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Originally Posted by GarthB
I believe you have made two errors. First, in situations where one is not a member of the union but receives the benefits of the unions negotiations, the unjion contract with management normally requires that person to still pay a fee to the union that is equal to the dues that members pay.
This is the case with teacher's unions and several trade unions of which I am aware.
The second error is in demonstrating the bad judgement to try to use this tragedy to further a personal political opinion.
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Yes, you have to pay associate dues for some things. Say you want to use medical insurance that is provided by said union. However, he was entitled to free union representation. Not by his choice perhaps, but by the members of the MLBPA. I'm sure in this case he was fully vested in the MLB retirement program. I am not familiar with each and every trade union at the local, state, and national level. I was not using a personal tragedy to make a political statement. I was putting out the message that unions look out for each and every person, regardless. The fact that the Lidle family will be taken care of very well for life. The petty excuses some made to cross the picket line. There was plenty of union bashing, no matter what union it was. They took the blame for a failing economy, etc.
People drive a Chevrolet because they claim they buy American. They say they wouldn't drive a "foreign" car. Unless they're driving an expensive import such as a Mercedes or Porcshe, they are buying an American made car. Toyota and Nissan have factories in America. It will take you longer to get one of these cars in Japan. How many of them work for foreign owned companies?
My one and only point was, will all these people that felt compelled to cross the picket lines think unions are so bad was if something was to happen to them. Would there be some one to step up and take care of their family? It feels good to know someone has your back when you really need it the most.