| andViolins |
11-08-2005 03:59 PM |
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Originally posted by Spanky
OK now I am confused. Absent a religious objection, are there not some companys where for every worker at the company the union gets money. Either it comes from the worker, or from the employer. Is that not ture?
Or can any company in the United STate hire someone who can then choose not to be part of the union and does not cause by their presence more money to be paid to the union by the employer?
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It is certainly not my goal to confuse you. However, to clarify, it depends on the state that you live in. If you live in a right to work state, then yes, even if there is a union representing all of the widget makers, and you are hired to be a widget maker, then you cannot be required to pay union dues, be a member, or even pay fair share fee payer amounts. In non right to work states, unless you can qualify for a religious exemption, that same widget maker will be required to pay either union dues (and be a member) or pay a fair share amount (and not be a member).
Of course, this is thrown out the window if employees file a deauthorization petition with the NLRB and the employee vote to deauthorize (or "turn off" the dues check-off language).
Does that help?
aV |
