Actually I don't. I have seen agreements where part of the signing bonus is taken to help cover the costs of negotiations. I also do not like how the IBT treats different airlines with different standards. Cape Air pilots have not paid a single cent to IBT while they have negotiated their contract (Cape Air had more pilots on the seniority list than Omni at the time), while Omni pilots, members of the same local have been asked to pay monthly dues.