues to spend as they see fit. Even organized labor promoting organizations recognize that union membership is falling in all sectors except government. That ought to speak a loud and clear message.

http://ilo.org/washington/ilo-and-t...market/union-membership-us/lang--en/index.htm

 

I've been through three different attempts to organize workers (CWA twice and Teamsters once). Fortunately, we were able to easily demonstrate to the folks designated to be in the bargaining unit that they were better off in the long run not being represented by a union.

 

Anyone know what percentage of unions are made up of attorneys, and what percent of union dues pay the salaries of said attorneys? I would suspect both are high...

 

To see where ones admin dues and monthly dues go, all one has to do is look at the LM2.
In regards to PAC dues, which are voluntary it is in the hands of the administration.

 

No arm twisting or peer pressure allowed?

 

Nobody has ever pushed the issue with me, but I'm part of a renegade crane crew.
Walker and Ryan enjoyed the checks our hall cut them fwiw.

 

A couple of duck hunting friends are longshoremen. Because of the nature of the harbor work, getting into the union is a big deal (most do casual work while waiting their turn to get on the roll). The pay is pretty good, so no telling what they are willing to accommodate. Don't know if longshoremen are a good example or not.