SaturnPilot
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This is usually enforced as a contractual requirement. The problem is, if you fire one person for failing to pay dues, you legally have to fire them all...thereby making it an impossibility for USAPA to enforce around 1700 pilots to pay dues who refuse to. To do otherwise would be disparity of treatment and yet another easily winnable lawsuit.Regarding the west pilots not contributing to the new union; I'm no expert but I believe that laws exist (or it just might be contractual language - I'm not sure) that require even pilots who choose not to join the union to contribute some amount for the administration of their contract or face termination.