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Membership
Dues
The
only way a union can operate is by collecting dues from the membership.
All of our members at A&P,
Loblaws, Loeb, Zehrs and other retail grocery, hospitality, retirement
and nursing homes, industrial plants and warehouses pay union
dues every week.
The dues collected
by the union are used to provide services to our members.
Your union
works on your behalf to:
- Fight or settle grievances and arbitrations.
- Ensure injured members receive proper compensation from
the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.
- Provide Health and Safety Service, etc.
- Have Union Representatives negotiate and service contracts
with employers.
All union members pay dues in order to allow their union to function
properly. This means union members like teachers, nurses, firemen,
postal workers, bus drivers, auto workers and food workers pay
union dues.
In
fact, close to 40 per cent of the Canadian workforce is unionized.
All of these unionized workers pay union dues.
No
one would ever join a union if he or she paid more than they
benefited from their collective agreements. Employees should
also be aware that UNION DUES ARE FULLY TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
It's
also important to understand that members won't pay dues unless
the collective agreement negotiated between the union and the
employer is acceptable to more than 50 per cent of the bargaining
unit.
This
means that no one pay dues until improvements have been made
to wages, benefits, working conditions, hours of work and job
security.
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