Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama

Re:Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama by sokoloff on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @08:42AM (#26328148)

> Because Alabama is a right-to-work state, there is no such requirement that a worker in a unionized workplace pay dues.

I think that is incorrect. AFAIK, you do not have to pay the portion of union dues related to political activity, but you do need to pay the dues relating to workplace bargaining activity.

Naturally, the union accounting shows that well over 75% of the dues go to these activities that you have to buy with dues, even in a right-to-work state.

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Re:Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:36AM (#26328811)

That bargaining activity component is called an “agency fee”, and companies also can’t make it mandatory in right to work states. You may be thinking of public sector unions, where mandatory agency fees were often assessed until they were ruled unconstitutional in 2018.

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Re:Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama by adolph on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:19AM (#26328586)

Is there a requirement for or against an automatic or voluntary paycheck deduction for union dues?

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