fatvegan

I joined the National Tertiary Education Union on Thursday, finally after trying a few times over the last couple of years. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to afford the $200 a year on my income, but then I met a union fellow at the food coop and he said that you contribute based on your yearly salary. So I paid him $55 and joined up. I've never been a member of a union before. But I love em, so I'm proud to be in one.

He said that their general membership fee is 1% of your gross income. Unions are the bargainest of all bargains. Think of everything the unions do, and for just (1% of income) * (20% population coverage) = 0.2% of GDP. Totally brilliant.