PSU-AAUP Membership Status & Dues

Membership Status

Membership Status You are not automatically a member when you commence employment at Portland State University. You are a Fair Share Fee Payer until and unless you fill out and send in a membership application.

We are an agency fee campus. This means that all faculty members must become a member of the Association, or pay service fees (fair share fees) to the Association for the services we provide in collectively bargaining and enforcing the contract.

To become a member, you must fill out a membership application and send it to PSU-AAUP at Smith 232. You need to fill out a membership application only once, and your membership continues from one academic year to the next.

If you do not fill out an application, then you will pay fair share fees to PSU-AAUP. Fair Share fees are the per cap “fair share” costs of running the Association.

Member Dues and Fair Share fees are both automatically deducted from your paycheck. Your pay stub will indicate whether you are a member or a Fair Share Fee Payer.

• The deduction on paystubs of Fair Share Fee Payers indicate “AAUP Union Fair Share Deductions”

• The deduction on paystubs of members indicate “AAUP Union Membership Dues”

There are many reasons to become a member of PSU-AAUP:

• The right to vote on important chapter decisions and the contract

• Eligibility to serve on the PSU-AAUP Collective Bargaining team, Association committees, or run for any elected office

• The right to provide input and opinion to the negotiating team about any area of your employment including negotiations

• Membership in the National AAUP and subscription to Academe

• Regalia Reimbursement

• Child Care Reimbursement at university child care facilities (up to a maximum of $250/year).

• Discounts at local merchants (when available)

Fair Share Fee Payers receive none of these benefits. Fair Share Fees are set on September 1 of each year for the academic year. The Fair Share Percentage for the 2010-2011 academic year is 84% of member dues. This number is based upon the previous fiscal year’s actual expenses that are chargeable to Fair Share Fee Payers.

In many cases, the difference between paying fair share fees and member dues is only a few dollars a month. For this small difference, you can fully support the union which protects your rights and expands them through collective bargaining. Apply now! (pdf document)

Dues Information

The charts below show the difference in cost between Fair Share Fees and Member Dues. Find the chart that applies to your status of employment: 9 month vs 12 month, and 1-4 years of service, or 5+ years of service or Tenure.

Monthly Dues for Faculty with 1-4 years service at PSU
(Based on a 12-month appointment)

Annual Salary	Fair Share Fees	Full Member Dues	Monthly Difference
$30,000	$7.98	$9.50	$1.52
$33,000	$8.78	$10.45	$1.67
$36,000	$9.58	$11.40	$1.82
$39,000	$10.37	$12.35	$1.98
$42,000	$10.37	$13.30	$2.13
$45,000	$11.11	$14.25	$2.28
$50,000	$13.13	$15.63	$2.50
$55,000	$14.44	$17.19	$2.75
$60,000	$15.75	$18.75	$3.00
$65,000	$17.06	$20.31	$3.25
$70,000	$18.38	$21.88	$3.50
$75,000	$19.69	$23.44	$3.75
$80,000	$21.00	$25.00	$4.00
$85,000	$22.31	$25.56	$4.25

"Entrant" member dues=.375%
"Entrant" Fair Share Fees=84% of dues

 

Monthly Dues for Faculty with 5+ years service at PSU
(Based on a 12-month appointment)

Annual Salary	Fair Share Fees	Member Dues	Monthly Difference
$42,000	$22.05	$26.25	$4.20
$45,000	$23.63	$28.13	$4.50
$48,000	$25.20	$30.00	$4.80
$51,000	$26.78	$31.88	$5.10
$54,000	$28.35	$33.75	$5.40
$57,000	$29.93	$35.63	$5.70
$60,000	$31.50	$37.50	$6.00
$65,000	$34.13	$40.63	$6.50
$70,000	$36.75	$43.75	$7.00
$75,000	$39.38	$46.88	$7.50
$80,000	$42.00	$50.00	$8.00
$85,000	$44.63	$53.13	8.50

Regular member dues=.75%
Regular Fair Share Fees= 84% of dues

 

Monthly Dues for Faculty with 1-4 years service at PSU
(Based on a 9-month appointment)

Annual Salary	Fair Share Fees	Member Dues	Monthly Difference
$30,000	$10.64	$12.67	$2.03
$33,000	$11.70	$13.93	$2.23
$36,000	$12.77	$15.20	$2.43
$39,000	$13.83	$16.46	$2.63
$42,000	$14.89	$17.73	$2.84
$45,000	$15.96	$19.00	$3.04
$48,000	$16.80	$20.00	$3.20
$51,000	$17.85	$21.25	$3.40
$54,000	$18.90	$22.50	$3.60
$57,000	$19.95	$23.75	$3.80
$60,000	$21.00	$25.00	$4.00
$65,000	$22.75	$27.08	$4.33
$70,000	$24.50	$29.17	$4.67
$75,000	$26.25	$31.25	$5.00
$80,000	$28.00	$33.33	$5.33
$85,000	$29.75	$35.42	$5.67

"Entrant" member dues=.375%
"Entrant" Fair Share Fees=84% of dues

 

Monthly Dues for Faculty with 5+ years service at PSU
(Based on a 9-month appointment)

Annual Salary	Fair Share Fees	Member Dues	Monthly Difference
$45,000	$31.50	$37.50	$6.00
$48,000	$33.60	$40.00	$6.40
$51,000	$35.70	$42.50	$6.80
$54,000	$37.80	$45.00	$7.20
$57,000	$39.90	$47.50	$7.60
$60,000	$42.00	$50.00	$8.00
$63,000	$44.10	$52.50	$8.40
$65,000	$45.50	$54.17	$8.67
$70,000	$49.00	$58.33	$9.33
$75,000	$52.50	$62.50	$10.00
$80,000	$56.00	$66.67	$10.67
$85,000	$59.50	$70.83	$11.33

Regular member dues=.75%
Regular Fair Share Fees= 84% of dues

Using the above rates, monthly dues are calculated as follows:
(SALARY) x (FTE) x (AAUP Rate)/(9 or 12 months)

Example 1
The monthly deduction for a new, full-time untenured member making $30,000 paid over nine months would be approximately $12.50 [$30,000 x 1.0 x .375%/ 9].

Example 2
The dues for a non-member fair-share payer would be 84% of that amount, or $10.50.