Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Will "paying non-members" be insulated from having their share of any dues increase and/or assements being angled toward them, thus never increasing their costs and footing the bill for this or future improper actions ?
I'll bet not............and I say if a s%#t sandwich is handed to ALPA pilots to each take a bite, non-members will have caca breath too.
I believe the proper term (at Delta) is "agency shop".
What that means is membership in the union is optional (unlike a "closed shop" where membership is mandatory).
If one is not a member of the union in an agency shop they don't pay "union dues" but rather pay an "agency fee". This can be thought of as a fee for negotiating and administering the contract.
In theory you would not be paying for some of ALPA National's bloated bureaucracy, but I don't know what the savings (if any) would actually be.
I do believe you would be exempt from all assessments, but that's just my opinion.