Common use of Faculty Association Rights Clause in Contracts

Faculty Association Rights. A. The Faculty Association shall have the right to guaranteed payroll deduction of membership dues for the representative employee organization, and the Board shall remit such dues to the authorized Association representative if authorized by the employee. It is the responsibility of the Association to obtain written authorization from faculty members so affected. Dues deductions shall be continuous thereafter and only terminated when the member in question follows the revocation process outlined on the Washington Education Association (WEA) enrollment form. Such deductions shall be remitted as directed by the Association. 1. Representation Fee: No full-time faculty member shall be required to join the Association. 2. Revocation of membership payroll deductions shall be made in writing to the Association on a form available from the Association between the beginning of the academic year and November 1, and shall become effective at that time. The Association shall submit notice of any revocation to the College. B. The Faculty Association and its members have the right to use the College facilities for meetings without charge, provided that such use shall not interfere with or interrupt normal College operations, nor cause increased maintenance costs to the College and arrangements are made through the appropriate office for use outside normal College hours. X. Xxxx authorized representatives of the Faculty Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on college property. Transaction of such business shall not interrupt the normal College operations. D. College owned or rented office equipment may be used by the Faculty Association for its own purposes to the extent permitted by law. The Association shall have the right to use other equipment at reasonable times when such equipment is not in use. The Faculty Association shall pay the actual cost of photocopies, long distance telephone calls, mailing costs, and supplies and materials used. The Association agrees that such use of the above shall not take priority over normal uses or interfere with the operation of the College. The Faculty Association cannot use the internal campus mail system (handling of unstamped mail) for distribution of Faculty Association materials (Federal Private Express Statute 18 U.S.C. 1693 1699; 39 U.S.C. 601 606). Bulletin boards and mailboxes may be used by the Association for distributing and posting of Association materials if handled by a Faculty Association member. E. The Faculty Association Representative shall be seated in proximity of the members of the Board at all public board meetings and shall be allowed to enter any items on any agenda by submission to the President ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting and shall be allowed to speak on any question on any agenda. F. The Faculty Association shall be provided with all information they request that is not exempt from disclosure, subject to applicable law or expressly authorized by the terms of this agreement. G. The College President shall furnish, upon request, agendas, minutes and study materials at the same time and in the same form as those furnished to the Board except for that information which is discussed in executive session, or in its current state of discussion, must be considered confidential to prevent public embarrassment to an individual, individuals, or the College. H. The Human Resources Office shall furnish the Faculty Association with a listing of the names and addresses of all faculty, including evening, off campus, and summer personnel if requested. Federal guidelines will determine the type of information released. I. The College President shall furnish to the Faculty Association one (1) copy of all official minutes. J. Academic employees have the right to participate in an administrative evaluation on alternate years in accordance with adopted Board Policy. K. The Faculty Association shall have the right to participate in the administrative hiring process in accordance with adopted Board Policy.

Faculty Association Rights. A. The Faculty Association shall have the right to guaranteed payroll deduction of membership dues for the representative employee organization, and the Board shall remit such dues to the authorized Association representative if authorized by the employee. It is the responsibility of the Association to obtain written authorization from faculty members so affected. Dues deductions shall be continuous thereafter and only terminated when the member in question follows the revocation process outlined on the Washington Education Association (WEA) enrollment form. Such deductions shall be remitted as directed by the Association. 1. Representation Fee: No full-time faculty member shall be required to join the Association. 2. Revocation of membership payroll deductions shall be made in writing to the Association on a form available from the Association between the beginning of the academic year and November 1, 1 and shall become effective at that time. The Association shall submit notice of any revocation to the College. B. The Faculty Association and its members have the right to use the College facilities for meetings without charge, provided that such use shall not interfere with or interrupt normal College operations, nor cause increased maintenance costs to the College and arrangements are made through the appropriate office for use outside normal College hours. X. Xxxx C. Duly authorized representatives of the Faculty Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on college property. Transaction of such business shall not interrupt the normal College operations. D. College owned or rented office equipment may be used by the Faculty Association for its own purposes to the extent permitted by law. The Association shall have the right to use other equipment at reasonable times when such equipment is not in use. The Faculty Association shall pay the actual cost of photocopies, long distance telephone calls, mailing costs, and supplies and materials used. The Association agrees that such use of the above shall not take priority over normal uses or interfere with the operation of the College. The Faculty Association cannot use the internal campus mail system (handling of unstamped mail) for distribution of Faculty Association materials (Federal Private Express Statute 18 U.S.C. 1693 1699; 39 U.S.C. 601 606). Bulletin boards and mailboxes may be used by the Association for distributing and posting of Association materials if handled by a Faculty Association member. E. The Faculty Association Representative shall be seated in proximity of the members of the Board at all public board meetings and shall be allowed to enter any items on any agenda by submission to the President ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting and shall be allowed to speak on any question on any agenda. F. The Faculty Association shall be provided with all information they request that is not exempt from disclosure, subject to applicable law or expressly authorized by the terms of this agreement. G. The College President shall furnish, upon request, agendas, minutes and study materials at the same time and in the same form as those furnished to the Board except for that information which is discussed in executive session, or in its current state of discussion, must be considered confidential to prevent public embarrassment to an individual, individuals, or the College. H. The Human Resources Office shall furnish the Faculty Association with a listing of the names and addresses of all faculty, including evening, off campus, and summer personnel if requested. State and/or Federal guidelines will determine the type of information released. I. The College President shall furnish to the Faculty Association one (1) copy of all official minutes. J. Academic employees have the right to provide feedback on the performance of their supervising xxxx/director as part of the performance evaluation process. Academic employees also have the right to participate in an administrative evaluation on alternate years employee climate survey in accordance with adopted Board PolicyPolicy or Administrative Process. K. The Faculty Association shall have the right to participate in the administrative hiring process in accordance with adopted Board PolicyPolicy or Administrative Process.