When you began working at Cleveland State, you should have received a visit from an SEIU representative as part of your orientation. They would have informed you about your status as part of our bargaining unit, provided you information about the union and encouraged you to sign a membership application.
Since you may have a bad memory, if you are a professional staff employee there is a good chance you are a part of the SEIU bargaining unit.
Still not sure, just call one of your Executive Board members and ask. Just because you are in the bargaining unit does not mean you are automatically a full member of the union.
Completing the membership application is a voluntary decision that gives you full membership status allowing you to vote on contracts, elect union officers, serve as an officer, serve on committees, and attend and participate in meetings. However, paying your fair share is not voluntary. Fair share is a fee paid to the union by members of a bargaining unit who have not joined as full members.
The fee is for services and benefits that the union has negotiated for all members of the bargaining unit. At Cleveland State University the fair share fee is the exact same amount as union dues. This means if you sign a membership application and become a full member, you will not pay one penny more. You should become a full member because like it or not, terms of your employment are determined by the union contract.
You can choose not to be actively involved in the union but becoming a full member will allow those who choose to be involved to have more power. There is power in numbers and you want the people upholding and negotiating your contract to have as much power as they can.
Plus, you are already paying for it so why not sign a membership application? The Union is about so much more than protecting members from discipline. In fact, only one article deals with discipline. Even in an office envioenment, we need our benefits protected. We have Articles in our current contract that:. A little known fact is that Union dues cannot by law be used towards the political dealings of the Union. The only money that can be used towards politics is the voluntary money that you may have withheld for COPE Committee on Political Education.
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