The Office of Administration requires we have an original signature on file use this form to join FOSCEP Local 2382.
Here's how to sign up for payroll deduction of union dues for the Federation of State Cultural & Educational Professionals, Local 2382, AFT, AFL-CIO:
1. Log on to MyWorkplace website
(The icon is on your workplace computer and redirects to you to MyCommonwealth Workplace, the Employee Self Service website.)
2. Click Payroll Information.
3. Then click Union Membership.
4. On the Membership Application and Payroll Deduction Authorization page, “check” the Join button next to the statement stating you want to join the union.
What’s the difference between paying union dues and paying a fair share fee?
Paying union dues makes you a full union member with a voice in the workplace and a voice in the way the union is run. As exclusive representative for you and your co-workers, the union has a legal obligation to represent all employees assigned to the bargaining unit – members and non-members alike – for a fee that covers the cost of bargaining, implementing and enforcing the contract.
What does membership offer that fair-share fee payers miss out on?
Non-union members cannot vote to ratify union contracts. They cannot elect officers, serve as workplace stewards or be appointed to labor-management committees. And they do not have the right to vote on whether to strike. But there are more benefits on which non-members lose out. They cannot apply for union-sponsored college scholarships for themselves or their children. And they don’t qualify for savings on literally hundreds of goods and services offered through our UnionPlus membership program.
Why should I join the union?
Although as an “agency fee” or “fair share” payer, you have many of the protections that have been won by the union, the advances we make in salaries, benefits, job security, seniority and better working conditions are much greater when everyone working under the contract is a member of the union.
Unions are about one simple proposition: By joining together, working women and men gain strength in numbers so they can have a voice at work about what they care about. They negotiate a contract with their employer for things like a fair and safe workplace, better wages, a secure retirement and family-friendly policies such as paid sick leave and scheduling hours. They have a voice in how their jobs get done, creating a more stable, productive workforce that provides better services and products. Always adapting to the challenges of our nation’s evolving workforce, unions are meeting the needs of workers in today’s flexible and nontraditional work environments. Because no matter what type of job workers are in, by building power in unions, they can speak out for fairness for all working people in their communities and create better standards and a strong middle class across the country.