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resigned from union
I am an employee in a state that is not a right to work state. I work a SEIU union job for a major college. I've been a steward, employee activist and an overall pain in the but of both my employer and the union. My employer violated the fair wage laws as well as our contract. When the employees and I responded to the violations with our legal and contractual rights the employer responded with harassment and cohesion. The support of our union was inadequate and appeared to be clandestine. They let a labor violation expire, refused to take grievances to arbitration and did not respond to the harassment and cohesion from management. The union is more interested in building their customer base and less interested in servicing the customers they already have. After the suicide of a coworker, the lack of support from the union and the fact that I do not agree with their politics. I resigned as the shop steward and in April sent a letter provided by your web site resigning from the union. I then in May sent a second letter objecting to the service fee I was required to pay. After a phone call in July to the union complaining about the lack of a response, I received a letter that gave no information on what the service fee is based on. And I'll add that my dues have not reflected the service fee to this date. I'm at a loss of what to do next.
P.S.
My coworkers are egger to see how I make out.