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Am I the only one who thinks $500/mo seems excessive for union dues? That's $60k/yr in dues for every 10 workers. Does a union really need a full time rep for

by rmah 6y ago

Am I the only one who thinks $500/mo seems excessive for union dues? That's $60k/yr in dues for every 10 workers. Does a union really need a full time rep for every 10 or 20 members? If, perhaps, half of that goes to "strike insurance", that would mean $15k/member over 5 years. Which would be enough replace wages(at $15/hr) for six months. Do they really anticipate a six month strike every 5 years?

pkulak 6y ago
Holy crap, the dues were really that high? No wonder no one voted for it. EDIT: $500/year, apparently
judge2020 6y ago
Holy, that is probably the sole reason for a majority of the 'no' votes. You're talking a job that pays as little as $15 an hour, so 500/mo is nearly a week's pay (~33 hours).
- GavinMcG 6y ago
  Which is a good reason to be a little skeptical. The amount is off by an order of magnitude.
  - judge2020 6y ago
    Ah, the WSJ paywall cuts off before the due amounts are stated (if they even are mentioned).
freewilly1040 6y ago
It’s 500 per year not per month Edit to add source https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/early-vote-counts-show-amazon-warehouse-workers-not-likely-unionize-n1263558 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/early-vote-counts-sho...
- y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
  Note how that's still coming directly from Amazon's propaganda arm as "an estimate" and not anything official...
y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
> $500/mo Is that actually accurate? Last I read, that number came from an Amazon propaganda website created to persuade voters away from unionizing.
kgin 6y ago
Actual dues amount for the union weren't proposed yet, afaik. The two figures floating around were based on two different interpretations of the Amazon anti-union website doitwithoutdues.com > Amazon... created a website for employees that tells them they’ll have to pay $500 in union dues a month, taking away money that could go to dinners and school supplies. https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-amazon-union-vote-explained-96da367a59a2739ccfca175430547328 https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-amazon-union-vote-ex... > She said she felt insulted by some of Amazon’s anti-union efforts, particularly the company’s statements to the staff that they would be required to pay nearly $500 in union dues every year. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/business/amazon-union-bessemer-alabama.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/business/amazon-union-bes... Actual site just says $500, leaving the interval up to interpretation https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jMRHfHd_hHYJ:https://www.doitwithoutdues.com/joining-a-union+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jMRHfH...
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by rmah 6y ago

pkulak 6y ago

Holy crap, the dues were really that high? No wonder no one voted for it. EDIT: $500/year, apparently

judge2020 6y ago

Holy, that is probably the sole reason for a majority of the 'no' votes. You're talking a job that pays as little as $15 an hour, so 500/mo is nearly a week's pay (~33 hours).

GavinMcG 6y ago
Which is a good reason to be a little skeptical. The amount is off by an order of magnitude.
- judge2020 6y ago
  Ah, the WSJ paywall cuts off before the due amounts are stated (if they even are mentioned).

freewilly1040 6y ago

It’s 500 per year not per month Edit to add source https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/early-vote-counts-show-amazon-warehouse-workers-not-likely-unionize-n1263558 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/early-vote-counts-sho...

y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
Note how that's still coming directly from Amazon's propaganda arm as "an estimate" and not anything official...

y-c-o-m-b 6y ago

> $500/mo Is that actually accurate? Last I read, that number came from an Amazon propaganda website created to persuade voters away from unionizing.

kgin 6y ago

Actual dues amount for the union weren't proposed yet, afaik. The two figures floating around were based on two different interpretations of the Amazon anti-union website doitwithoutdues.com > Amazon... created a website for employees that tells them they’ll have to pay $500 in union dues a month, taking away money that could go to dinners and school supplies. https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-amazon-union-vote-explained-96da367a59a2739ccfca175430547328 https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-amazon-union-vote-ex... > She said she felt insulted by some of Amazon’s anti-union efforts, particularly the company’s statements to the staff that they would be required to pay nearly $500 in union dues every year. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/business/amazon-union-bessemer-alabama.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/business/amazon-union-bes... Actual site just says $500, leaving the interval up to interpretation https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jMRHfHd_hHYJ:https://www.doitwithoutdues.com/joining-a-union+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jMRHfH...

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