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by vkou 2938 days ago
Right-to-work laws prevent them from collecting fees from non-members.

That's the whole problem. Exclusive representation is fine. Right to work is fine. The two together destroy unions.

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> Right-to-work laws prevent them from collecting fees from non-members. That's the whole problem. Exclusive representation is fine. Right to work is fine. The two together destroy unions.

That's a weird conclusion, given that in, most other countries that are considered to have strong unions, unions actually don't have the authority to collect fees from all non-members in a bargaining unit.