My wife left her job. Her last day of work was 12/5/06. The school she worked for is in the PSEA union. We received a bill from PSEA for $175.00 for Union dues for the 2006/2007 school yr. The union began back in 2004 & when it began my wife signed an enrollment form that states the following:
"By signing this membership form, I am enrolling for the 2004-2005 membership year & also agreeing to maintain my membership in the aapropriate category each membership year thereafter, unless covered by a maintenance of membership provision. I may revoke my membership by notifying in writing, my local association, if available, or PSEA no later than October 1 of that membership year or as stated in my collective bargaining agreement."
My wife signed this on 8/27/04. When the union began there was no mention of this requirement & in the union meetings there were no reminders.
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2007-03-29 14:03:01 · 5 answers · asked by jbear0000 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You will lose any battle with a union they are corrupt and a blight on our society.
You should be able to make payments if you explain that the only way they will get the money is through a payment plan. That should satisfy their greed.
If your wife has joined another union you could ask them to fight the other first for you.
Good Luck
2007-03-29 14:13:13 · answer #1 · answered by Wraith53089 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of a Union, especially a public sector union submitted back dues to a credit reporting agency. I highly doubt a Union would take you to small claims court, their in house attorney probably has enough to do and I doubt they'd pay someone not on retainer to file a claim. Its seems that the employer (the school district) probably did not get the information about your wife's voluntary termination before they sent the dues bill for the school year. (Usually the Union gets the information about who is on payroll and therefore elegible for membership at intervals like once a month, or once every six months depending on the employer and the type of work.) Your wife could probably easily get away with not paying the dues bill (unless she is just taking a leave and is going back to work there, in that case she will have to pay back dues or agency fees). That being said, considering that she probably got a wage increase or benefit cost reduction (or cost stability which is as important now a days) the right thing to do would be to call the union and ask them for a correct bill to reflect a pro-rated rate for the amount of time she worked there. Considering that they pay professional negotiatiors and attorneys whose work directly translates to a wage increase (that is probably more than $175.00/yr more than a non-union teaching job) and a better standard of living for your family, its only "American" to pay your fair share.
2007-04-01 15:46:15 · answer #2 · answered by bussin' 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Is there anyway we can avoid paying this? They will allow a payment plan. If we have to pay them what is the minimum we can pay them monthly & not have this debt end up at a collection agency or lawyer?
Oh & “aapropriate” is misspelled on the form my wife signed, does that mean anything? Does it make the statement voided since aapropriate is’nt a real word?
2007-03-29 14:05:54 · answer #3 · answered by jbear00002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The union has been doing this for years, did you know even if you wife would of opted out to begin with, she still would of had to pay dues.
The union will keep asking, and if you do not pay, will definitely put it on your credit report, and might take you to small claims court.
2007-03-29 14:08:10 · answer #4 · answered by Dina W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Help you find another job
2007-04-06 07:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by Linda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋