Originally Posted by fedupbusdriver

You would have to pay it back, but you should look at the specifics of the payback. If I am not mistaken, they can only take 25% of each paycheck until you have paid it in full. Also, you should consider the 401k specifics, if the economy goes up, you stand to make some money off of the extra money that they contributed while receiving the pop, and with the raise that you got while receiving it, you might be able to afford to max ot your own contributions for a while. Not to mention, that the union would owe you money for the dues that you paid.