Teamsters Local 89 Dues

In states like Ohio (unlike Kentucky) that do not have a Right-to-Work law, unions legally can – and generally do – negotiate “Union Security” language into their labor contracts. This language requires employees to pay dues/fees just to keep their jobs.

According to Teamsters Local 89 most recent financial filing (2023) with the federal government, called an LM-2 report, file number 020-926, the union charges members union dues between $2.25-$2.50 per hour, up to a maximum of $107 per month. This could add up to as much as $1,284 per year.

Teamsters Local 89 also reports initiation fees between $5 to $100 for new members. The union could waive that fee for employees in the bargaining unit at the time of the election. But it would likely expect new or returning employees to pay the initiation fee.