As your collective bargaining representative, we strongly urge you to join the Guild today! Dues are only 1.10% of monthly gross earnings (with a $19/month minimum) via payroll deduction. For example, if you earn $2,000 in one month, your dues are just $22 for that month. This is the lowest dues rate of any labor organization in the county! In addition, membership in the AFT offers many other benefits of membership. Below is just a sampling of some of these additional benefits available only to members: o The right to vote for Guild officers; o The right to hold a Guild office; o The right to participate in setting Guild policy; o The right to serve as a delegate at the CFT and AFT conventions; o A $1,000,000 occupational liability insurance policy, free of charge for the duration of your membership; o A $10,000 life insurance policy, free of charge during the first year of your membership; o The right to enroll in a Union member dental program; o The right to enroll in the Union driver and traveler program; o The right to enroll in Union member catastrophic medical, term life, disability income, accidental death and dismemberment, and many other insurance programs; o The right to participate in many other "Union Privilege" programs, available only to members. (Call the Guild office at 619-640-1155 if you would like information on other programs.) We urge you to strongly consider becoming a Guild member today by calling the Guild office at 619-640-1155 and requesting a membership application. The Guild still faces many obstacles in its fight to provide the best working conditions for the employees it represents, which in turn will result in the best learning conditions for our students. Our strength lies in our membership, together we can ensure education is the number one priority of this district. Don’t delay–do it today!!!