Become a Member
Joining the union is as simple as filling out a union card! Once you join, and pay dues, you are a member unless you resign. For more information, you may contact the union president or other elected leaders.
Joining the union is as simple as filling out a union card! Once you join, and pay dues, you are a member unless you resign. For more information, you may contact the union president or other elected leaders.
Union Card Instructions
Union Card Instructions
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Dues Calculation
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*If you receive 26 paychecks per year, please select 24 as two of your paychecks are exempt from dues deductions.
Where Dues Are Utilized
Where Dues Are Utilized
- 0.6% (.006) of your base salary goes to the UPI Local. These funds are used to support:
- The administrative costs of running the Local
- Funding the Militancy Fund
- Funding the Legal Defense Fund
- Affiliate Dues:
- A portion of members' dues go to AFT, IFT, and the chapters' local labor council. IFT & AFT return some of these funds to the Local.
- A portion goes to provide $1,000,000 liability insurance.
- A portion goes to provide members with $36,520 in Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
- A small portion goes to political activity, which members can choose to redirect to an educational fund.