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Re: Those who support workers ability to collectively bargain what do you support?
I know of no union that forces anyone to join. However, those who do not wish to join will have to pay a percentage of the union wage (i.e.: 85%). This only stands to reason if they are going to earn the same wage as union members, a wage secured through the considerable efforts of these union members and through no effort of the scab.
Allowing scabs the option of not joining and not paying any percentage of the union wage, but enjoying the wage and benefits secured by the union amounts to union busting.
I choose: 'don't have to join a union'.
However, when certain workers opt out a union it may cancel out the work the unions do to help members. On the one hand, I think people should be able to do what they want. But on the other, I think that choice might be damaging, in the long run, to all workers. I have to do more research on the matter of choice in this instance.
I know of no union that forces anyone to join. However, those who do not wish to join will have to pay a percentage of the union wage (i.e.: 85%). This only stands to reason if they are going to earn the same wage as union members, a wage secured through the considerable efforts of these union members and through no effort of the scab.
Allowing scabs the option of not joining and not paying any percentage of the union wage, but enjoying the wage and benefits secured by the union amounts to union busting.