New Dues Structure 2015-2016

We are very pleased to announce the implementation of a new and more progressive dues structure (see chart below). Our previous structure tied dues rates very broadly to status. This meant that junior faculty often paid the same rate as their most senior colleagues and that non-tenure track faculty often paid a higher percentage of their salary in dues than full professors. This system was always a source of concern to the UFWW executive board, but it was also the result of structures imposed upon us by our affiliates. We have always owed a great deal to our affiliates for their tremendous support of UFWW and now we owe them additional thanks for their flexibility in allowing us to pilot a new dues structure that is progressive in nature. The new UFWW dues structure uses broad salary bands to determine dues categories. For the first time this ties our dues directly to compensation instead of rank. Now only those making higher salaries will be paying the top category of dues. As you can see below, this means a rate of less than 1% for virtually every member and significantly less than that for most members.

United Faculty of Western Washington (UFWW) 2015-2016 dues rates and structure