Dave Regan, President
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West
560 Thomas L Berkley Way
Oakland, CA 94612

Dear Mr. Regan:

I am employed by Tenet Healthcare at ______________________________ (name of facility). If your records show me to be a member of SEIU and its affiliates, I resign that membership effective immediately. I have learned that federal law allows me to refrain from joining the union or paying full dues as a condition of my employment.  I also understand the union has no power to fine or discipline nonmembers who cross a picket line and continue to work at their jobs during any strike the union orders.

I am hereby invoking my rights under the Supreme Court’s decision in Communications Workers v. Beck, 487 U.S. 735 (1988). I object to financially supporting the political and non-representational activities of SEIU and all of its affiliates. I wish to reduce any dues I am forced to pay so that I am only paying my pro rata share of the unions’ costs of collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment with my employer. I object to exactions for any other purpose.

Please reduce any fee amounts that you claim that I owe, and please send me audited financial disclosure to justify reduced fee calculations for your local union and for all levels of the SEIU hierarchy.

Finally, please consider this objection to be permanent and continuing in nature, unless and until I inform you otherwise.

Sincerely yours,

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cc: Tenet Healthcare HR/Payroll Department (via US Mail or intra-office delivery)