[Magdalen] We told them so...

[Grace Cangialosi]

My feeling was a bit different, but of course, in those days, the NEA wasn't calling itself a union. But I thought that, since they were the ones who would have my back in case of liability, and they were the ones negotiating my salary, it was my responsibility to be a member.

> On Mar 29, 2016, at 12:58 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In my brief teaching career I had to pay union dues even if I opted
> out of joining the union. I was a bit naive about what joining a union
> was for and why I'd want to be a member. My second year of teaching,
> in a district with an expiring contract, I got an education on the
> value of unions. Anyway, I had to pay the dues in any case. At first I
> think I saw it as an unfair money grab out of an already too-small
> paycheck.
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 11:52 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> The justices announced they were divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether unions representing government employees can collect fees from workers who choose not to join. The split vote leaves in place an appeals court ruling that upheld the practice.
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> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA