How is twi abundant sharing different from union dues?

[skyrider]

Twi's collection of union dues abundant sharing is coerced from a percentage of the followers' paychecks. Weekly blue forms document the union dues tithe/abs that each fellowship coordinator sends in on Monday of each week.

As a non-profit organization, is twi's abs distributed in charitable work or contributions throughout the local communities......or does it empower the 'union bosses?' How does twi skirt all the benevolent actions and charitable giving of churches when all monies are exclusively funneled into twi's coffers?

Here is a generic link to union dues.....

Union Dues

Union dues are a regular payment of money made by members of unions. Dues are the cost of membership; they are used to fund the various activities which the union engages in. Nearly all unions require their members to pay dues. Depending on the level of democratic control in a union, union members may have little to a great deal of say over the level of dues, what dues are used for, and how often dues are collected. Many union members pay union dues out of their wages, although some unions collect dues separately from the paycheck. Union dues may be used to support a wide variety of programs or activities, including: Paying the salaries and/or benefits of full-time or part-time union leaders and/or staff; union governance; legal representation; legislative lobbying; political campaigns; pension, health, welfare, and safety funds; and/or the union strike fund.

Dues are different from fees and assessments. Fees are generally one-time-only payments made by the union member to the union to cover the administrative of ongoing programs or activities. One example is the initiation fee, a fee charged by the union to the worker when the employee first joins the union. The initiation fee covers the administrative costs of joining the union. Fees may, however, be ongoing. For example, a union program (such as a welfare or benefit fund) may be offered only to those union membes who pay a regular fee to participate in the fund. Since participation in the fund is not a requirement of union membership, the payment qualifies as a fee payment and not a dues payment. Assessments are generally one-time-only payments made by the union member to the union to cover a special program or activity. These special programs may or may not be ongoing, and may or may not operate for a limited time or in a limited fashion. An example is an organizing assessment, a payment the union may levy on its members to establish a union organizing fund. Another example is a one-time-only assessment to establish a fund; since the fund requires a large capital infusion to be established, the assessment is used to raise this money.

Many local unions are affiliated with city, province/state, regional, or national bodies. Often, these bodies levy their own dues on local unions, and a union member's dues may include the dues these other union organizations impose.

The legal status of union dues may be regulated by law. Depending on each country's labour law and/or the kind of union security agreement permitted by law, not all dues may be collected from all members.

The level of union dues varies widely. Some unions collect a percentage of each worker's pay (which may be limited to base wages only or include additional pay such as overtime income). Others collect a percentage of each worker's pay, but the percentage itself varies on a sliding scale (with lower-paid workers paying a lower percentage). Some dues ("set-dues") may be set at a specific level. For example, "each worker must be 150 yen/Canadian dollars/euros per month." Some unions use a combination of percentage and "set-dues". Collection frequency also varies widely, and may be tied to the receipt of the paycheck or on a calendar basis (biweekly, monthly, or yearly).

Collection mechanisms for union dues also exhibit wide variation. A commonly used mechaism in industrialized countries is the "dues checkoff" mechanism, where the employer agrees to deduct all union dues, fees, and assessments automatically from each worker's paycheck and transmit the funds to the union on a regular basis. Many unions, however, collect dues from workers directly. For example, the Industrial Workers of the World, are constitutionally prohibited from allowing an employer to collect dues on its behalf.

Members must pay their dues.

Twi followers must pay their tithe/abs.......or no advanced class for you.

Twi followers must pay their tithe/abs.......or the local leader will come knocking.

Twi followers must pay their tithe/abs.......or no Advanced Class Special event.

Twi followers must pay their tithe/abs.......or public confrontation will result.

Unions have their purpose, but union BOSSES have their agenda.

Freely tithing is one thing, but coercion and exploitation is something quite different.

<_<

[Gen-2]

Well,... The Union doesn't pass around a Horn of Plenty...

(sorry skyrider, I just had to say it)

[OldSkool]

Well,... The Union doesn't pass around a Horn of Plenty...

(sorry skyrider, I just had to say it)

:biglaugh:

But if you don't fill that horn o' plenty on regular occasions you can expect to have to explain yourself. Why wouldn't you want to abs?

[waysider]

Ahhhhh----The horn of plenty story.

I've told it before but I'll tell it again for the newer posters.

In the early days of The Way, they used to use standard collection plates like every other church.

One evening, they were having a meeting at a funeral home or some similar type of facility.

When the time drew near to taking up the collection, it was discovered the plates had been left behind at some other place.

"Uncle Harry" (he wasn't MY uncle!) looked around and spotted some floral arrangements in cornucopias. (Or would that be cornucopii?)

Anyhow, he took the flowers out and used the horns in lieu of the collection plates.

And that's how it got started, according to VP Wierwille.

[chockfull]

Well with union dues you get union protection, higher wages, and many times better benefits including retirement.

All of these are laughingly non-existent with TWI.

[OldSkool]

Well with union dues you get union protection,

With the way international you get protection from your leadership not confronting you.

[Oakspear]

I dislike using the term "ABS"...it's TWI's f'n blue-form abbreviation for what they called "abundant sharing"...

[skyrider]

Well with union dues you get union protection, higher wages, and many times better benefits including retirement.

All of these are laughingly non-existent with TWI.

By paying regular dues tithes (plus 5%) to twi, you get......

1) Protection from the adversary

2) Higher status at the bema

3) Extra benefits throughout all eternity

[waysider]

If you work in the Singing Ladies division, at least they provide you with a really swell uniform.

[Jim]

Most union bosses are fat. Most TWI leadership weren't. Maybe they are now though.