[fireant911]

I am going to hopefully keep my opinions of unions out of this reply...

Disclaimer - Moses, I am in Alabama and the folks I consulted about your issue are also in Alabama. None even pretend to know or understand the laws that exist in California.

My wife, who is an HR professional and SPHR certified, believes that a contract exists (which someone alluded to earlier) for the union. Being that your son is merely 16 makes the contract null and void. I then spoke to a Phd professor of Human Resources this evening and she too thinks that the contract (if in existence) is unenforceable because of your son's age.

Call one of the Business / Human Resources professors at a university in your state and see if there is any truth to this. If it is mandatory, encourage him to seek employment elsewhere as this requirement ridiculous.

Okay, I cannot hold back any longer... unions suck. They have far outlived any useful purpose in America. My guess is that China will be their next target; however, because of the sheer volume of workers available organizing attempts will fail. Luckily, Alabama doesn't require a worker to join. We all are entitled to our opinions however wrong others may find them to be.