Common use of Membership Communication Clause in Contracts

Membership Communication. The District will make available bulletin board space in each school for the exclusive use of the Association to post notices of their activities and matters of organizational concern. Such bulletin board space shall ordinarily not be available to students and the public. The Association will have the right to use intra District mail service and mailboxes (including electronic mail) for Association communication provided said use does not interfere with the operations of the District or require added costs for the District. An Association official shall be responsible for placing such notices in the mailboxes. Association use of these resources does not create an expectation of privacy for their use. The Association agrees to comply with any other limits placed on the District’s use of the resources identified in this section by the District’s provider or by legal authorities. Only materials which relate to the Association's role as bargaining representative shall be placed on bulletin boards and/or distributed through the District mail. Such materials shall be on official Association letterhead or by-lined by the appropriate Association official issuing the communication and shall not contain anything of a partisan political nature. Status reports on legislation shall not be considered partisan political materials. A copy of all materials distributed pursuant to this provision will be provided to the Superintendent or his/her secretary. The Association, when distributing materials only at one building will provide a copy of the material to the principal of that building. The Association may use regularly established District or building communication forums (intercoms, staff newsletters, staff bulletins, etc.) which are used to communicate with employees to inform members of Association business, such as meetings, deadlines or coming events. The Association, in the exercise of the privileges granted herein, shall not violate any state or federal law. Failure by the Association to abide by any of the provisions set forth herein shall be cause for the Superintendent to discuss the matter with the Association President. After such discussion any further abuse of this provision shall be cause for the District to cancel the Association's use of District mail service and/or bulletin board privileges.

Membership Communication. The District will make available bulletin board space in each school for the exclusive use of the Association to post notices of their activities and matters of organizational concern. Such bulletin board space shall ordinarily not be available to students and the public. The Association will have the right to use intra District mail service and mailboxes (including electronic mail) for Association communication provided said use does not interfere with the operations of the District or require added costs for the District. An Association official shall be responsible for placing such notices in the mailboxes. Association use of these resources does not create an expectation of privacy for their use. The Association agrees to comply with any other limits placed on the District’s use of the resources identified in this section by the District’s provider or by legal authorities. Only materials which relate to the Association's role as bargaining representative shall be placed on bulletin boards and/or distributed through the District mail. Such materials shall be on official Association letterhead or by-lined by the appropriate Association official issuing the communication and shall not contain anything of a partisan political nature. Status reports on legislation shall not be considered partisan political materials. A copy of all materials distributed pursuant to this provision will be provided to the Superintendent or his/her secretarydesignee. The Association, when distributing materials only at one building will provide a copy of the material to the principal of that building. The Association may use regularly established District or building communication forums (intercoms, staff newsletters, staff bulletins, etc.) which are used to communicate with employees to inform members of Association business, such as meetings, deadlines or coming events. The Association, in the exercise of the privileges granted herein, shall not violate any state or federal law. Failure by the Association to abide by any of the provisions set forth herein shall be cause for the Superintendent to discuss the matter with the Association President. After such discussion any further abuse of this provision shall be cause for the District to cancel the Association's use of District mail service and/or bulletin board privileges.