I recenty withdrew my union membership in favor of objecting non member status. The reason is unimportant to anyone but me, but was not based on any incident or conflict with the LEC. Personal reasons. That being said, I am aware of both my forfeitures and rights regarding this decision. Although I am no longer a member of the union, I remain a member of the bargaining unit. I continue to pay my share of the costs of collective bargaining, contract administration and grievance administration and the bargaining agent remains responsible to me for these services.

My access to the union website and forums has been removed due to my non-member status. Understandable, but both those are resources necessary for me to avail myself of the services for which my association fee pays and as such, the rights I retain as a fee payer. The LEC uses both to communicate with the pilots regarding contract issues and the union website contains links to the grievance committee, grievance form and grievance progress reports. A request to have the resources reinstated has gone unanswered.

Here is my question: Am I being denied rights as a member of the bargaining unit due to my inability to access these resources?