What if you don't want to strike and you are not going to be able to pay your bills? What can the union do to you if you go to work? You have to join the union in order to work, there is no choice. Is there any option?
2007-11-05 12:04:57 · 5 answers · asked by greengo 7 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Law & Legal
The union can do absolutely nothing with the exception if you need them they may not be very helpful to you and you will probably have a few angry co-workers. If you feel you are being retaliated against for crossing the picket line you can always report your local to the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board). Just to emphasize something the poster "Brad" wrote regarding they can make you pay a large fee to return to the union. Legally they cannot do this nor does crossing the picket line mean you are no longer a union member. Again, if any of this occurs contact the NLRB. Your local would be in some pretty serious chite.
2007-11-05 12:25:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one "wants" to go out on strike. You do it as a last resort, out of necessity. In the short run, everyone will have trouble paying their bills, but in the long run, you'll probably be better off. Talk with your union's business agent, and see if they have a strike fund, or other ways they can help you.
A union can sanction you for crossing a picket line(including expulsion), and charge you a substantial fee to re-join. No union would actually strike unless it was viewed as absolutely necessary.
BTW, in the current WGA strike, I totally support the Guild. To me, writers absolutely have a right to a share of the profits from DVD's or downloaded material that is sold, and where the producers make more money.
2007-11-05 20:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by Carlos R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to stick it out and support the union. If you cross the picket line your life at work will never ever be the same again. You may as well start looking for a new job tomorrow.
You are essentially a traitor and will be treated as one. These other people risked everything too...their situation is no different than yours...only difference is..you will have undermined everything they are trying to accomplish.
People try to make unions look bad..but trust me...it is the very existence of labor uions that paved the way for the labor laws that we are luck y to have today. Had unions never came about, we'd all be making $1 an hour.
If the union fails in its goals...your job conditions and situation will be worse than ever.
Support the union and the strike will be over in short order.
2007-11-05 20:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They can make you pay a large fee to get back into the union. If you ever have problems they may not help you. The other members will surely be pissed and make your life miserable.
One question you should think about. Why should you have the benefits they fought so hard to get when you are unwilling to stand by and fight with them. By the way i am union, I understand you dilemma but talk with the union they can find ways to help you. The last thing you want to do is become a scab.
2007-11-05 20:16:31 · answer #4 · answered by Brad H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Be practical. If you do not join them, unless the union gets busted, it will be very unpleasant for you when the strike is over. The other members will find a million ways to take it out on you.
2007-11-05 20:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by Bibs 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋