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PSU-AAUP
Membership Status & Dues
Membership
Status
Just because
you have dues taken out of your paycheck, that does not necessarily
mean that you are a member.
There are two type
of dues- "fair share" dues (also known as "fee-paying
objectors"), and membership dues. Unless you have filled out a
membership form and are paying membership-level dues, you are not
a member.
Fair Share
individuals are still represented in collective bargaining and contractual
matters by PSU-AAUP. Faculty who choose not to join PSU-AAUP must still
pay their "fair share" of the costs associated with negotiating and
maintaining the contract between the University and PSU-AAUP. Currently,
this means that non-members pay dues at a rate of 75% of regular member
dues. While fair-share payers receive equal representation and assistance
with matters involving the contract as PSU-AAUP members, they are not
eligible to hold office, to vote on important chapter decisions or to
participate in the various insurance plans and other benefits described
in Membership Benefits. In many cases, the
difference between paying two-thirds of regular dues and full 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 differences in amounts between being a full-paying dues member,
or a fair share member, depending on your salary, years of service,
and appointment length: 1-4 years service & 12-month
appointment, 5+ years service & 12-month appointment,
1-4 years service & 9-month appointment, or
5+ years service & 9-month appointment.
Monthly
Dues for Faculty with 1-4 years service
at PSU
(Based on a 12-month appointment)
|
Annual
Salary
|
Fair
Share
|
Full
Member
|
Difference
|
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$27,000
|
$6.30
|
$8.55
|
$2.25
|
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$30,000
|
$7.00
|
$9.50
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$2.50
|
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$33,000
|
$7.70
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$10.45
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$2.75
|
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$36,000
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$8.40
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$11.40
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$3.00
|
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$39,000
|
$9.10
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$12.35
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$3.25
|
|
$42,000
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$9.80
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$13.30
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$3.50
|
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$45,000
|
$10.50
|
$14.25
|
$3.75
|
Monthly
Dues for Faculty with 5+ years service
at PSU
(Based on a 12-month appointment)
|
Annual
Salary
|
Fair
Share
|
Full
Member
|
Difference
|
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$42,000
|
$19.68
|
$26.25
|
$6.57
|
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$45,000
|
$21.09
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$28.13
|
$7.04
|
|
$48,000
|
$22.50
|
$30.00
|
$7.50
|
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$51,000
|
$23.91
|
$31.88
|
$7.97
|
|
$54,000
|
$25.31
|
$33.75
|
$8.44
|
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$57,000
|
$26.72
|
$35.63
|
$8.91
|
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$60,000
|
$28.13
|
$37.50
|
$9.37
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Monthly
Dues for Faculty with 1-4 years service
at PSU
(Based on a 9-month appointment)
|
Annual
Salary
|
Fair
Share
|
Full
Member
|
Difference
|
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$27,000
|
$8.40
|
$11.40
|
$3.00
|
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$30,000
|
$9.33
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$12.67
|
$3.34
|
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$33,000
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$10.26
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$13.93
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$3.67
|
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$36,000
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$11.20
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$15.20
|
$4.00
|
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$39,000
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$12.13
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$16.46
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$4.33
|
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$42,000
|
$13.06
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$17.73
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$4.67
|
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$45,000
|
$14.00
|
$19.00
|
$5.00
|
Monthly
Dues for Faculty with 5+ years service
at PSU
(Based on a 9-month appointment)
|
Annual
Salary
|
Fair
Share
|
Full
Member
|
Difference
|
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$45,000
|
$28.13
|
$37.50
|
$9.37
|
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$48,000
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$30.00
|
$40.00
|
$10.00
|
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$51,000
|
$31.88
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$42.50
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$10.62
|
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$54,000
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$33.75
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$45.00
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$11.25
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$57,000
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$35.63
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$47.50
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$11.87
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$60,000
|
$37.50
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$50.00
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$12.50
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$63,000
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$39.38
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$52.50
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$13.12
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Member dues are
deducted automatically from your paycheck each month. There are two
categories of membership:
Active Entrant
For non-tenured faculty with 1-4 years service in PSU-AAUP bargaining
unit. Active Entrant dues are calculated at .00375 of your salary
(half of full-member dues).
Full Member
For all tenured faculty and people with 5+ years of service in
PSU-AAUP bargaining unit. Full member dues are calculated at
three-fourths of one percent (.0075) of your salary.
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 .00375 / 9].
Example
2
The dues for a non-member fair-share payer would be two thirds of
that amount, or $8.38.
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