Paying union dues does not mean that you can never be terminated. If you are unjustly terminated, the union will right to save your job - at no cost to you. Dues are also used to pay the cost of negotiating and then enforcing the contract that you work -under. It is the collective efforts of many and the relatively small contributions that each member pays in the form of dues that allows for all of these advantages. Many employees have worked their whole career under the umbrella of a union contract.
Some employees look at dues as a costly inconvenience.
They believe everything they have was given to them by their employer or earned throughout their own efforts. For them, union dues are just another deduction on their paycheck. The most dedicated union members are often those who are new to the union. These workers know that dues are not an expense, dues are an investment. The resources of the International Offices are available to your local's staff and officers.