what i don't like is people coming here posting about their problems without telling the whole story.
Sorry OP you had to hear this from our resident prevaricator, it's compulsive and cannot be controlled. Please carry on with your story of getting fired, not paying union dues, and hoping to get your job back.
Some guy been harassing me for years at work being racist and always telling me to fight him and i was told bye other employees he was trying to plot to get me fired months ago and one day in parking lot he baited me he had his friends around including a manager in his car and guy went off on me told me to hit him in parking lot i said not time or place then he took off his jacket and got in my face more and we started arguing as i was trying to stand up for myself but did not put hands on him ..then he told on me when he instigated whole thing i got fired and management said i threatened him ..union said they cant really help me they cant use my witnesses and cant use video cameras in parking lot ,i trust union but dont know why they are saying nothing can really be done .management hates me and has been trying to get me out for years because i stand up for myself and others ... so union said we going threw arbitration which i herd is not good chance to get my job back ...me and this guy had issues before but im the one fired ..i have been there 19 years and never been fired
I really didnt read any of the other responses but the first thing you should have done was talk to management. Nothing gets done, you call the help line. Still nothing gets done, you call the police and file a report of threatening / intimidating (whatever it is called in your state) then get a restraining order (order of protection).
Something would have gotten done, mark my words. At this point everything I'm telling you is a moot point but you have this advice for next time. Hope you get your job back, maybe your 19 years working here will be of some benefit to you at arbitration. Good luck, if you don't get your job back you could always take a ball bat to the racist magilla's kidneys!