Common use of Teacher and Non-Teaching Professional Staff Rights Clause in Contracts

Teacher and Non-Teaching Professional Staff Rights. 3.1 Pursuant to Act 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, the Board hereby agrees that every professional staff member as defined in the Recognition Clause shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection or elect not to do so. The Board and Association undertakes and agrees not to directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any professional staff member in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 336 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any professional staff member with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or the absence of such membership, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. 3.2 The Association and its members shall have the right to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings. No professional staff member shall be prevented from or required to wear insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. Reasonable bulletin board space shall be made available to the Association. The Association and individual professional staff members may use the district communication services consistent with District policy and not for any purpose that is unlawful. Individual building policies regarding the use of employee communication services shall provide for reasonable daily access and reasonable security. Association materials, which are not unlawful, shall not be removed from a professional staff member’s communication services. If materials are removed from the professional staff member’s communication services, the professional staff member will be informed of the removal within one school day of the removal. 3.3 The Board agrees to furnish to the Association in response to reasonable requests, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations and such other information as will assist the Association in developing programs on behalf of members in the Association. Should such information not be readily available, the Board will make accessible to the Association such raw and/or non-compiled data in its possession. The Association will be informed of fiscal, budgetary and tax programs directly affecting the district and will provide available information on these items. Prior to the adoption of any resolution setting a millage election, the Association shall have the opportunity to consult with the Board concerning such proposals. 3.4 The rights granted to professional staff members in this contract shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided in the Michigan Revised School Code, the Teacher Tenure Act, and other local, state and federal laws.

Teacher and Non-Teaching Professional Staff Rights. 3.1 Pursuant to Act 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, the Board hereby agrees that every professional staff member as defined in the Recognition Clause shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection or elect not to do so. The As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board and Association undertakes and agrees that it will not to directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any professional staff member in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 336 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any professional staff member with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or the absence of such membership, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. 3.2 The Association and its members shall have the right to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings. No professional staff member shall be prevented from or required to wear insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. Reasonable bulletin board space shall be made available to the Association. The Association and individual professional staff members may use the district communication services consistent with District policy and not for any purpose that is unlawful. Individual building policies regarding the use of employee communication services shall provide for reasonable daily access and reasonable security. Association materials, which are not unlawful, shall not be removed from a professional staff member’s communication services. If materials are removed from the professional staff member’s communication services, services the professional staff member will be informed of the removal within one school day of the removal. 3.3 The Board agrees to furnish to the Association in response to reasonable requests, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations and such other information as will assist the Association in developing programs on behalf of members in the Association. Should such information not be readily available, the Board will make accessible to the Association such raw and/or non-non- compiled data in its possession. The Association will be informed of fiscal, budgetary and tax programs directly affecting the district and will provide available information on these items. Prior to the adoption of any resolution setting a millage election, the Association shall have the opportunity to consult with the Board concerning such proposals. 3.4 The rights granted to professional staff members in this contract shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided in the Michigan Revised School Code, the Teacher Tenure Act, Act and other local, state and federal laws.

Teacher and Non-Teaching Professional Staff Rights. 3.1 Pursuant to Act 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, the Board hereby agrees that every professional staff member as defined in the Recognition Clause shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection or elect not to do soprotection. The As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board and Association undertakes and agrees that it will not to directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any professional staff member in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 336 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any professional staff member with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or the absence of such membership, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment. 3.2 The Association and its members shall have the right to use school building facilities at all reasonable hours for meetings. No professional staff member shall be prevented from or required to wear wearing insignia, pins or other identification of membership in the Association either on or off school premises. Reasonable bulletin board space shall be made available to the Association. The Association and individual professional staff members may use the district communication services consistent with District policy and not for any purpose that is unlawful. Individual building policies regarding the use of employee communication services shall provide for reasonable daily access and reasonable security. Association materials, which are not unlawful, shall not be removed from a professional staff member’s communication services. If materials are removed from the professional staff member’s communication services, services the professional staff member will be informed of the removal within one school day of the removal. 3.3 The Board agrees to furnish to the Association in response to reasonable requests, all available information concerning the financial resources of the district, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations and such other information as will assist the Association in developing programs on behalf of members in the Association. Should such information not be readily available, the Board will make accessible to the Association such raw and/or non-non- compiled data in its possession. The Association will be informed of fiscal, budgetary and tax programs directly affecting the district and will provide available information on these items. Prior to the adoption of any resolution setting a millage election, the Association shall have the opportunity to consult with the Board concerning such proposals. 3.4 The rights granted to professional staff members in this contract shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided in the Michigan Revised School Code, the Teacher Tenure Act, Act and other local, state and federal lawselsewhere.