With 325,000 members paying, on average about $ 1,000 per year, the CTA runs an empire sustained on dues revenue of over $ 25 million per month. (californiapolicycenter.org)
The largest teachers» union local in the U.S., the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, accumulated dues revenue of $ 125.5 million in 2010 - 11, but still ran an $ 11.8 million deficit due to a 12.1 % increase in employee compensation costs. (eiaonline.com)
Unions would rather have small class sizes with more teachers (and, hence, more dues revenue to spend on election campaigns) than larger class sizes with fewer, better, more highly paid teachers. (laborpains.org)