We are writing to let you
know that the dues will increase in 2013 by 7 cents per week.
- The regular rate, for everyone over 20 hours/week, is going up to $8.12 (from $8.05)
- The rate for people scheduled for 20 hours/week is going up to $6.10 (from $6.07)
The first week at the new rate will be the week ending 1/5/2013, so it will show up in the 1/10/2013 paycheck.
The dues usually go up a bit
every January, but for the past 2 years there has been no increase.
How is the dues increase
decided?
The annual dues increase is
set by our national union, AFSCME. They calculate the increase by looking at
the average raise in the previous year for AFSCME members across the country
(over a million people, with many in the public sector). We have had pay raises
for the past 3 years. Unfortunately for AFSCME members in general, however, the
average of pay raises, pay cuts, and unpaid furloughs has been zero for the
past 2 years, and is low this year. Fortunately for us, this has resulted in no
dues increase for 2 years, and a small increase this year.
If you have any questions,
please call the SHARE office at 508-929-4020, or email Comment@theSHAREunion.org.