The Request for Automatic Deduction of Per Capita and Defense Fund for Dues Paid to Local Form, MLO-81, has three purposes:

  1. It is used by the Local to request automatic monthly deductions of per capita and defense fund for employees who pay dues directly to the Local for an extended period of time.

  2. It is used to cancel automatic monthly deductions of per capita and defense fund.

  3. It is also used to report a change in base wage for those employees on automatic monthly deduction of per capita and defense fund.

The International will calculate the amount of per capita and defense fund owed each month using the base wage provided and deduct that amount from the Local's dues remittance check. NO MONEY SHOULD ACCOMPANY THIS FORM.

Dues are payable on or before the first day of the month for which they are applicable.

The Executive Board (page 490, February 1955 meeting) has interpreted the CWA Constitution as follows:

"Membership dues are payable on the first day of each month for the particular month and become delinquent if they are not deducted from the member's paycheck or paid in cash by 12:00 Midnight of the last day of the month."

After an individual has been set up for automatic deductions on the International's file, the comment PC & DF DEDUCTED will appear each month on the Membership Dues Report.

The International will continue to deduct per capita and defense fund for cash dues paying members until written authorization to cancel deductions is received from the Local on Form MLO-81.

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