NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

You write for a union rag, Harry. What *union* do you belong to?

My writing has appeared in the publications of at least two dozen labor
unions, and at least that many commercial magazines.

Is there a "writer's" union?

There are several, perhaps more than several. At different times, I have
been a member of three different ones, and I am a member of one now and
have been for many years.






You sure ask a lot of personal questions for a fella who is afraid to
post with his real name. As I stated, I am a dues-paying member of more
than one labor union.

Why do you pay dues to unions that don't have anything to do with *your*
job?


Well, the one in which my status is inactive (though I still pay modest
dues) is a skilled-trade union, and not easy to get in via examination,
as I did, versus a five-year apprenticeship, which I did not do. I had
to take an "improver's" course and pass a hellacious multi-day test to
prove my mettle with metal, as it were, to get a journeyman's card. It's
not something I'd give up easily. And it is helpful to me in my dealings
with other trade unionists, many of whom are wary of outsiders. I can go
on a job site anywhere in the country, go places on that jobsite that
are absolutely closed, and get the interviews I need.

There are other reasons, too. Psychic rewards come to mind.




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