To: Elsie
In my state, if you choose not to join the NEA you still have to pay what they call fair share dues. They say it is for contract negotiation. It is the same amount of money as union dues. But if you join the union, you get union legal converage, and in these days of students and parents throwing around the threat of a law suit so quickly, thats quite valuable. Union teachers also have the option of submitting for refund of the portion of their dues used for PAC activities.
20 posted on
04/19/2004 7:43:02 AM PDT by
freemama
To: freemama; Elsie
But if you join the union, you get union legal converage, and in these days of students and parents throwing around the threat of a law suit so quickly, thats quite valuable. Yep. Also, in many cases, if the teacher has no legal representation or cannot afford it, the school district must foot the bill. It makes sense that the school districts would pressure the teachers to join any union that provides legal coverage.
21 posted on
04/19/2004 7:50:20 AM PDT by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: freemama
In my state, if you choose not to join the NEA you still have to pay what they call fair share dues. They say it is for contract negotiation. It is the same amount of money as union dues. But if you join the union, you get union legal coverage, Thanks for explaining that. I knew they had their bases covered. They're good at what they do. Very good.
23 posted on
04/19/2004 10:10:16 AM PDT by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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