Old 04-13-2007, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by greedyairlineexec View Post
actually all aviation unions are not closed shops but agency shops ( and not all of them are even that) . the difference between closed shops like the plumbers union and the agency shops of alpa is that in a closed shop you have to join or you cannot work, but at an agency shop you do no have to join to work, however you still pay dues. you pay the same dues as all the other pilots minus a 0.1% and you do not get the union protection. the dues the non members paying dues pay is for " contract administration".
This part is incorrect. Under the Duty of Fair Representation in accordance with the Railway Labor Act and Dept of Labor. All members of the "Class and Craft" (which are Pilots holding a seniority number in this case), are entitled to all the benefits under the Contract. It does not matter if you are a member or not.

This is a sore point for many dues paying members and often mis-understood when the Union defends a Non-member who is being disciplined. Non-members get everything that the Members do except the priviledge to vote.

Often the Union offers addtitional benefits, like extra insurance products, Union priviledge credit cards, credit unions and financial services, as well as access to aero-medical and legal staff for FAA certificate action help. Non-members can be excluded from these, but can not be denied benefits defined in a Labor contract.

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