Article IV Association and Management Rights
IV.1 Payroll deductions
A. Upon appropriate written authorization (Appendix E), the Board shall deduct from an employee‘s salary, in uniform assessments: 1. Association dues 2. Contributions to the MCEA Tiger. Such authorization shall continue in effect until or unless revoked by the employee upon thirty (30) days notice to the Board and the Association. The Board agrees to remit the total amount of dues and CCE collected to the Association within ten (10) days after the close of the month. Authorization for such deductions shall be submitted to the Finance Office at least thirty (30) days before deductions are to begin. Upon authorization, the employee shall waive all right and claim to said monies so deducted and transmitted in accordance with authorization and relieve the Board and all its officers from any liability therefore. The Association and members of the bargaining unit shall indemnify and save the Board harmless against and from any and all claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that may arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Board, for the purpose of complying with this request.
B. Upon appropriate written authorization from an employee, the Board shall deduct from the salary of the employee and promptly make appropriate remittance for annuities, credit union, charitable donations and benefit deductions which meet the established criteria of the Board.
IV.2 Use of facilities and communication
A. The privileges granted under this section shall be exclusively for the Association.
B. Authorized representatives of the Association shall have the right to use school buildings at such times that they do not interfere with school activities, provided the authorized representative has been given such permission and assignment of space by the building principal, and approved by the Superintendent.
C. The Association shall submit to the Superintendent by September 15th of each school year, the names of its authorized representatives who will be transacting official Association business. In the event that there should be additions or deletions, they shall be forwarded to the Superintendent immediately. Official Association business shall include: conferring with the building principal or supervisor and meeting with the employees.
D. Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property during such times which do not interfere with or cause interruptions of the employee‘s work responsibilities as determined by the principal.
E. The authorized representative of the Association shall, as provided herein, post notices of activities and matters on appropriate bulletin boards at each school site, as determined by the principal. The space and length of time for such use will be determined by the building principal on individual requests by the Association representatives. The Association shall, as provided herein, use employee mail boxes located at each school. All such posting and putting up of mail 12 will be handled during non-instructional time, before and after the students‘ school day and during the employee‘s duty-free lunch period. A copy of each school-wide communication placed in the employee‘s mail box by the building representative or his/her designee, will be given to the principal or his/her designee prior to placing in mail boxes or posting. All bulletins, printed materials, and other communications distributed under this section must show originator‘s name and address. The following logo will appear on all Association bulletins, printed materials, and other communications distributed under this section. Merchant advertisements will be limited to the ―Chalktalk‖. The Association agrees that they will limit their distributions to a maximum of five items a week.
F. The Association‘s authorized representative shall be given an opportunity at each building faculty meeting to present brief reports and announcements. Attendance at this portion of the meeting is strictly voluntary.
G. MCEA shall have the right to use the school electronic mail system to conduct business between the union and the district under the following circumstances:
1. General electronic communications shall be between the Association President and the District Administration.
2. MCEA membership shall have use of the school electronic e-mail for the following purposes: a. Informing membership of scheduled meetings; b. Distributing the following information to the Association membership: (1) Surveys (2) Newsletters (3) Ratification materials
3. MCEA shall initiate its electronic communication regarding number two above with members through its faculty representative and/or executive board members who in turn will forward the communication to members at their site.
IV.3 Consultation and/or collaborative efforts
A. A representative of the Association shall be granted an opportunity to address the assembled instructional staff during an employee orientation program. Upon request, the Association may be assigned a space to consult with its membership. 13
B. The Board shall furnish the Association with a camera-ready copy of the ratified Agreement suitable for reproduction within thirty (30) days of ratification by the Board and employees.
C. The Finance Director shall make available, to an authorized representative of the Association, copies of budgeting and financial reports in the Finance office, within twenty-four (24) hours of the Board‘s receipt of the same material.
D. The Chief Human Resource Officer will make available to the Association a copy of all applicable postings.
