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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I read similar sentiments from CP employees of Redflagdeals. It sounds like the union members didn't even get a chance to vote on the deal and that the union just rejected the offer. There are many folks claiming that they would have voted to accept the offer.
I truly believe that, for the most part, unions really don't care about their members but instead care only about their membership dues. They are a business like any other and more revenue means higher salaries and more perks for the union bosses. The #1 concern for unions is growing membership and revenue. I don't know the specifics but I'm sure that every time the unions negotiate higher pay and more benefits for the membership their union dues also increase. I doubt any union has ever dropped the union dues in order to help workers keep more money in their pockets and increase their quality of life.
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I didn't elaborate on the second paragraph in my post to not seem to personally biased, but yeah the vibe I got was exactly that. He seemed quite resentful that his union only cared about doing what was best for the union, not for the members/employees.