[Straight Vermonter]

Have you exercised your rights under the Beck decision?

The high court found that 79 percent of Mr. Beck's union fees were funding non-representational activities (chiefly political) instead of the three core functions of the union: collective bargaining, contract administration or grievance adjustment.

Unions are required to notify all members, at least annually, of the percentage of funds spent in the last accounting year for non-representational activities. Upon request from a member, a union must provide a breakdown of all representational and non-representational expenditures.

The high court ordered that Mr. Beck's fees expended on non-representational activities be refunded.

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[Klutz Dohanger]

Have you exercised your rights under the Beck decision? Nah... $175 is peanuts, our union is pretty apolitical, and only gets involved with local and state elections, and in those, I'm liable to vote for the other candidate, just because he tips my wife well when he goes to lunch where she works. The local union rep is really a doll. I'd pay $175 bucks a year, just so she takes me to lunch every 6 months or so... :) I did raise that issue, when they wanted to raise dues last year, they promised to get back with me, but never did, but didn't raise the dues either. *imagine that* The only thing that irks me about this union, is not the union itself, but the professional organizations that I belong to, that REQUIRE union membership, to join. They aren't affiliated with the unions, except that they're all in bed with each other so to speak...