If you do not belong to UPTE, you cannot vote on how the Fair Share money is spent, but all of the Fair Share money benefits union members and non-members alike. A. Dues are determined by the union, and are strictly an internal matter. The union would be able to tell you of their current dues structure. When a successful contract is negotiated, dues may increase. Successful contracts have always been worth thousands of extra dollars per year that we never would have had, were it not for the union.
Union dues are also tax deductible.
The union would pay for union expenses, and the University would pay for University expenses. Presumably the members of the union would be ultimately responsible for expenses incurred by the union. An interesting comparison is between UPTE's expenditures and the University's. For example, UPTE pays union members when they miss work to attend to union business such as bargaining. It is difficult to project costs because there is no standard method of operations by labor unions.