Dues Max Adjustment set for September 1, 2019

09/02/2019

Each year, the maximum weekly salary on which dues may be assessed increases. Despite these annual increases, which are spelled out in the constitution of The NewsGuild-CWA, the New York Guild has not always increased its maximum dues-assessable salary.

Effective September 1, 2019, however, the maximum salary will increase to $2,499 per week from $2,395. Currently, the dues rate for members earning more than $2,395 a week is effectively less than the 1.3846 percent (plus $1 a month) paid by members who earn less than that amount. Raising the maximum salary means that the effective dues rate for all members earning up to $2,499 will be equal. No dues will be assessed on weekly earnings above $2,499, which is still below the current maximum in the TNG-CWA constitution.

For the large majority of members, there will be no increase in dues. Those earning more than $2,499 a week, however, will see an increase of up to $1.44 a week. For any questions, please email Guild President Grant Glickson at glickson@nyguild.org

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