Contract Trivia: Dues Payments

Congratulations to Princeton member Kevin Deitrich, one of a handful of IAPE members who knew that Federal Way, WA (47.3223°N) is farther north than Montreal, QC (45.5019°N) or Ottawa, ON (45.4215°N) or any other IAPE-represented locations. Kevin’s correct response to last week’s trivia question—identify the northernmost union-represented location recognized by the IAPE/DJ collective agreement— was selected as this week’s $50 winner for our 2023 trivia contest (see Article II for all contract locations).

We would like to thank everyone who has been playing along with our trivia contest each week. Anyone can submit a response, but as we note in the rules (below), only dues-paying members are eligible to win prizes. Not everyone who occupies an IAPE-represented position pays union dues—some work in states like Georgia or Texas where dues payments must be optional—but for most of us, payment of fees or dues to the union is a condition of employment. The contract contains a requirement for new employees, or those who transfer into union-protected jobs, to begin those payments within a certain time period. So, tell us if you know . . .

How soon after beginning employment (or transferring into an IAPE-represented position) must an employee become a dues-paying IAPE member or a fee-paying non-member?

Think you know? Email your response to union@iape1096.org. Not sure? Scroll through our contract posted on the IAPE website to find the relevant section. Members in good standing* will have until Thursday at midnight  to find the answer within the current collective agreement between IAPE and Dow Jones, and email that answer back to us. This Friday, one winner will be selected at random from all the correct responses, and that winning member will receive a $50 prize from IAPE.

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*The IAPE contract trivia question is a weekly contest for members of the IAPE/DJ bargaining unit in the United States and Canada, working under the terms of the collective agreement between Dow Jones & Company Inc. and the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE) TNG/CWA Local 1096, AFL-CIO,CLC, in effect from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. IAPE officers, IAPE directors, IAPE staff, fee-paying non-members and non-members in right-to-work states (or new employees not yet paying dues to IAPE) are not eligible for prizes. Contest period lasts through 11:59 PM Eastern Time each Thursday. On Friday, one winner will be selected from the previous week’s correct answers by a random drawing. Winners are limited to one prize every thirty days.