You have no idea how much this makes me want to drop in all I got, which is 80 or so. I too am not a progressive by any sense or stretch. I think honest work deserves honest pay, not "get paid because I'm a union lackey" that can sleep on the job. Far as I can figure, socialism is for losers that can't compete with their peers. I can tell you this, I'm DAMN good at what I do and I get paid good for it too. DU types just want to take my money and give it to non producers.
I'm a union member, but not by choice. I had to join so I could participate in peer conferences, and other organizations. You don't know how badly that sticks in my craw, especially since I'm damn near on the job 24x7, at work, and at home, on the job via VPN. Who do you think they call at 11pm, when they can't remember their e-mail passwords, or logins?
Nope, the Union hasn't done squat for me, except make me pay $175 a year in dues, to be able to go to meetings, that I'm required to be at anyway...