Desperate Ploy

by | Aug 27, 2015 | News

mea-notThe Michigan Education Association, desperate not to lose union dues as a result of Michigan’s recent implementation of right-to-work, found a way to stymie teachers attempting to opt out of paying dues. First, the union has set up a tight window as to when teachers must notify the union of the desire to opt out, although there is no such restriction in the legislation. It is a very narrow window. Then, the union quietly changed the address to which the request to opt out was to be mailed to be “officially received.” The notice of this change was at the very bottom of a members-only page of their website. Thus, many teachers who dutifully mailed their letters to the “wrong” address found themselves still owning dues for another year. The union response: “pay up or we’ll report you to credit agencies for non-payment!” Unions are nothing if not shrewd.

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