SFGate: Should we restrict political use of union dues?/Let unions decide how to use members' dues

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The moral legitimacy of mandatory union
dues lies on the establishment of the union
by a majority vote of jobholders at any
given moment. Once the union is
established it benefits from the protection
of the full power of the government, the
ultimate arbiter of force. The powers now
at the command of the union restrict entry
into the labor market the union controls.
The potential participants in the market,
sitting at home unemployed, scratching out
a living in trailers, or run down apartments,
they are not allowed to vote on weather the
union is a good idea. Thus, the legitimacy
of majority rule in the case of unions is
false.

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Dear Ricochetboy;

The other point also overlooked is mandatory union membership to get a job for new hires after a union wins recognition. The union recognition was for all currently enrolled but why are new hires forced to join? Why can't they get hired by negotiating thier own deal? This is another bad mark against unions and their forced memberships to get hired.

Ron Getty
SF Libertarian

ricochetboy <philzberg@...> wrote:
The moral legitimacy of mandatory union
dues lies on the establishment of the union
by a majority vote of jobholders at any
given moment. Once the union is
established it benefits from the protection
of the full power of the government, the
ultimate arbiter of force. The powers now
at the command of the union restrict entry
into the labor market the union controls.
The potential participants in the market,
sitting at home unemployed, scratching out
a living in trailers, or run down apartments,
they are not allowed to vote on weather the
union is a good idea. Thus, the legitimacy
of majority rule in the case of unions is
false.

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