UMGWU Membership Card

UMGWU Membership Card
Membership in the University of Maine Graduate Workers Union-UAW (UMGWU-UAW) makes our Graduate Worker voice stronger and more democratic across the whole University of Maine System. Consistent majority support and participation enabled us to negotiate new rights and improvements in our first contract and will enable us to enforce these rights and seek further improvements moving forward.

Union members have the right to attend Union meetings, run for and hold Union office, vote to elect Union officers, and otherwise participate in the governance of our Union. Membership dues are currently 1.095% of gross pay with a $10 initiation or reinstatement fee.
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I accept membership in University of Maine Graduate Workers Union - International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UMGWU-UAW) and authorize UMGWU-UAW, its agents or representatives, to act for me as my exclusive representative for purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment or other conditions of employment. I also agree to abide by all rules, regulations, and constitutional provisions established by UMGWU-UAW and UAW.
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I hereby authorize and direct my employer, the University of Maine System (UMS), to deduct from my earnings—and to transmit to UMGWU-UAW—dues, including an initiation or reinstatement fee and bi-weekly dues in the amount established in accordance with the UAW Constitution and Local Union Bylaws, and in such manner as may be agreed upon between UMS and UMGWU-UAW at any time while this authorization is in effect. UMGWU-UAW may notify UMS of this authorization.

This authorization is voluntary on my part and shall remain in effect while I am employed by UMS for current and future appointments in the UMGWU-UAW bargaining unit, unless and until I revoke it by notifying UMGWU-UAW of my decision to revoke it.
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VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UAW V-CAP

Political action has played a key role in establishing University of Maine Graduate Workers Union-UAW (UMGWU-UAW) and winning improvements in our working conditions in the University of Maine System (UMS). Through voluntary contributions to the UAW Voluntary Community Action Program (V-CAP), we help elect pro-worker and pro-education candidates who can influence state and federal decisions on key issues, like workers rights, immigration laws, research funding, etc., which impact our daily lives at UMS. If you are eligible to vote in U.S. elections, please contribute!
I am eligible to vote in U.S. elections and will contribute to V-CAP. Subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, I hereby authorize UMS to withhold bi-weekly from my earnings UAW Voluntary Community Action Program (V-CAP) deductions in the following amount and to remit such contribution to UAW V-CAP in the manner agreed upon between UMS and UMGWU-UAW at any time while this authorization is in effect.
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This authorization is voluntarily made. I understand that the signing of this authorization and the making of payments to UAW V-CAP are not conditions of membership in UMGWU-UAW or of employment with UMS, that I have the right to refuse to sign this authorization and contribute to UAW V-CAP without any reprisal, that UAW V-CAP will use the money it receives to make political contributions and expenditures in connection with federal, state and local elections, that all UAW members may be eligible for V-CAP raffle drawings, regardless of whether they make a contribution to UAW V-CAP, and that monies contributed to UAW V-CAP constitute a voluntary contribution to a joint fundraising effort by the UAW and the AFL-CIO. This authorization shall remain in full force and effect until revoked in writing by me. I also understand that the guidelines for contributions to UAW V-CAP set forth above are merely suggestions, that I can contribute more or less than the guidelines suggest, and that UMGWU-UAW will not favor or disadvantage me based on the amount of my contribution or my decision not to contribute.

Contributions or gifts to UAW V-CAP are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal tax purposes. UAW V-CAP is an independent political committee created by the UAW. This committee does not ask for or accept authorization from any candidate, and no candidate is responsible for its activities.
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UMGWU Membership Card

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UAW V-CAP