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Union dues (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[+] 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (10 children)
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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    In my country you can get union dues back as a tax deduction.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    What do you mean, "get them back"? Do you mean, "pay less tax by listing them as an expense"? Because you still have to pay for them, just not as much.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Yes you pay less tax up to a yearly cap. The yearly cap for 2025 and 2026 is 1100 dollars. So if I was in the Union listed in the image here and had to pay 700 dollars then I would list it on my tax form and pay 700 dollars less on my taxes that year.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    I think it's word choice that caused confusion here. In the US at least, "deduction" means you don't have to pay taxes on it, not that you get back the full amount that you paid. What you're talking about would be called a tax credit.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The protections are key here. I'd take a slightly lower wage for a healthy work environment any day, and I know that most people agree.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Also if the company refuses and hires scabs you can always put the money towards hiring union enforcers. Mind you we aren't quite there again but I don't we're too far off either, showing up to a scabs home at 2AM to have a nice talk or ambushing the boss on his way home. The glory days may be long gone but I hope to see new glory forged.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    What really works is when unions start being powerful enough to dictate governmental policy. That's when things really improve. Of course the millionaires and billionaires will complain about interference, because it's only good when they do it.

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