There are three basic types of membership dues tracking. Employer electronic reporting referred to as "Top Down", employer manual reporting also referred to as "Top Down" and local collection of dues referred to as "Bottom Up".
Employer Electronic Reporting (Top Down Units) – All dues monies are sent directly to the International accompanied by an electronic list of all dues payers. Dues are processed by the International Membership Dues Department where per capita and defense fund amounts are calculated and kept returning the balance of the dues in the form of a Dues refund check and reports to the local
Employer Manual Reporting (Top Down Units)- All dues monies are sent directly to the International accompanied by a paper list of all dues payers. Dues are processed by the International Membership Dues Department where per capita and defense fund amounts are calculated and kept returning the balance of the dues in the form of a Dues refund check and reports to the local
Local Dues Collection of Dues (Bottom Up Units) – Local receives all dues monies from the employers, computes per capita and defense fund. The local completes the Secretary-Treasurer’s Report provided by the International and remits a check for the amount due the International along with the supporting Report. This program is designed for locals with bargaining units (wholly within the local) with less than 50 members. There are currently five (5) variations of this program in place which are explained in more detail in sections Local Dues Collection, PPMWS Reporting, NABET Reporting, TNG Reporting, and IUE Reporting.