Membership requirements:

• Must work a minimum of 30 hours per week for one of the Federation’s bargaining units in a position covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
  
  

• Must have been with the company or organization for at least 90 days.

How to Become a Member

1. Complete your probationary time with your employer.
2. Contact your Federation Shop Steward; if unknown, then contact the Federation Business Representative for your employer to express interest in becoming a member.
3. Make arrangements to meet with the Federation Shop Steward, Federation Business Representative or go to the nearest Federation office to pick up an application for membership.
4. Fill out the appropriate application for membership form in its entirety. To get an application click on one of the following links: Private Membership in English, Private Membership in English (closed shop state), Public Membership in English, Membresia Privada en español, Membresia Publica en español.
5. If you have any questions about the form or the membership process, ask the Federation Shop Steward, Federation Business Representative or contact the Federation.
6. Mail your completed original application.  We do not accept copies or faxes.
7. The application will then be reviewed by the Divisional Investigating Committee (DIC).
8. Upon approval by the DIC, a new applicant’s name will be presented to the membership at one of the Federation’s Division General Membership meetings (Meetings are held the first Saturday in December, February, April, June, August and October at 10:30 AM at the Federation office.)  If the membership approves the new member, he/she is added to the membership.
9. Upon acceptance into the Federation, the new member will receive a welcome packet, and be eligible for all member benefits as long as he or she continues to pay dues.  Failure to pay dues will result in being dropped from the membership.

Where/how to submit application

Mail your completed original application to the Federation Headquarters (1700 NW 66th Avenue, Suite 100; Plantation, FL 33313) for review.  No copies or faxes please.

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Hand over your completed application to the Federation Shop Steward or Federation Business Representative.

PDF of application for downloading