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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop - The U. S. Supreme Court decision in Communication Workers of America v. Beck, 487 U. S. 735 (1988) . . . held that nonunion employees who are required to pay union dues as a condition of employment could not be forced to support union activities, such as political contributions, that are unrelated to workplace representation.
If they don't like it, they don't have to sign up. So what's the problem?
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I don't mean to turn this into a labor law melee either, however in regard to the above statement, some would argue that becoming an "agency fee payer" or "core member" (i.e. - not "joining the union" but still being required to pay the portion of the dues that the union argues is necessary to "service" the contract) is not really a good solution. Most "agency fee payers" still end up paying roughly 92% of the regular union dues. They give up their right to vote at or even attend union meetings. While the union has a duty to fairly represent these non-member employees, a cynical person would argue that the union is not going to devote the same time and energy in representing these "free riders" as opposed to good union members.
In a Right to Work state, employees don't have to join the union or pay these agency fees. In other states, employees have the right to not join the union, but they still pay for it and don't necessarily reap all of the benefits.
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