LogFAQs > #976674642

Huge fan. They've benefitted my job so much. People quickly forget how much the union has done and chalk it up to the job. Pay raises, ample sick time, vacation weeks, personal holidays, holiday pay days, etc are all thanks to my union bargaining, not my employer.

I notice most complaints are second or third hand stories or people complaining about crummy workers in general.
Yeah, there's a fee, but your first pay raise covers that fee and then some.
The people that stand around, thanks to the union, will eventually quit or get themselves fired because they're bored and don't wanna work. Whenever i hear that, i hear a dozen plus stories about people being fired for no reason without a union.
The amount of times unions can't help, is because people expect magic. If you're fired for stealing money or company time or something, don't expect the union to make that go away. If you're being unfairly treated and expected to do more, then expect the union to do something. you gotta have realistic expectations of them.