Card and bank autopay

Recurring billing lets labor unions and locals put member dues, initiation fees and assessments on an automatic schedule, charged to a saved card or bank account. Dues run on autopay with card updating and retries. Roots builds the plans, retry rules and notifications, and connects them to your records.
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Payment solutions for labor unions

How each solution supports labor unions

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

ACH Payments

For labor unions: Offer bank-account payments for dues, event registrations and member services, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. ACH lets labor unions and locals collect member dues, initiation fees and assessments directly from a payer's bank account, usually at a lower cost than cards on larger payments. Members authorize monthly ACH dues, and Roots handles returns and changes. Roots sets up ACH with authorization language and fraud controls that meet Nacha's rules.
  • Write compliant authorization language for members
  • Set up account verification and return monitoring
  • Help you meet Nacha's 2026 fraud-monitoring requirements
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Recurring Billing

For labor unions: Schedule and manage payments for membership dues and recurring association fees, including renewals and customer account balances. Recurring billing lets labor unions and locals put member dues, initiation fees and assessments on an automatic schedule, charged to a saved card or bank account. Dues run on autopay with card updating and retries. Roots builds the plans, retry rules and notifications, and connects them to your records.
  • Design payment plans (including 10-month or 12-month) for members
  • Set retry, dunning and late-fee rules
  • Sync recurring payments to your accounting or management system

Online Bill Pay Portal

For labor unions: Give customers an online way to settle dues, event registrations and member services, using account references and outstanding bill balances. Roots builds branded bill-pay portals with payment collection, customer balances and transaction records. Book a free consultation to plan your portal and request a quote.
  • Discuss your business goals on a free consultation
  • Coordinate your provider introduction and setup
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Text to Pay

For labor unions: Send a payment request for dues, event registrations and member services by text so customers can pay against a specific order or invoice. Text-to-pay sends a secure payment link by SMS, so members can pay labor unions and locals in a few taps without logging in. Text members a pay link when dues are late. Roots sets up message templates, consent capture and reconciliation.
  • Write text templates and reminder schedules
  • Set up consent and opt-out handling
  • Connect payments to your billing system
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Custom Payment Integration

For labor unions: Connect the payment flow for dues, event registrations and member services with your software and the operational records behind member accounts, dues balances and event enrollments. Payments are only half the job. Labor Unions also need each payment posted to the right account, invoice or record automatically. Post dues to your union's membership database. Roots scopes, builds and supports the integration.
  • Map how payments should post in your system
  • Build, test and host the integration
  • Support and maintain it as systems change
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Recurring Billing questions

Questions association administrators ask about payments.
Roots helps define the schedule, collect authorization and connect payment status to your customer or subscription records.
We plan retries, customer notifications and staff follow-up so missed payments have a clear resolution process.
Bring your billing cadence, customer authorization and failed-payment process. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for labor unions and prepare a clear setup scope.
Request a quote for your business and the setup you need. We review the scope and costs with you before you proceed. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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