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A union is a business with only one major source of revenue: the dues, other fees, special assessments and fines they charge their members. Paying union dues or fees is typically an unavoidable fact. The Steelworkers will want to get its cut of your paycheck and is free to do what it wants with those funds without your approval.

Here are some facts about USW fees and union dues, according to the union constitution and financial document:

  • Initiation fees are $10.00 per new member.
  • Regular union dues are 1.45% of a member’s total earnings during the month.
  • Union member dues range from $5.00 up to 2.8 times the member's average hourly earnings.

The Steelworkers stand to gain a lot by organizing you and your fellow employees. With employees paying dues for every month for years, that money would really add up.

That’s what the organizing drive means to the Steelworkers – money.

But what would that mean to you?

By entering some simple information in the calculator below, you can see what you might be giving the Steelworkers over the life of a multi-year contract.

Remember, even if the Steelworkers win, they can only get what our organization is willing to agree to in negotiations. Employees on the other hand don’t get to negotiate the amount of union dues. That amount is set by the union.

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