By Ben Velderman
EAG Communications
GRANT, Mich. – Ever wonder what it costs to quit a labor union?
For one Michigan educator, the annual costs of “non-membership” in the local, state and national teacher unions total $544.28.
But Andrew Buikema, 10-year teacher with Grant Public Schools, is willing to pay the price, just for the privilege [...]
When educators are given the option to join, many don’t
Wisconsin residents learned a valuable lesson in the wake of recent legislation that curbed the collective bargaining power of the state’s teachers union: many educators would prefer not to join their teachers union or pay union dues.
Legislation passed as part of Gov. Scott Walker’s [...]
The Grand Rapids Education Association, a local affiliate of Michigan’s largest teachers’ union, is attempting to pick off one-by-one 90-some members that have refused to pay their dues.
About 18 months ago, the school board voted to no longer deduct dues from employees’ paychecks, which meant union members had to physically write a check to the [...]
