What s the difference between being a union member and just being represented ?
A. The basic differences have to do with the amount of money you pay to the union each month and whether or not you have a voice in union decisions, like accepting/rejecting contract proposals. Union members pay dues to the union each month and vote in union decisions (elect union officials, vote on wage proposals and other contract terms, etc.). Employees who are represented by a union but are not dues-paying members, pay a monthly fee to the union for representing them — called agency fee — and cannot vote in union decisions unless the union chooses to include non-members in the process.
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