I guess this is kinda off topic but I know many creditnetters are great at finding information and I haven't been able to find what I'm looking for so I thought I'd try to get some help. I'm trying to find out if it is lawful for a Labor Union to REQUIRE a members social security #. The company in question will not provide the ssn to the union but the union is demanding this information from it's members as a condition of membership. The tricky part here is that this union has the right to force the company to fire any employee covered by their Collective Bargaining Agreement who is not a "member in good standing." This would include anyone who refuses to provide the union with their ssn. The union is not, of course, the employer OR creditor. Anyone know if they can do this and, if not, cite information which would confirm that?
Q. Is it illegal for someone to ask for my SSN? A. The short answer is that there are many restrictions on government agencies asking for your number, but few on individuals or companies. When someone from a government agency asks for your number, they are required to provide a Privacy Act Disclosure Notice, which is required to tell you what law allows them to ask, whether you have to provide your number, and what will happen if you don't provide the number. Private companies aren't required to follow this law, and in general your recourse is to find another company to do business with if you don't like their policies. Don't know if this helps, but it looks like unless they are government, they can pretty much do what they want.
because they are in a contract with the employee, and bargain on his/her behalf, they do have the right to ask for ss if you provide it to employer. this is important because some benefits that people assume go through ee, go through the union at times. if you do not provide employer with ss#, but provide alternative, the union will accept that. i am a union rep, and believe me, members info is protected better that with most employers!
