Affiliation fees to the federation fall into 3 categories; monthly per capita, yearly political action levy and a constitutional commitment to the Alberta Workers’ Health Centre.
Our monthly per cap fees are set at our biennial convention. As per section 1.13.2 of our current constitution, the per capita for 2024 will be $1.31 per member per month. This money is allocated and reported on in our operational budget. The AFL Executive Committee, with recommendation from our AFL Finance Committee or elected officers, approve the budget and allocations of addition funds.
1.13.2 – Fee Structure – Affiliates
- a) Each affiliated local union, branch or lodge shall pay before the last day of each month for the preceding month a per capita tax of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.29) per member per month effective January 1, 2023, one dollar and thirty-one cents ($1.31) effective January 1, 2024 and one dollar and thirty-three cents ($1.33) per member per month effective January 1, 2025.
The yearly political action levy outlined in our constitution in section 1.13.2 (a). This levy came out of a resolution unanimously voted on by the delegates to adequately fund our political action work as outlined in the political action plan. The yearly levy is $2.00 per member per year. We also have an additional voluntary $1.00 per member per year levy that is allocated for democracy, advocacy, and engagement (DAE) work.
1.13.2 – Fee Structure – Affiliates
- b) Political Action Fund
Each affiliated local union, branch or lodge shall pay before the last day of July each year beginning 2015, the amount of two dollars ($2.00) per member per year to be used for democracy, advocacy and engagement work designed to create more worker-friendly governments.
Over 20 years ago the AFL set up the Workers Health Centre and our affiliates have been funding the work of the center through a constitutional commitment. The commitment is $2.75 per member per year. Their website: http://www.workershealthcentre.ca/.
1.14.0 – WORKERS’ HEALTH CENTRE FUNDING
1.14.1 – Annual Assessment
Each affiliated local union, branch or lodge shall pay to the Alberta Workers’ Health Centre an annual assessment of $2.75 per member per year.
1.14.2 – Non-Payment of Annual Assessment
Any organization which has not paid the annual assessment set out in 1.14.1 above, three (3) months prior to the opening date of the AFL annual convention, shall be notified of that fact by the Secretary Treasurer of the AFL.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the AFL office at afl@afl.org.
