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Old 09-07-2008 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyC
Suppose you and three of your buddies decide to go out to a nice restaurant for a fine meal and good conversation. After partaking of the steak and sharing the wine, you get up and leave without paying your share of the bill.


Do you think there would be any repercussions?
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I'd say it's more like the squeegee men in Manhattan: unsolicited and unasked and whether you like or not, they perform a "service," then demand payment whether you wanted the "service" or not. Just like with the squeegee men, there's usually intimidation involved as well.

Unfortunately, the difference here is you're forced to pay your dues, whether you join the union or not. You DO have a right to demand refund of any portion of your dues used for political contributions, PACs, etc.
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Old 09-07-2008 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by bbtp
I'd say it's more like the squeegee men in Manhattan: unsolicited and unasked and whether you like or not, they perform a "service," then demand payment whether you wanted the "service" or not. Just like with the squeegee men, there's usually intimidation involved as well.

Unfortunately, the difference here is you're forced to pay your dues, whether you join the union or not. You DO have a right to demand refund of any portion of your dues used for political contributions, PACs, etc.
You could always fly for a non-union carrier or corporate.
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