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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Or we can open things up with right to work legislation so that anyone can work any job if they have the proper qualifications and a desire to do that work.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
That's pretty dictatorial, the union and the workers don't own the company, yet they can dictate who can work there by forcing you to accept union membership in order to make a living.
I guess the question is, what if I work for CP and the CUPW and I'm jewish, and I don't want to work for a union that's basically been an Anti-Israel Lobby Group. Should I be forced to give up my income and a job that I've been with for the last x number of years because while I love my job, my union doesn't represent me?
That's pretty dictatorial?
I know its an extreme example. But frankly every employee should have the right to opt out if they don't feel that the union represents them or their interests and not have to quit my job or feel threatened in it by a bunch of angry union workers.
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Right to work legislation is a way of taking away union power in a negotiation. If someone does not want to pay union dues why should they expect the benefits that come with paying those dues? If they think it's unfair there are lots of none union jobs out there. No one is entitled to a job anywhere, so if they don't want to work somewhere because its unionized it's the same choice as not working somewhere due to the pay or working conditions