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Should a part-timer pay Union dues or wait until Full-time?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsideUPS" data-source="post: 1108071" data-attributes="member: 31414"><p><strong><span style="color: #008000">BearcatShane09....You bring up an EXCELLENT point about Union dues.</span></strong>..although I think your math is slightly off. Many locals have a formula for Union dues....<u><strong>ours for example is (2.5 x hourly rate + $6.00)</strong>.</u> You mention working 17.5 hours. The number of hours worked is the main variable that our Union does not consider. Percentage wise, part-timers are paying far more in Union dues than full-timers. </p><p> </p><p>For example:</p><p></p><p><u><strong>1) Full Time Driver</strong></u> Working 5 x 9 hour days x $32/hour = Gross Amount of $1440 (Union Dues = $86.00) using 2.5 x hourly rate + $6.00 formula.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><u><strong>86/1440 = 5.97%</strong></u></span> </p><p></p><p></p><p><u><strong>2) Part-Time BearcatShane</strong></u> Working 5 x 3.5 hour days x $12/hour = Gross Amount of $210 (Union Dues = $36) using (2.5 x hourly rate = $6.00)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><u><strong>36/210 = 17.14%</strong></u> </span> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>SUMMARY - Part-time employees are paying almost triple in Union dues than full-timers in terms of percentage. </strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsideUPS, post: 1108071, member: 31414"] [B][COLOR=#008000]BearcatShane09....You bring up an EXCELLENT point about Union dues.[/COLOR][/B]..although I think your math is slightly off. Many locals have a formula for Union dues....[U][B]ours for example is (2.5 x hourly rate + $6.00)[/B].[/U] You mention working 17.5 hours. The number of hours worked is the main variable that our Union does not consider. Percentage wise, part-timers are paying far more in Union dues than full-timers. For example: [U][B]1) Full Time Driver[/B][/U] Working 5 x 9 hour days x $32/hour = Gross Amount of $1440 (Union Dues = $86.00) using 2.5 x hourly rate + $6.00 formula. [COLOR=#ff0000][U][B]86/1440 = 5.97%[/B][/U][/COLOR] [U][B]2) Part-Time BearcatShane[/B][/U] Working 5 x 3.5 hour days x $12/hour = Gross Amount of $210 (Union Dues = $36) using (2.5 x hourly rate = $6.00) [COLOR=#ff0000][U][B]36/210 = 17.14%[/B][/U] [/COLOR] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff0000][B]SUMMARY - Part-time employees are paying almost triple in Union dues than full-timers in terms of percentage. [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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