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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4189155" data-attributes="member: 63706">Thanks for the thoughtful response. I don&#039;t disagree with any of it, though I would say that though the union isn&quot;t a service, it is an agency. The union is there to represent the member&#039;s and their interests. I think of it more like an agent for a sports star. The difference is the sports agent represents a handful of clients and they all pay a much larger percent of their negotiated salary so that agent can give them personal attention. The clueless members expect to be treated like the sports stars, but in a sense, you get what you pay for. I do think we get a great deal for what we pay, but it is made possible, in a large part, by the uncompensated efforts of the involved members. If we helped people adjust their expectations, and lower the bar for them to understand their rights (by putting the information in a form that is accessible to the lowest common denominator), I think that would be a great start to rallying the membership.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4189155, member: 63706"] Thanks for the thoughtful response. I don't disagree with any of it, though I would say that though the union isn"t a service, it is an agency. The union is there to represent the member's and their interests. I think of it more like an agent for a sports star. The difference is the sports agent represents a handful of clients and they all pay a much larger percent of their negotiated salary so that agent can give them personal attention. The clueless members expect to be treated like the sports stars, but in a sense, you get what you pay for. I do think we get a great deal for what we pay, but it is made possible, in a large part, by the uncompensated efforts of the involved members. If we helped people adjust their expectations, and lower the bar for them to understand their rights (by putting the information in a form that is accessible to the lowest common denominator), I think that would be a great start to rallying the membership. [/QUOTE]

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