It isn't just the money. They use our collective brand & claim to speak for all of us when they support dirt bags like occupy wall street & give hate speeches, demonizing the constitutional patriots in the TEA party. Union members aren't communist/progressives & they need to stop representing us as such.
That's the problem. They (union bosses) endorse those who threaten them the least regardless of what's best for its members. RTW is a threat to the bosses old way of doing things but not a threat to the members as I've detailed but they use the gullibility of the rank & file to protect themselves by lying about the effects of RTW. Teamsters spent thousands of dollars sending out mailers & other propaganda trying to make people believe that RTW would cause people in this state to lose up to $5k per yr. in wages. They actually said that! Years later the only pay cut we've seen is to our healthcare package.
$3 to the IBT? Not quite. 22% of your dues go to the IBT unless you're under $11 per hour.
A declining membership would no doubt have a negative impact on contract negotiations. It's why our leaders should be motivated to fix things before that happens. To be honest I don't know of a single employee in our building that isn't paying dues but I know plenty who are considering it, feeling unrepresented.
I'd rather them stay nonunion as we continue to set the standard. Do you remember our negotiators spin when this contract was offered? They said we were "just getting more in line with the industry standard". Doesn't that sound pleasant... If our unions continue to support the Communist, redistribution Democrats will all be making FedEx wages and benefits, left scratching our heads wondering what happened.
I don't know why but I always get a chuckle when I hear the phrase "union boss". It doesn't make me mad it just makes me laugh.
Ask local 89 if they "are the union" or if "union bosses" are making their decisions for them.
HusseinCare weakens unions. Don't sit there and claim to be "fighting" to protect my benefits while you allow Democrats to pillage and plunder what we all work hard to earn.
Being a liberal is the easiest most gutless choice a person can make. If your idea of "fighting" for my rights is hiding in a closet why liberals pass legislation that screws working people then ya, I guess you are.
I'll get right on that buddy.
