MTA Today - Spring 2013

2. Proposal to Add a New Membership Category: Reserve Membership ARTICLE III

Membership
Section 3A: Individual Membership Categories

ARTICLE III

Membership
Section 3A: Individual Membership Categories

ARTICLE IV

Finance
Section 2: Dues

ARTICLE IV

Finance
Section 2: Dues

( 7) NO PRESENT TEXT ( 7) Reserve membership shall be open to former
active members who are not litigating their
termination but have a legal dispute arising
out of the facts related to their separation from
employment, provided that such members must
be a member of the MTA and NEA but are
not required to be members of a local association
affiliate.;Reserve;members;are;not;eligible;for
MTA legal services unrelated to their separation
from employment and eligibility for MTA reserve
membership shall terminate when such litigation
ends.

G. NO PRESENT TEXT G.;Reserve;Members
The annual dues of reserve members shall be 50% of
the;annual;dues;of;full-time;active;members.

SUBMIT TED B Y:

Kim Auger, Everett

MTA B YLAWS AND RULES COMMI TTEE:

Recommends Adoption (7-0)

MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Recommends Adoption (51-0)

IMPACT STATEMENT:

This would establish a new category of membership for terminated members connected to their ongoing receipt of MTA legal services. Reserve Members only would be eligible for legal services related to their separation and would not have governance rights.

3. Proposal to Change the Dues for Higher Education ESPs
ARTICLE IV

Finance
Section 2A: Dues

ARTICLE IV

Finance
Section 2A: Dues

3. Proposal to Change the Dues for Higher Education ESPs
ARTICLE IV

Finance
Section 2A: Dues

ARTICLE IV

Finance
Section 2A: Dues

4. Proposal to Change the Annual Dues Structure for Retired Members ARTICLE IV

Finance

ARTICLE IV

Finance

( 8) Dues Reduction Based on Employment Date.

The annual dues of an active member who presents evidence of employment that starts after November 14, February 1 or April 14 of a school year in a given school system, shall be, respectively, 75%, 50% or 25% of the member’s annual dues for that school year. This section does not apply to part-time active members employed by the University of Massachusetts Trustees or Board of Higher Education.

( 8) NO CHANGE

Continued

( 9) NO PRESENT TEXT ( 9) Non-teaching employees of the University of

Massachusetts Trustees or Board of Higher Education shall pay annual dues, as provided in the sections above, on a monthly basis who present evidence of employment that starts or ends;during;any;month;of;a;calendar;year.

SUBMIT TED B Y:

Frank Olbris, University Staff Association, UMass Amherst Shauna Manning, Classified Staff Union, UMass Boston

MTA B YLAWS AND RULES COMMI TTEE:

Recommends Rejection (6-0, 1 abstention)

MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Recommends Rejection (41-9, 1 abstention)

IMPACT STATEMENT:

This would mean that an active non-teaching employee of the University of Massachusetts Trustees or the Board of Higher Education who starts after July 1 would pay pro-rated dues calculated on a monthly basis during the months of the member’s actual employment.

Section 2C. Retired Members
(1) Effective July 1, 2007, and thereafter, the
annual dues for retired members shall
be $30. At the age of 80, a person who has
been paying active/retired membership dues
annually to the Association, will be
considered paid up and membership will
continue in the Association provided the
NEA dues requirement is maintained. The
dues of NEA-R and NEA-R life will be
determined by the NEA Board of Directors.

Section 2C. Retired Members
(1) The annual dues for retired members shall
be 10% of the operating dues rate of an
active teacher, rounded to the next highest
dollar;amount.;At the age of 80, a person
who has been paying active/retired
membership dues annually to the
Association, will be considered paid up and
membership will continue in the
Association provided the NEA dues
requirement is maintained. The dues of
NEA-R and NEA-R life will be determined
by the NEA Board of Directors.

SUBMIT TED B Y:

Tim Sullivan, Chair, MTA Task Force on Retired Member Dues, on Behalf of the MTA Board of Directors

MTA B YLAWS AND RULES COMMI TTEE:

Recommends Adoption (7-0)

MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Recommends Adoption (47-2)

IMPACT STATEMENT:

This would establish the annual retired dues rate as a percentage of active teacher dues, thereby eliminating the need for constant bylaw changes to re-set retiree dues.