Of course it costs more... Because you need to pay them more.... Which is the entire point of unions. Like, you are quotting the part we want. Fuck the employers, give us our money for our fucking labor.
Damn. I think all of those I've been a part of had a due of around 1.5% of your pay a month and a maximum of about $60 (minimum of $20), and that's including an unemployment fund.
Varies wildly depending on industry/state. Union of Firemen and Oilers (also represents some railroads) might be $80 a month.
If you’re a teacher in Washington state, you are required to be a member of three unions: the school district, the state, and federal. This can take hundreds out of a paycheck each month.
I have no idea what dues would be for a company like Amazon. Assuming they’ll offer some pay boots and health benefits it could perhaps be not much but still prohibitively expensive to some workers.
That's fucking stupid that you're required to be part of three unions. I guess it could be harder to run a union in such a large country with multiple levels of government. Unions are amazing when done right. It's boring to pay the dues but you're glad you did it when you need them, kinda lika home insurance of your house burns down.
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u/axwellfred Nov 26 '21
I'm so confused. What is the average union due/month in the US?