| APWU's
Constitution states that:
"The revenues of this Union shall be derived from a per
capita tax of Six Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents
($6.88) per member, bi-weekly, to be paid upon
the full paid up membership of all affiliated local
unions and members-at-large...of which Twenty
cents (20¢) per member, per month is to be returned
to the member's respective state organization,...
Fifteen cents (15¢) of the per
capita tax wil be deposited in a contingency fund. The
national per capita tax and local dues shall be increased
when each negotiated salary increase
takes effect by the following formula: by deducting
three percent (3%) of each negotiated salary increase
based on level 5, step K, nine-tenths percent (0.9%)
for the APWU General Fund, two-tenths percent (0.2%)
for the APWU Organization Fund and one and nine-tenths
percent (1.9%) for local and state organizations."
Article 16 Sec. 2 REVENUES (a)
Do you know what your dues would be? Here
is what the APWU organizers have said about average APWU
dues in the APWU Fact Sheet #4:
“Dues
for the APWU vary by local. Most average between
$9.00 - $10.00 a week. The National portion of
the dues is $3.89 a week. The rest is set by the local and
stays with the local. There is a clause in the APWU National
Constitution where dues slowly increase to keep up with
increases in the cost of living. The Fact Sheet goes on
to say that the independent local will decide on their own
dues."
The
APWU organizers have told you what the average dues are for
APWU members. APWU stands to gain a lot by organizing ABX.
Collecting dues is what ABX means to APWU. But what would
that mean to you? You can see what you might be giving APWU
over the years, and what the union would collect from the
5,000 potential members.
So,
even if you didn't invest the money that you might have given
to APWU, you can see what that money might be worth. Are the
claims that APWU is making worth the loss of income as well
as the risk involved in joining a union?
Dues
can add up quickly! Roll over a month, year, or multiple years
and see just how quickly the dues add up for you as an individual
and even more for the union with 5000 potential new members.
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