In the Teamsters, dues average approximately 2 hours pay per month. The Teamster Union waives its initiation fees for newly organized groups of workers. In the unlikely event that this occurs, you will not be asked to join our Union. Government statistics show 14.1 million workers currently are members of Unions. The Teamsters Union is America's largest union with over 1.4 million members.
Strikes are a last resort.
You will never be forced to strike. Only your and your co-workers can call a strike by a majority vote. Management says that we do not need an outsider or third party speaking for us. What you need is an effective way to speak for yourself. Workers need the ability to speak up and correct problems of unfairness, favoritism, dignity and other problems which arise in the workplace.