No, if you want to opt in, you have to write them a check. You can do. But what has that done? The number of people that have joined has plummeted. Dade County, Broward, they don't even have enough [union members] to be certified anymore. And part of the reason we did that is because we're increasing their salaries at the state level. We're doing a lot of this stuff. (15:40–15:45)
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