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SEIU 721
TO OPT OUT OF SEIU 721 DUES:
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SEIU 721 represents public sector employees-such as those working in hospitals,
foster care, and mental health- in Southern California.
For years, public employees in California have been forced to pay union dues as
a condition of employment, allowing unions to take their members for granted.
However, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that public employees can no
longer be required to financially support a labor union against their will.
(Janus v. AFSCME, 2018).
“States and public-sector unions may no longer extract [funds] from
nonconsenting employees. . . . This procedure violates the First Amendment and
cannot continue.”
Consequently, public employees may decline to pay these private organizations
without losing their jobs or employer-provided benefits.
It is important to know that SEIU 721 may continue to automatically withhold
dues from employees’ pay even if they never signed up for membership in the
first place. The best way to ensure the deductions stop is to submit a request
to the union in writing.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What happens after I send my resignation to the union?
You should receive some acknowledgement of your request from the union within a
few weeks.
Because it has a financial interest in continuing to withhold dues from your
pay, the union may contact you and attempt to persuade you to keep your
membership. Their sales pitch may include untrue claims and scare tactics. It is
a good idea to try to document any questionable claims made by union
representatives. Do not be bullied! If you stand your ground, there is nothing
the union can do to retaliate against you for opting out.
Monitor your paychecks to make sure the dues deductions stop. Contact the union
if the deductions continue more than a couple paychecks after you submit your
resignation request.
Some unions have tricked employees into signing membership forms with fine print
waiving their right to resign except during a short annual window period. If the
union claims you signed such a form and therefore cannot cancel the dues
deductions from your pay, ask to be provided with documentation that you ever
signed such an agreement.
How much are SEIU 721 dues?
According to federal filings, SEIU 721 dues are 0.75-1.5% of wages or a flat
rate of $60 to $1,188 per year. The average member paid $790 in 2020.
Will the union continue to represent me if I opt out?
Yes. SEIU 721 has been empowered by the state to represent those in your
workplace. Employees are not allowed to negotiate their own compensation or
handle their own grievances with their employer, nor can they hire another
person or entity to represent them.
In exchange for this unusual benefit, SEIU 721 is legally obligated to represent
all employees in the workplace, including those who choose not to join the union
as members.
Consequently, the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the union and
your employer will continue to set the terms and conditions of your employment
and the union will continue to represent you in grievances, contract
enforcement, discipline assistance or other proceedings governed by the
collective bargaining agreement.
Will I lose wages, health care, retirement or other benefits if I opt out?
No. All provisions of the collective bargaining agreement between the union and
your employer will continue to govern your employment. Your wages, health
benefits, retirement and anything else governed by the collective bargaining
agreement will remain unchanged if you opt out of SEIU 721.
How will my relationship with the union change if I opt out?
While the terms of the collective bargaining agreement will still govern your
employment, as a nonmember, the union may choose to prevent you from
participating in internal union affairs, such as attending union meetings or
voting in union elections, including contract ratification votes. Unions also
commonly withhold any special “members-only” deals or discounts the union has
arranged for with businesses. You may no longer receive the union newsletter or
similar publications.
Why do people opt out of the union?
People have many reasons for not wanting to support the union. Some simply do
not believe the services the union provides are worth the dues it charges.
Others may find the union’s one-size-fits-all agenda does not serve them well
because they are new to the profession, have a specialty that is not
acknowledged in bargaining, or they believe their effectiveness is
undercompensated. Some resent the union’s role in enabling and defending
underperforming employees. Many find the union’s political activity and use of
dues to advance partisan causes, candidates and ideology distasteful. Still
others believe that union officials are corrupt and unaccountable to their
membership.
Unions representing public employees are not governed by the usual consumer
protection or anti-trust laws, so abuses are common. Unions can charge whatever
they wish. They can spend dues money on anything they want. Often, they do not
have to disclose how dues money is spent to members. They can speak for
employees without consulting or informing them. They can injure some members’
interests while advancing the interests of others. Unions even have the ability
to prevent employees from getting help in their workplace from other sources.
They are not governed by any obligation to provide quality service, and almost
never have to seek approval of the people they represent in an election to
continue as the exclusive representative.
Sometimes people have a faith-based objection to unions’ expenditures. To learn
more about some of the major public unions’ expenditures in light of common
faith beliefs, click here.
How does the union spend my dues money?
SEIU Local 721
SEIU 721 collected $69.3 million in dues and fees from its members in calendar
year 2020, according to reports the union must file with the U.S. Dept. of
Labor.
In 2020 alone:
* $16.1 million went to SEIU’s national headquarters in Washington, D.C., to
support its massive political, economic and social agenda. The national
organization regularly supports a host of controversial organizations.
* $2 million was spent by SEIU 721 on political activity and lobbying.
* $1.5 million was paid or contributed to largely ideological organizations.
* $66,000 was spent on airfare, hotels and travel for union staff.
* $2.2 million was spent on private attorneys and consultants.
* $10.7 million was spent on legal settlements, including an $8.46 million
verdict against SEIU 721 for discriminating against former employee Talbert
Mitchell on the basis of disability and wrongfully terminating him for
whistleblowing.
* $67,000 was spent on food and catering.
* $19,000 was spent on chartering private yachts for union events.
SEIU 721 paid 243 officers and employees in 2020, 56 of whom were paid six
figures. SEIU 721’s assistant to the president, Bart Diener, was paid $149,000.
Although it currently has a stockpile of $26.5 million in spare cash, SEIU 721
increased the minimum dues amount members must pay from 0.5% to 0.75% of their
wages for 2020.
SEIU 721’s most recent LM-2 reports are available here: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017,
2016.
A portion of the dues paid by SEIU 721 members goes to support the SEIU State
Council.
SEIU California State Council
SEIU California collected $12.1 million from its members in 2020.
In 2020 alone:
* $14.9 million was spent by SEIU California on political activity and
lobbying.
* $95,000 was paid or contributed to largely ideological organizations.
SEIU California paid 34 officers and employees in 2020, 22 of whom were paid six
figures. SEIU California director Steve Robinson was paid $240,000.
SEIU California’s most recent LM-2 reports are available here: 2020, 2019, 2018,
2017, 2016.
Lastly, a portion of the dues paid by SEIU 721 members also goes to support the
national headquarters of SEIU.
SEIU National Headquarters
The SEIU national headquarters collected $255 million from its affiliates in
2020. In that year alone:
* $60 million was spent on divisive political candidates, causes and lobbying.
* $2.9 million was paid or contributed to largely ideological organizations.
This includes $410,000 donated to the Alliance for Global Justice, a
left-wing, anti-capitalist organization that grew out of the Nicaragua
Network, which supported the Communist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua.
* $2.3 million was spent on airfare, hotels and travel for union staff. SEIU’s
hotel expenses included a $398,000 bill from a 4-star resort in San Diego.
* $26.5 million was spent on private attorneys and consultants.
* $150,000 was spent on food and catering.
SEIU national headquarters paid 583 employees in 2020, 295 of whom were paid six
figures. SEIU international president Mary Kay Henry was paid $297,126.
SEIU national headquarters’ most recent LM-2 reports are available here: 2020,
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016.
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