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Sounds more like a political party than a labor union.

This is a common criticism of teacher unions in the USA [0]. They donate dues money to left-leaning political causes against the wishes of many of their members. In a union shop, dues-paying employees have no choice in the matter. It is compelled political speech.

I expect this will be a big issue in tech unions also.

[0] https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/10/16/opinion...

> In a closed shop, these members have no choice in the matter.

Union shop, not closed shop. Closed shops have been illegal for over 70 years.

You are correct, I used the wrong term. I have fixed it in my original comment.

In the US, outside of states with right-to-work laws, a union shop can still require workers to pay dues even if they aren't members of the union.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_shop#United_States

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