A union isn't freedom of assembly, it's organizations extorting money from people so that they can work, and forcing members to pay dues that are used to support political candidates they detest is not the American Way.
Nope.
Use language correctly.
There is no 'extortion' nor 'force.'
Corrupt officials exchange access to the public fisc for votes.
I have no prob with anybody asking for whatsoever they wish.
Blame the ones who say "OK."
You don't pay the dues, you are not allowed to work, that's extortion. I was a member of Local 1117 in NYC, we stopped private non-union commercial moving companies from doing jobs, and unless you belonged to the Union, you were not allowed to work the job. I was also a member of District Council 9 in NYC, you are not a union member, you are not allowed to work on almost evert large construction project in NYC. That's forcing people to join the union if they want to work so I disagree with you. We won't even get into the Trash Haulers Unions in NYC or the Concrete Unions, or the Teamsters in general that force people to support the Unions if they want their trash taken away, or an order of concrete, or a freaking liquor or food delivery to their businesses in NYC. Unions almost always support the democratic party using members union dues, that is forcing me to subsidize the campaigns of people I find detestable.