The chart is the much anticipated new dues structure.  Please take a moment and review this chart so that you will understand the new structure for yourself.  A brief explanation is as follows:

Union dues will be deducted once a month. The fee will be 1.85% of a members base hourly rate of pay.  It will not be charged to your shift differential, overtime, call pay, bonus pay or any other premium pay that you receive.

There will be a cap on how much a member will have to pay. The cap is $65. No member will pay more than $65 a month for dues. The cap will be increase by $5 every 3 years.

Please be mindful that (2) two months of the year we receive a third paycheck and your  average monthly dues are calculated with that in mind

You will find that (2) months of the year your dues will be slightly higher than the other (10) months of the year.

This new dues structure is the result of a vote by the Service Employees International Union’s parent organization. This structure was adopted in year 2000, however, Local 722 has been working diligently to insure that it is as fair as possible for all of our members.

The results of this newly adopted structure will not double or triple the income of Local 722 as many members has eluded to. There will actually be a slight decrease in income. More important, there will be a reduction in dues for approximately 1300 of our 3200 members. With this, there will also be approximately 377 members that will go instantly to

the $65 cap.  Everyone else will see a dues increase that will fluctuate between the current $46.50 and the cap of $65.

The chart on the previous page does not list every hourly rate nor every salary within the bargaining unit.  So please find the hourly rate or salary closest to yours to determine how you will be personally effected.

For additional explanations please attend the membership meeting the third Saturday of every month, from 2 pm until 5 pm in the auditorium. The next meeting will be February 17th in the CNMC auditorium. Monthly meetings rotate from the WHC auditorium to the CNMC auditorium. The times remain the same.