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Any employee of The University of the West Indies within the designated categories (Academic, Senior Administrative or Professional staff) seeking membership in the union must fill in a Membership Application Form, available by downloading it HERE then deliver it to the Secretariat of the union located on the Ground Floor, New Arts Building, Faculty of Humanities and Education. It may also be sent as an email attachment to: WIGUT@uwimona.edu.jm.
The form must be accompanied by the requisite authorization for the Bursar to deduct from the member's salary the union dues on a monthly basis. This fee is fixed from time to time by the democratic decision-making process of the union.
The West Indies Group of University Teachers has been a Trade Union since 1972 and registered under Jamaican law since 25 January 1972 as a Trade Union. It represents the interests of the Academic, Senior Administrative Staff and Professional staff at the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies. These categories of employees of the university have the right to join WIGUT and can apply for Membership at the commencement of employment at the university or at any time thereafter.