1.4
million working men and women are dues paying members of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Dues
provide the resources to stand up for good jobs and benefits,
decent working conditions and a better future for our families.
That's
why union members in private industry earn 38 percent more on
average than than nonunion workers. They also receive 54 percent
more in benefits.
None
of this would be possible without the strength that comes from our
Teamsters dues.
Management
knows the power of Teamsters unity. That's why companies try to
distract and deceive you with lies about union dues.
Let's
look at the truth:
FACT:
Teamster
Union dues are determined by the membership of the Local Union.
FACT:
Initiation
fees are waived for members of a newly organized unit.
FACT:
Most
of our dues stay right with the Local. Dues fund activities that
give workers more power at the bargaining table, in the statehouse
and in the community.
FACT:
The
membership pays union dues to provide for organizing expenses,
office equipment, telephones, training and regular administration
expenses.
Union dues help pay attorneys to
assist in negotiations, grievances and arbitration.
Membership dues also support research
into companies and industries to gather information for
negotiations and organizing. It also pays for accountants to
analyze the company’s books.
Members receive information
about the expenditure of dues money at regular membership
meetings. The International Union publishes its annual audited
financial statement in the Union magazine, which is sent to every
member. Local unions file annual reports with the U.S. Department
of Labor.
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