Wasting my union dues on changes I don’t believe in
I just got this email from my beloved union (private email redacted):
From: UAW 2865 Berkeley <berk...@uaw2865.org> To: xxxx...@xxxxx.xxx Subject: UAW Job Opportunity Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:07:12 +0000 (UTC) January 5, 2010 UAW is now hiring for social media jobs related to getting the word out about its various campaigns. If you have experience with social media and think you have what it takes to make UAW campaigns “go viral,” please send a CV or resume along with a cover letter that highlights your experience in these areas to uaw2...@uaw2865.org; attn: Christine Petit. Please also include your availability for work (part-time or full-time; if part-time approximately how many hours per week). Applicants who get their materials in by 5pm on Thursday, January 7 will have top priority; but because UAW has many ongoing campaigns, we will consider applications received after that date as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAW 2865 Berkeley 2070 Allston Way, Suite 205 Berkeley, CA 94705 phone: (510) 849-1628 / fax: (510) 549-2514 berk...@uaw2865.org / www.uaw2865.org mail-list.com 1302 Waugh Dr. #438 Houston, Texas 77019 USA This message was launched into cyberspace to xxxx...@xxxxx.xxx
Er, what? Getting the word out about “its various campaigns”? If I know the kind of policies UAW 2865 has supported in the past, I am sure these are the policies I donate money to candidates (usually $100 at a time, when I can afford to) to oppose.
Is this what my dear union wastes my union dues on? Weren’t they supposed to be taking $10 a month from my salary so that they can fight for us at our workplace, not advance radical left-wing agenda? Or am I just expecting too much from the corrupt union leadership?
P.S. No, getting out of the union won’t really fix this problem. Their idea of “fair share” for non-union member is something like $9 per month instead of $10 per month. Either way, it’s more than the amount I pay for any utility besides rent (my cell phone service being the only one, for which I pay $100 a year).