ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP

Section 1.

All interns, residents, and fellows possessing M.D., D.O. or D.D.S. degrees and who are employed by the Regents of the University of Michigan are eligible for membership in the Association.

Section 2.

Yearly membership dues are 0.5% (½ percent) of annual salary, paid in ten equal payments from September through June. Beginning July 1, 2027, yearly membership dues will be 1.0% (one percent) of annual salary, paid in ten equal payments from September through June.

The Association will maintain good standing with AFT and AFT-MI; the Association will remain current with all per-capita payments to AFT and AFT-MI.

Section 3.

Residents and Fellows are members of the House Officers Association. A member who chooses not to pay dues through contractual dues payroll deduction must remit each periodic dues payment directly to the Association within 7 days after issuance of the applicable monthly paycheck.

Section 4.

A member who elects not to remit dues is considered a non-dues paying member of the Association.

Section 5.

Any dues increase or special assessment requires prior approval by secret ballot by a majority of voting members following reasonable advance notice to all members of such secret ballot.