Unions always have paid there way for me by better pay and conditions. Also, in Australia Union fees are tax deductible.
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Still blows my mind that people confuse they're, their, and there (along with your and you're).
I have a learning disability, yet I figured this out 20 years ago; why hasn't anyone else? I just don't get it. Sorry for being a dick but it is beyond frustrating that people are still fucking this up somehow.
For some people english is there 3rd or 4th language. Their can be a mistake here and they're.
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I pay 35€ every 3 months, so 4x35 per year
Maybe Delta employees have the Platinum union plan.
I would rather pass laws that protect the worker thus negating any need for unions and their extra fees.
That would be nice, but the government is controlled by the same people who don't want you to unionize, so good luck.
Besides unionized wages are higher, so those "fees" are more of an investment, with much higher returns than you'd typically get for investing only $700/year.
That's not how this works. Pretty much all labour protections have been fought for by unions. Without unions none of those would exist.
Unions would be useful even then, and if american history over the past decades is any indication, strong unions might be necessary to keep those laws too, lest capital use it's influence to erode them without an organized force to counter it.
I don’t think strong unions, like they were, are a thing anymore, this is why rights or benefits are being reduced…generally speaking, world over.
Joining a union is easier
Laws dont work when nobody enforces them
I live in Denmark, a country known for its great worker protection laws, and that is only because of the unions. I pay roughly 1000$ p.a and let me tell you one thing, that is the single greatest money I’ve ever spent. It is sort of a safetynet above the government one plus a lot of other things. Worker protection laws are great, but they won’t happen without your unions fighting for them.
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You also can deduct them from income come tax time :)
Wait, I remember this in Henry V, France sends Henry V of England tennis balls You don't want to take back continental English soil. You want to play sports at home!
The gift was not well received.
I remember this bit when Putin gave Trump a football, a gesture that Trump did not fully understand.
This past year with my union benefits, I’ve been able to get my wife’s and my medications, had the entire family seen the dentist and had work done, have had medical expenses covered, gotten new glasses, had access to therapy and counselling, got orthopedic soles made. All with $0 out of pocket. The dental work alone would have been $2000+ out of pocket, so I will gladly pay those union dues
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