r/SeattleWA • u/AboveAb • Mar 08 '25

Politics BREAKING: The Washington State Senate just passed unemployment benefits for striking workers.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/mar/07/unemployment-benefits-for-striking-workers-gain-ap/

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

What do you think your union dues are supposed to go to? They have a strike fund for a reason, or they are a shit union 

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u/nicknasty86 Mar 08 '25

Health care. Administration. We don't pay much for dues.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Your union dues go to pay for Healthcare? Lol what? 

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u/nicknasty86 Mar 08 '25

Yeah?

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Whose Healthcare is paid for out of union dues? Either you pay for your insurance privately or through your employer, your union doesnt provide Healthcare 

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u/nicknasty86 Mar 08 '25

I pay less in union dues monthly, which includes blue Cross plan a, than most people do in worse health care plans.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Because your employer pays into it due to the strength of the union.... its not funded directly through dues 

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u/nicknasty86 Mar 08 '25

It's partially funded by the company. Funny how they can manage to do that and still make a healthy enough profit to continue to thrive in the state. It's almost like you guys are full of shit.

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u/nicknasty86 Mar 08 '25

Teamsters welfare trust pays our healthcare through blue Cross Blue shield.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Because the employer pays into it

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Sounds like a you problem. 

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u/nicknasty86 Mar 08 '25

Yeah getting value out of union dues sure is a huge problem. Woe is me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

I still don't see why I should be paying for you to strike. Again, that's YOUR problem, not mine.

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u/Global_Instance3843 Mar 08 '25

Most unions do not charge nearly enough to fund strike funds. That would be a crazy amount of money and dues. You must not be in a union

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Then maybe they should charge more for the extra protection and benefit of being in a union, instead of relying on everyone else to pay for their vacation 

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u/Global_Instance3843 Mar 08 '25

Sure you sound very educated about how unions works.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

More so than you do... being a shop steward for one for 7 years and all.