Paying dues right now is throwing good money after bad, IMO. This election has shown me that my vote doesn't really count and my personal belief is that hitting them in the bank account is the only way to force real change. My $1000 a year won't make a dent but if a significant number agree with me, time will tell.
In my short, non-illustrious career at UPS I've paid roughly $7,000 to be represented by an organization that has forced me through 2 tier part-time wages, a horrible 4 year full-time progression and absolutely disregarded my vote and the majority of voters in this election. Any idea why I feel underrepresented?
After this fiasco and the paltry raises the Teamster's negotiated for freight do you really believe they are going to unionize companies who can bring any real revenue into their coffers? No. If we as employees from their one and only gravy train start bailing after this cluster
, they will start to pucker a bit, or at least that's what I hope.