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Assuming your wanting to stop paying union dues because your not happy with your current union, it is not possible to simply stop paying your dues. However as mentioned it IS possible to have your union dues donated to any recognized charity or church. All you have to due is fill out some papers aknowledging your wishes and your done. If you do decide to do this, your Union is still obligated (by law) to represent you.
Union Dues was created on 2001-05-14.
If the employer doesn't deduct you union dues, you are still obligated to pay your dues. Read your bylaws and constitution, to determine your particular circumstance (these documents will tell you what your union can do when you do not pay your dues).
You are not forced to pay union dues if your dept. is a union dept. You are automatically in the union and the dues are optional. Contact your union rep and tell him to cancell your dues. I don't know what state you are in but in Ks. you are not forced to pay these dues.
Everyone has to agree to not be a union shop. If you don't want union protection often there is a way to opt out of the union, but many shops have the person doing that donate the dues they would pay to a particular charity or group.
Union dues are a regular payment of money made by members of a union. They are the cost of membership, and fund the various activities which the union engages in.
You will have to pay union dues. But then again you will make more money being in a union, which more than cover the cost of your dues.
The Taft-Hartley Act limited high dues for union membership as well as union contributions to political campaign funds.
The Taft-Hartley Act limited high dues for union membership as well as union contributions to political campaign funds.
Public employers must receive the written or electronic consent of each of their employees before deducting union dues or fees from their paycheck. So they should tell you when the dues will be taken out when they get your consent.
It's the price you pay to be part of the union