NEW MEMBERS INFORMATION
New Member FAQs
Do I Have To Join?
No! But you should Membership to Local 1338 is voluntary, we are here to assist you with any employment issues in the work place.
When Does My Membership Begin?
Membership begins the 1st day of the month following the date of employment. When the company hire date is on the 21st or after, union membership begins on the 1st day of the second month. Example: Your DART hire date of February 5th will give you a union membership date of March 1st. Your DART hire date of March 22nd will give you a union membership date of May 1st.
How Much Does Membership Cost?
When joining ATU local 1338, Bi-weekley dues are presently $21.35.
How And When Do I Make Payments?
Dues are paid through payroll deduction.
What Happens To My Dues?
As a member of Local 1338, your dues support the operating cost of this Local. Because there is strength in numbers, Local 1338 is affiliated with other union agencies that assist us in helping you.
Your dues are not used as contributions to any political causes or campaigns of any individual that is seeking a political career or public office. However, it is critical to the union that contributions are made to these causes. All donations of this nature come from the Local’s C.O.P.E. fund. Never dues!
What Do I Get For My Membership?
You will receive a Certificate of Enrollment to the Amalgamated Transit Union along with a plastic credit card like union card from our International Office. As long as you remain a member in good standing, you will receive from the International a quarterly magazine entitled In Transit. The union card is to be used when voting in all union elections. Should you not receive this information, please notify your Executive Board Member. It can take up to six months before all administrative work is completed.
What Are The Benefits Of Membership In This Local?
In addition to union representation at the garage level and for contract negotiations, the International and the Local offers a death benefit for each member in good standing and an annual scholarship program for your children.
When Do I Stop Paying Dues?
Union dues are paid for your first 50 continuous years of membership. Thereafter, you will become a Lifetime Member. Your union card will be replaced with a gold plastic membership card supporting this information. At this point, you will no longer have to pay dues.
Remember, once you retire you will continue to pay dues, however the amount of dues will be greatly reduced. Presently, retirees pay $48.00 per year.
Why Is It Important For Me To Notify The Union When I Move?
It is important that the union is able to staying touch with you. When elections are forth coming, the Local will always seed an advance notice to you last known address. Elections are held for Election Commissioners and Delegates for our International Convention, additionally the Officers and Executive Board Members and for Labor Contracts. At other times, when the officers need to communicate or contact the members, corresponding notices will be mailed to each member. For you to remain an informed member of this Local, you should always see that the union has your most current address and phone number.
When you change your address with DART, you must submit a separate address change to the union office. Contact your Executive Board Member or call the union office at 214-828-1641 .
The ATU International will be mailing a union magazine to your last known address. The magazine is called In Transit. If you are not receiving this Publication, it is because the union does not have your current address and phone number. Just give us a call at 214-828-1641 or click the link below to send us your new address be sure to include all your information.
When And Where Are Union Meetings?
ATU Local 1338 holds a regular Mass Membership Union Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month. When the third Tuesday of the month happen to be a holiday, then the regularly scheduled meeting is held on the second Tuesday of the month. Our meetings begin at 10:00am and 7:30pm at the Union Hall located at 4206 Swiss Ave. Dallas, Texas 75204
In the event no meeting is held for lack of a quorum, all actions of the Executive Board which would have been reported to the membership at the meeting shall become final and binding upon the Local Union without further action by the membership.
Your attendance is needed and welcomed at all meetings. In order for the President-Business Agent to conduct business, we need to have a 100 members present to have a quorum. Your attendance is recorded by an attendance card that will be issued by the warden.
See you at our next meeting!