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07-08 Dues - 07 RA


604 Dues

1. Full dues level for active members for 2007-2008 shall be $342, reflecting .0086 times the 2005-2006 Classroom Teachers Average Salary of $39,755.

2. The full dues level shall be adjusted downward in 10 equal steps for those earning less than the CTAS level of $39,755.

Step

% of Full Dues

Annual Dues

Minimum salary

Maximim salary

10

100%

$342

$35,780

...or higher

9

90%

$308

$31,804

$35,779

8

80%

$274

$27,829

$31,803

7

70%

$239

$23,853

$27,828

6

60%

$205

$19,878

$23,852

5

50%

$171

$15,902

$19,877

4

40%

$137

$11,927

$15,901

3

30%

$103

$ 7,951

$11,926

2

20%

$ 68

$ 3,976

$ 7,950

1

10%

$ 34

Up to...

$ 3,975


3. The full national dues level for MEA-MFT members shall be the higher of the dues of the two national organizations, rounded off to the nearest dollar.

4. In order to mitigate the impact of dues increases necessary to bring dues into uniformity, no member's combined state and national dues shall increase in any one year by more than $2.00 per month ($24 per year) from their pre-merger level.

5. MEA-MFT Student Program member dues shall be $5. Active members who have held membership in MEA-MFT student program for at least one full-year and up to four years shall be allowed $10 per year credit on their MEA-MFT dues in their first regular year of employment.

6. a. Effective September 1, 2006, retired members may no longer purchase Retired
MEA-MFT membership on an annual basis.

b. Effective September 1, 2006, Retired MEA-MFT lifetime dues shall be $200.

7. a. Agency fee payers' local, state, and national fee obligation total shall be established
annually by the MEA-MFT board of directors.

b. Agency fee payers shall be afforded only those rights required by law (e.g. rights and protection afforded by terms of local affiliate collective bargaining agreements.) They shall not be afforded any right or benefit, including any governance rights for which membership is required.

8. Associate member dues shall be equal to .05 of full active dues. 2007-2008 associate member dues shall be $17.