Dues Deduction During Leave. In accordance with the BTA/OEA guidelines, members of the bargaining unit who are on leaves of absence are not excused from paying professional dues. When a leave is for a half year, as determined by the OEA guidelines, the teacher is entitled to a reduction in the dues structure. When taking a leave of absence which would result in the teacher not returning to work during that same school year, the balance of the annual dues will be deducted from the teacher’s final paycheck before commencement of the leave of absence. If this deduction does not occur, the bargaining unit member, by virtue of membership, has agreed to pay the BTA as collection agent for OEA, NEA, NEOEA, and UniServ, upon demand, the remainder of the dues for the membership year. Should a leave of absence extend beyond the end of one school year, the school District Treasurer, upon notification by the Treasurer of the BTA, shall deduct any unpaid portion of dues resulting from the leave of absence, from the first paycheck of the returning bargaining unit member. If this deduction does not occur, the bargaining unit member, by virtue of membership, has agreed to pay the BTA as collection agent for OEA, NEA, NEOEA, and UniServ, upon demand, the dues for the membership year as determined by OEA guidelines. The notification by the Treasurer of the BTA to the school District Treasurer shall include a signed and dated statement of authorization by the employee for the District to deduct the unpaid Association dues. This notification must be received by the school District Treasurer the first of the month in which the deduction is to be made. Board action to deduct unpaid dues from the final and/or first paycheck is an activity of the employer covered by the indemnification provisions of this negotiated agreement, Section 4.04.
