Membership fees
Membership fees pay for the costs of having an organisation — such as contract negotiations, grievances, training for members, legal fees — so no one has to go it alone. Funding the cost of our union as members also keeps us independant and unreliant on others.
Membership Fees - effective May 1st 2008
26+ Hours |
15-25 Hours |
0-14 Hours |
Youth Rates |
|
| Retail | $6.40 | $4.40 | $3.25 | $2.10* |
| Transport, Energy, Stores | $6.40 | $4.40 | $4.40 | N/A |
| Clothing, Baking, Wood | $6.40 | $4.40 | $4.40 | N/A |
| CLAW | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | N/A |
* Only if youth rates apply in your collective agreement
Special Fees and Levies
- Retirees: $3.25 per week - members who wish to remain active in the Union even after they leave the workforce
- Casual Bus Drivers: $1.35 per day
- Extra Funeral Benefit: voluntary payment of 60 cents per week in addition to the normal weekly fee
- Fighting Fund: additional levy paid by some worksites
- Federation of Ambulance Officers of NZ: additional levy paid by some worksites


