Maryland Professional Employees Council/ AFT Local 6197 Payroll Deduction Authorization

I hereby apply for and voluntarily accept membership in the Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) and agree to abide by its Constitution and Bylaws. I authorize MPEC to act as my exclusive representative in collective bargaining over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with my employer. My membership in MPEC shall be continuous unless I notify my Local President in writing that I intend to resign.

I hereby agree to pay the annual dues, fees, and assessments established by the Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) in consideration for the services the union provides. I understand that those annual amounts are subject to periodic change by the governing body of the union. I authorize on a continuing basis, and regardless of my membership status, the payment of those annual amounts established by the union through payroll deduction from my earnings from the State of Maryland or its political subdivisions, unless I revoke this authorization in a signed writing to: Membership, MPEC, 7127 Rutherford Rd., Windsor Mill, MD 21244, via U.S. mail, between August 1 and August 31. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS VOLUNTARY AND IS NOT A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT AND THAT I HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO REFUSE TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT SUFFERING ANY REPRISAL.