{"id":1940,"date":"2008-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"how-do-i-cut-off-the-use-of-my-dues-for-politics-and-other-nonbargaining-activities-14","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nrtw.org\/es\/how-do-i-cut-off-the-use-of-my-dues-for-politics-and-other-nonbargaining-activities-14\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I cut off the use of my dues for politics and other nonbargaining activities?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[NOTE<\/strong>: You must be a non-member to avail yourself
\nof the rights discussed on this page. If you are currently
\na member of the union, you must first become
\na non-member and then object in order to ereceive
\nyour dues rebate or reduction. To learn how to
\nbecome a non-member, click here<\/a>.]<\/small><\/p>\n

If you work in a Right to Work state, you not only have the right to refrain
\nfrom becoming a union member, you cannot be required to pay anything to
\nthe union unless you choose to join the union. <\/p>\n

If you wish to see a list of the 22 Right to Work States, click
\nhere<\/A>. <\/p>\n

Educators in non-Right to Work states who are required to pay union dues or fees of a condition of employment have the right to cut off the portion
\nof their dues used for political and other non-bargaining activities. As
\na result of Abood
\nv. Detroit Board of Education<\/I>, 431 U.S. 209 (1977)<\/A>, a lawsuit that
\nwas supported by the Foundation, educators cannot be required to do more
\nthan pay a union fee (typically called an "agency fee") that equals
\ntheir share of what the union can prove is its costs of collective bargaining,
\ncontract administration, and grievance adjustment. <\/p>\n

Except in extraordinary cases, the union’s costs of collective bargaining,
\ncontract administration, and grievance adjustment do not equal the dues
\namount. <\/p>\n

If you are a nonmember, you have a right to object and obtain a reduction
\nof your compulsory agency fee payments so that they do not include the part
\nof dues that is used for purposes other than collective bargaining and contract
\nadministration. <\/p>\n

The employer and the union must establish certain procedures to safeguard
\nyour right to pay only a limited fee to the union. These safeguards include
\ngiving you: <\/p>\n

* Audited financial information about how the amount of the agency fee
\n was calculated;
\n * An opportunity to challenge the amount of the agency fee before an impartial
\n decisionmaker and make the union prove its fee claim; and, <\/p>\n

* The right to place the contested amount of the agency fee in escrow
\n so that the union will not be able to illegally use your money while a
\n decision on the proper amount of the agency fee is pending. <\/p>\n

Your right to proper safeguards is based upon Chicago
\nTeachers Union v. Hudson,<\/I> 475 U.S. 292 (1986)<\/A>, another lawsuit that
\nwas supported by the Foundation. <\/p>\n

In Lehnert
\nv. Ferris Faculty Association, <\/I>500 U.S. 507 (1991)<\/A>, another Foundation-supported
\nlawsuit, the Supreme Court discussed the type of expenses which are chargeable
\nand which are not chargeable to nonmember teachers. <\/p>\n

If you would like to get an idea of the types of union expenses which are
\nnot chargeable to nonmembers, click here<\/A>. <\/p>\n

If you are a non-member in a non-Right to Work state where state law or the contract
\nrequires you to pay union fees and would
\nlike to see a sample objection letter that will allow you to keep part of
\nthe money that you have been sending to the union, click
\nhere<\/A>. You should check with the union to see if it has a policy concerning
\nwhen and to whom objections should be submitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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