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| ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON |
| WHERE DO MY DUES GO? Dues for 2003 are distributed as follows: NO INITIATION FEES Dues are equal to 1.4% of your monthly salary (a minimum of $10.48 per month to a maximum of $39.15 per month) $.25 LIFE INSURANCE: This automatic part of membership consists of a $1,000 death benefit and a $1,000 accidental death benefit. $8.30 AFSCME: This portion of your dues goes to AFSCME, our International Union. AFSCME coordinates efforts across the country which include research, education and congressional lobbying. AFSCME has better than 1.2 million members. $.35 (average) COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL: Your county labor council represents you in dealings with city and county officials in matters involving organized labor. (County/councils establish their own dues structures.) $2.30 LOCAL: This amount per member is returned to your local to be spent as it sees fit, within restrictions of its constitution. It is used, among other things, to send delegates to the Council's Biennial Conventions, Legislative Meetings, and to represent the local at other meetings of the Council. BALANCE Council 2: The balance goes to Council 2 which coordinates activities for over 140 locals throughout the state. The Council represents you at the bargaining table and under the negotiated provisions of your contract. Staff Representatives are available to assist you directly when you have problems. Council 2 also provide\s an educational and leadership training program. |
| Newsletter - Volume 3 - Issue 2 |
| Change of Address ? Be sure to forward change of address information to Marti Bodley, Markell Egelston, or your shop steward for update to the union database. |
| Home e-mails Requested We would like to include home e-mail addresses in our database, for all members who have one. Please forward your home e-mail to Marti Bodley . |
| Without U there is no U-N-I-O-N. Join in... get involved. |
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| Archived News Volume 3 - Issue 1 Meeting Minutes Feb. 25, 2003 April 29, 2003 July 29, 2003 August 26, 2003 Sept. 30, 2003 Oct & Nov., 2003 |