RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. The District will not interfere with, restrain, coerce, or prevent employees from exercising his/her legal right to organize, join and participate in the Association, providing such participation does not interfere with the educational process of the District or other terms of this Agreement. Furthermore, the District agrees that it will not discriminate or retaliate against any employee because of membership in the Association or activities involving the representation of member’s interests. This section will be subject to adjudication by the PERC and not the grievance procedure herein.
A. In accordance with the provisions of the RCW 41.59.060, the district will withhold association, UniSERV, WEA, and NEA dues required for membership in the association. The association shall provide the district with signed authorization slips for new members in a timely manner indicating the date the deduction is scheduled to begin. Dues deduction forms and authorizations shall remain in effect from year to year unless withdrawn in writing by the employee. The district shall provide timely notification to the association of such withdrawal. Beginning with the first month of employment, dues deductions shall be withheld in equal monthly installments from the paychecks of all employees with WEA dues remitted directly to association.
B. The Association agrees to indemnify and save the District harmless against any liability which may arise by reason on any action taken by the District to comply with the provisions of this Article I.G including reimbursement for any legal fees or expenses incurred in connection therewith. The District agrees to notify the Association promptly, in writing, of any claim, demand, suit or other form of liability in regard to this Section and, if the Association so requests in writing, to surrender claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability.
C. Orientation Program The Association will be given thirty (30) minutes during new employee orientation held by the district upon hire to present Association programs to employees within the bargaining unit. The Association and District will agree to the times and places of such programs, provided such times and places do not disrupt the regularly scheduled school activities. The Association will be notified when new employees are hired.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. Certificated employees of the District shall have the right to organize, join, and support the Association. They also shall have the right to refrain from such activities subject to the limitation of Article II, Section A of this Contract. The parties agree they shall not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive any certificated employee of any rights of this Contract conferred by the statutes and constitutions of the United States and the State of Washington of this Contract; or discriminate against any certificated employee with respect to hours, wages, terms and conditions of employment, or any provision of this Contract by reason of membership or non-membership in the Association, or because of participation or refusal to participate in any grievances, complaint, or proceedings under this Contract, or otherwise with respect to terms or conditions of employment.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. The parties recognize that each employee subject to this agreement has the right to become a member of the Association or decline membership in the Association.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. (A) The Board and the Association agree that every bargaining unit member herein defined shall have the right to freely organize, join and support the Association.
(B) No reprisals of any kind will be taken by the Board or the School Administration against any member because of his/her participation in Association activities.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. The Board hereby agrees that every certificated staff member will have the right to freely organize, join, and support the Association for the purpose of mutual aid and protection.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. The Board and the Association agree that Employees have the right to organize, to join labor organizations as they choose, and to bargain collectively through the representatives of their own choosing.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. 3 All certificated employees, as defined in this Agreement, shall have the right to self-organization, 4 without interference, restraint or coercion, to form, join or assist the Association to bargain collectively 5 through its representatives, and shall also have the right to refrain from any and all such activities. 6 7 Neither the District nor the Association shall interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the 8 exercise of the above enumerated rights, nor shall the District encourage or discourage membership in 9 the Association by discrimination in regard to hire, tenure of employment or any term or condition of 10 employment, nor shall the District discharge or otherwise discriminate against any employee because 11 he or she has filed charges or given testimony in connection with any alleged unfair labor practice or 12 alleged grievance. 13
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. Employees shall have the right to self-organization; to form, join, or assist employee organizations; to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing; or to refrain from any and all such activities, as set forth in RCW 41.56. The District and Association agree that they will not knowingly interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of these rights and will not knowingly violate any other rights stipulated in RCW 41.56.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION. The Employer will not interfere with the legal right of faculty employees to organize, join and support the Association for whatever purpose in which it may legally engage. The Employer agrees it will not discriminate against any faculty employee because of membership in the Association, because of participation in any lawful activity on behalf of the Association, or because of any action taken within the duly established grievance procedure.
RIGHT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION