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Originally Posted by evman150
I don't see the ethical failure in taking a portion of a person's wages and spending it on something that is in that person's financial interest. It's not like there's some breach of trust going on here.
Union dues are a way of circumventing the tragedy of the commons ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons) such that the common good of the union membership is maximized. |
You're making the assumption that the Union understands what is in an individuals best interests better than that individual themselves.
That's certainly not the case in many examples. There are countless instances of union leadership being most interested in preserving their own or senior members positions/salaries at the expense of low ranking or new employees. Taking those employees hard earned dollars to 'sell them out' is a perfect example of an ethical failure.