I was with the Teamster's Union years back. I resented their politics, alas, I had to pay dues to keep my job. I wasn't the only one.
Blessings, Bobo
That is the same story that I have heard time and again. I worked with an older gent who was in the merchant marine. He left the MM to enter the Coast Guard. His explanation for the leaving the MM was the union. He said the meetings were a joke (they did not like it when anyone questioned the decisions of the leadership), threats from union reps, and dues that increased for no explicable reason.