In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, there was an essay on the op-ed page by Avraham Goldstein, a professor of mathematics at City University of New York, complaining that the union he is part of supports the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Being Jewish, he decided to quit the union, but they keep taking his dues out of his pay. So, this is two abuses of power. First, the union is supposed to represent workers, and that is its only role. That is why its members pay dues. It is not supposed to be getting involved in other causes. Second, they have continued taking his dues even after he resigned, which is theft.
Let me add that when I was young, unions never did anything other than represent their members concerning work-related issues. I’m pretty sure that those at the top who are going beyond what they should be restricted to doing would scream loudly if it were done to them for some cause they didn’t approve of.
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