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Dues
DUES (downloadable PDF at bottom of this page)
All dues are assessed as sliding scale fees, with provisions for work-trade, so that the cost of membership is not prohibitive. Dues for worker cooperatives, other democratic workplaces, and developers are based on a percentage of gross receipts. Associate and individual dues are sliding scale. Startup workplace dues are $100 - $250 sliding scale.
How to calculate your dues:
Find the range that includes your annual gross revenue. Match it to your annual dues in $$ range on the same line. Choose within this dues range what your workplace will pay. You can pay in dollars, hours, or a combination of the two.
If your workplace is a dues-paying member of a regional worker cooperative federation, take 50% off of your US Federation dues (see below for explanation of dues discount).
Work-Trade Option:
Members may pay part or all of their dues in hours (valued at $25/hr) doing specific tasks in support of the Federation’s mission and its current and ongoing projects. These tasks include but are not limited to regional organizing, data-gathering, research, outreach, office work, and other tasks mutually agreed upon by the USFWC and member workplaces. Work trade dues must be requested in writing and agreed upon by the Membership Committee, and are subject to annual review.
We are unable to accept work trade dues for Individual members.
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WORKER COOPERATIVES & OTHER DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACES |
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If your annual gross revenue is in this range: |
Your annual dues in dollars are on a sliding scale from: |
OR your annual dues in hours are on a sliding scale from: |
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Under $50,000 |
$100 |
2-3 |
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$50,001 - $100,000 |
$100 |
3-4 |
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$100,001 - $500,000 |
$100-250 |
4-9 |
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$500,001 - $1,000,000 |
$250-400 |
10-16 |
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$1,000,001 - $3,000,000 |
$400-700 |
16-28 |
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$3,000,001 - $5,000,000 |
$700-1200 |
28-48 |
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$5,000,001 - $10,000,000 |
$1200-1800 |
48-72 |
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$10,000,001 - $15,000,000 |
$1800-2400 |
72-84 |
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$15,000,001 - $20,000,000 |
$2400-2900 |
96-116 |
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$20,000,001 - $25,000,000 |
$2900-3400 |
116-136 |
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$25,000,001 - $30,000,000 |
$3400-3900 |
136-156 |
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$30,000,001 - $35,000,000 |
$3900-4400 |
156-166 |
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$35,000,001 - $40,000,000 |
$4400-4900 |
176-196 |
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$40,000,001 - $45,000,000 |
$4900-5400 |
196-216 |
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$45,000,001 - $50,000,000 |
$5400-6000 |
216-236 |
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Over $50,000,000 |
$6000+ |
236+ |
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ASSOCIATES |
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Organizations |
$100-1000 |
4-40 |
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Individuals |
$25-100 |
labor trade is not available for individual dues |
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DEVELOPERS |
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Organizations |
$250-2500 |
10-100 |
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Individuals |
$101-1000 |
4-40 |
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Developers are encouraged to consider a work trade (valued at $25/hour) to provide development consulting to other Federation members instead of paying cash dues. |
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FEDERATION PARTNERS |
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Dues are optional for Federation Partners. We ask that these members consider making a donation of money, time or other resources to support our shared work. |
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STARTUP WORKPLACES |
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Dues are on a sliding scale from $100-250 |
Discount for Regional Dues Paid
To encourage and support regional organizing, the Federation will give 50% off national dues for any workplace paying dues to a regional organization of worker cooperatives. Calculate your discounted dues as follows: find your dues fee in the sliding scale chart. Then cut that amount in half.
ALTERNATE DUES CALCULATION METHOD: Gross Compensation
Determine the gross compensation to all workers by adding together the following for the previous fiscal year: wages and salaries, payroll taxes, workers compensation, all health benefits, pension or savings contributions, paid time off, patronage and dividends (both cash payments and qualified notices), and any other compensation that may be relevant to your workplace. Please note on your dues renewal form that you are paying by the Gross Compensation method.
Calculate your dues as follows: Dues = (Gross Compensation/800) + $50
*** Credit and thanks are due to NoBAWC for developing both dues models adapted for use here. ***
