Originally Posted by
MAWK90
The agency shop thing irritates me. Perhaps now would be the time to quit the union, since if it happens before the signing date, I would be exempt from the requirement to pay a maintenence fee? Bet I am not the only one thinking that. Go ahead and ridicule that line of thought, then when your done, put your lanyard on and recite your union provided mantras that mean about as much as a steamy turd in the real world. This TA is sub-standard in many ways. There is a reason that there is a rush to pass this thing by peak.
Uhhh, you might want to either rethink that not paying the maintenance fee idea, or start looking for new work. The effective date for becoming a free loading leech has already passed. It was Aug. 26, 2006.