I am signing this digital membership card to stand together with my co-workers for a voice on the job. I request and accept membership in The Chicago News Guild, Local 34071, The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America.
Signature Date: 06/20/2026
I hereby assign to the Treasurer of the CHICAGO NEWS GUILD, and direct you to pay to him/her, the amount of my membership dues and any legal assessments which under the law I may assign and direct you to pay and which shall accrue to the CHICAGO NEWS GUILD during the period for which this assignment and direction shall remain in effect, commencing with those accruing for the month of ________________.
An appropriate percentage of such dues and assessments shall be deducted from each paycheck.
I hereby state the amount of my membership dues which will so accrue to be those specified in or calculated according to the schedule heretofore filed with you by and on behalf of the CHICAGO NEWS GUILD. You are authorized to rely upon that schedule or any new schedule or schedules which may be filed with you by or on behalf of the CHICAGO NEWS GUILD specifying the amount of membership dues and assessments to be paid by members of the Guild.
Weekly earnings, as that term may be used in any such schedule, shall include only straight time weekly pay, excluding overtime.
The assignment and authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by me, but shall be irrevocable for a period of one (1) year from the date appearing below or until the termination of the collective bargaining agreement between yourself and the Guild, whichever occurs sooner. I further agree and direct that this assignment and authorization shall be continued automatically and shall be irrevocable for successive periods of one (1) year each or for the period of such succeeding applicable collective agreement between yourself and the Guild, whichever period shall be shorter, unless written notice of its revocation is given by me to yourself and to the Guild by registered mail not more than thirty (30) days and not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of each period of one (1) year, or of each applicable collective agreement between yourself and the Guild, whichever occurs sooner.
Such notice of revocation shall become effective for the calendar month following the calendar month in which you receive it.
This assignment and authorization supersede all previous assignments and authorizations heretofore given to you by me in relation to my Guild membership dues.
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