These times are historically hard and civil service workers like you are on the front lines. You’re being asked to do more than ever before and you’re not getting the compensation you deserve. In the beginning, the union provided necessary support to workers. They collected dues and committed their efforts to the welfare and protection of their members. Since that time, Laws have been passed to implement those protections. Now workers find that unions have changed and not for the better. Living costs have skyrocketed and union contracts haven’t kept up with inflation. Union bosses enjoy lavish lifestyles funded by increasingly excessive union dues and workers are stuck with the bill. Read more: “The Unions Aint’ What They Used To Be”

The US Supreme Court’s “Janus Decision” determined that it was unconstitutional for civil servants to be forced to belong to a union they do not wish to be a member of. The court also ruled that these civil service workers must be free to leave their unions, stop paying dues and keep the same employer provided pay and benefits.