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Do Machinists Union Members Know Dues Are Used To?

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Do Machinists Union Members Know Dues Are Used To Fund Charity President?s Salary?

Pouring through union financial documents is often a laborious and time-consuming task. However, all-too-often, something stands out that make one sit up, set the coffee cup down, and start digging a little deeper. Such is the case of the Machinists? union and its ?pet charity? the Guide Dogs of America.

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That certainly is a noble cause and one in which union members (and non-members) should be lauded for when they give to the ?charity? generously and voluntarily.

Such would be the case when Machinists Disctrict Lodge 751 (which represents 30,000 members at Boeing?s massive facilities in Puget Sound) gets positive press for the $299,000 donation given to Guide Dogs of America.

The $299,000 donation represents a one-year fundraising total for District 751, which is Guide Dogs of America?s top fund-raiser across North America.
The union raised the money through voluntary payroll deductions and through community fundraisers that included a drag-racing event co-sponsored with Pacific Raceways in Kent. Other events included a benefit poker tournament, a golf tournament, a fun run, a car show, a horseshoes tournament, a motorcycle poker run and prize drawings.

As stated above: Laudable.

However, when it comes to voluntary donations, one is left to wonder if those giving their money voluntarily know that they are also paying $217,844 for the Guide Dogs of America President Dale Hartford?s compensation involuntarily through their union dues.

Do Machinists Union Members Know Dues Are Used To Fund Charity President?s Salary? | RedState

When does Dale retire so I can this gig?

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