[ineedasername]

I was confused at that as well. Ultimately I decided it was a veiled threat that management would be angry and make their lives harder.

[scotth]

That, or they're pitting union and non-union members against each other.

[ineedasername]

Usually it's all or nothing: a place unionizes, everyone is a member of the union. Technically, you could say "no I'm not going to be a member". But you're still part of what is called the bargaining unit. In some cases it is even possible to opt out of the union dues... there was a Supreme Court case about it recently that came down on the side of allowing opt-out, but I don't know the full extent/ramifications of that ruling.

[Meph504]

The ramifications are pretty massive. here is a decent summary.

https://www3.swipeclock.com/blog/union-employers-what-you-ne...