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Originally Posted by TheSpecialist
This is just me, but we all hate free riders right? Illegals with free tuition, welfare abusers etc. This is just another form of it, because in a right to Work state if you work in a Union shop and you don't have to join you still reap the collective bargaining rewards that the other are paying for. Raises, vacation and sick time,bonuses and anything else that union dues are paying for to be bargained you also get, a free ride.
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This isn't necessarily the case from people that I've worked with that are from RTW states. Frequently, people that opt-out have the potential to be the first cut when layoffs need to come because they do not have the same protections as the union works. Also, the company is under no obligation to keep employees that underperform who aren't part of the union.
At the same time, if you opt-out of the union, there's actually incentive to excel because the company does not have to operate raised based on indiscriminate, seniority-based pay raises.
With the good, comes the bad. You opt-out and you don't get the same job security protections. However, you also have the potential to be rewarded relative to the quality of your work.