Union demands credit card numbers from members

The Washington Examiner ^ | 6-20-12 | Joel Gehrke

[KarlInOhio]

What is the real difference between this union and a guy with a computer in Nigeria asking for your bank and credit card info?..............

The Nigerian doesn't break your legs if you say no.

[cripplecreek]

Former MEA Local Prez: Union May Lose 40% of Members – Including Him – if Teacher Right to Work Passes (sept 2011)

As a teacher in the Grand Ledge Public Schools and a former teachers union president, John Ellsworth says the various education reforms coming from Michigan’s Republican-led government are “despicable.” He thinks the much-talked about “right-to-teach” legislation for public school employees, which would make joining a teachers union voluntary, is part of “a continued attack” blaming teachers for school woes.

Yet, even Ellsworth says he would drop his Michigan Education Association membership if right-to-work for teachers became a reality.

“Yes. I think I would,”

[Red Badger]

LOL!!...........

[moovova]

Wiley bastids.

[freekitty]

Kind of like those ads on tv that promise you for free one whatever it may be; then keep sending you the product and charging your credit card.

[ken5050]

Incredibly STUPID move by the union...I hope they continue to push it..Hehehehehe!

Given that in Wisconin, 55% of AFSCME members have dropped out of the union, and an estimated 40% of Wisconsin teachers have left the union ( the union will NOT release the actual numbers) we can assume that the same percentages will apply in Michigan.

Hence, if the union pushes his, expect to see a petition my many members for a decertification vote. The mystique that the union is beloved by its membership will be forever dispelled.

[moovova]

The Nigerian is much more respectfull...

“Dear Honorable Sir,

Your respected reputation has brought you to my humble attention...”

[Red Badger]

I think we should start a TOP TEN LIST!.............

What is the real difference between this union and a guy with a computer in Nigeria asking for your bank and credit card info?..............

1. The Nigerian doesn't break your legs if you say no.

2. The Nigerian is much more respectfull... “Dear Honorable Sir, Your respected reputation has brought you to my humble attention...”

[Caulkhead]

“You’re right, it does sound like EXTORTION, but if the cafeteria association is union then you pay or you don’t work. The Teamsters did it to me and I had no choice but to join the union at the company I was working for.”

Am I understanding this right? Are closed shops still legal in the US? They were abolished 30 years ago here in the UK.

NB - closed shop is the British term for an employer where union membership is mandatory.

[KarlInOhio]

Am I understanding this right? Are closed shops still legal in the US? They were abolished 30 years ago here in the UK.

The same term is used here. Whether they are legal is determined by state law. Right now 23 states do not allow closed shops and 27 states do allow them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_work_state#U.S._states_with_right-to-work_laws

The states marked in blue are where closed shops are illegal.

[Red Badger]

I think we should start a TOP TEN LIST!............. What is the real difference between this union and a guy with a computer in Nigeria asking for your bank and credit card info?.............. 1. The Nigerian doesn't break your legs if you say no. 2. The Nigerian is much more respectfull... “Dear Honorable Sir, Your respected reputation has brought you to my humble attention...”

3. The Nigerian will go away if you ignore him.

4. The Nigerian won't burn down your house.

5. The Nigerian won't kill your cat.

6. The Nigerian won't drive by pointing his finger at you like a gun.

7. The Nigerian won't put a rattlesnake in your mailbox.

8. ........

[exit82]

What if one does not have a credit card?

What about the dust up by libs because of those poor folk who cannot even be bothered to obtain a photo ID?

Oh the humanity! /s

[meyer]

Not just NO! but “He!! NO”!!

Never, NEVER give a rogue organization personal information.

[I_be_tc]

Really? If someone has my credit card number, they can look into my account? When did this start? Are there programs out there that allow vendors to track my other expenditures? Not that I don’t believe it, I just hope not.

[CSM]

Next they will be placing leins on homes.

[Freestate316]

I’m no expert, but I would think that with your account # and SS# the federal government would be able to access that information. I put nothing past these people. Unions themselves might not be able to on their own, but with the covering of Obama and Holder’s DOJ, anything is possible.

[CSM]

3. The Nigerian was willing to meet with 20/20.

[Country Eagle]

I live in OHIO. We are not a right to work state so closed shops are legal. SUCKS!

[Country Eagle]

LOL meyer
Talk about personal information the teamsters use your SS# as your account #. I tried to fight it and lost.

[SgtHooper]

I love it when they feed on their own.