Section 1:
All teachers have the right to join or not to join the Confederation. The school shall cause to be deducted the Confederation dues or service fees from the salary of each teacher who furnishes the proper authorization to make such deductions. The Confederation will advise the school, by August 1 of each year, in writing, the total amount to be deducted for dues or service fees. This amount will be in effect for subsequent twelve (12) months. All dues and service fee authorizations shall be irrevocable for the term of this contract and thereafter, unless the individual teacher shall submit, in writing, his/her resignation from the Confederation or revocation of the service fee authorization by certified mail to the Confederation office during any period of fifteen (15) days prior to the start of any school year.

Section 2:

A.  Regardless of whether a teacher joins or refuses to join the Confederation, after thirty (30) days of employment, all members of the bargaining unit whose salary is determined by this contract, shall pay the Confederation dues or service fees during the term of this contract. If a member of the bargaining unit chooses not to pay his/her dues or service fees, the Confederation and the teacher fully recognize that such individuals would be liable to a lawsuit in order to retrieve said dues or fees. It is further understood and agreed that the Confederation will not file a lawsuit against any member of the bargaining unit without first making written request to such teacher for payment and, if payment is refused or withheld for more than thirty (30) days, the Confederation may evaluate any extenuating circumstances involved in the teacher's refusal to pay the service fees. After such evaluation, the Confederation may then notify the teacher, with a copy sent to the school, indicating the Confederation's intent to file a lawsuit against the teacher within thirty (30) days. In such lawsuits, the Confederation will not name the school as a party.

B.  The service fees, while not implying any prejudices toward the Confederation, represents these teachers' share of the cost of the Confederation's efforts on their behalf.

C.  For the term of this contract, the service fee shall be eighty-five percent (85%) of the Confederation dues.

A.  The parish/school shall forward, to the Confederation with the October payment, a list of teachers who have signed payroll authorization forms for whom dues and service fees have been deducted.

B.  The parish/school agrees to deduct, monthly, the Confederation's annual membership dues or service fees. Such remittance will be forwarded to the Confederation office in the month following deduction(s) and must be postmarked by the 20th of that month.

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