Southwest Laborers' District Council and its affiliated Local Unions affiliated with the Laborer’s International Union of North America, AFL-CIO
I , do hereby assign to Local Union Laborers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, such amounts from my wages as shall be required to pay an amount equivalent to the initiation fees, readmission fees and membership dues of the local union as may be established for its members from time to time. My Employer, including my present Employer and any future Employer, is hereby authorized t deduct amounts from my wages and pay the same to the local union and/or it authorized representative, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement in existence between the Union and my Employer.
This authorization shall become operative upon the effective date of each collective bargaining agreement entered into between my Employer and the Union.
This authorization shall be irrevocable for a period of one (1) year, or until termination of the collective bargaining agreement in existence between my Employer and the Union, whichever occurs sooner; and I agree and direct that this authorization shall be automatically renewed and shall be irrevocable for successive periods of one (1) year each, or for the period of any subsequent agreement between my Employer and the Union, whichever shall be shorter, unless written notice is given by me to my employer and the local union not more than twenty (20) days not less than ten (10) days prior to the expiration of each period of one (1) year, or of each applicable collective bargaining agreement between my Employer and the Union, whichever occurs sooner. For the effective period of this checkoff authorization and assignment, and to the extent permitted by law, furthermore, this checkoff authorization shall continue in accordance with the above renewal and revocations provisions irrespective of my membership in the Union.
Union dues and fees are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal tax purposes. Local dues may qualify as business expense, however, and may be deductible in limited circumstances subject t various restrictions imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.