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Teachers unions will get their day in court Tuesday as they seek an emergency injunction against a law that would change how union dues are deducted. Senate Enrolled Act 251 was signed into law earlier this year, but takes effect July 1.
The new state law adds extra steps for teachers to have union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks, effectively requiring them to opt in each summer. It includes an annual authorization form teachers have to sign which says they know they can decline union membership and its required dues. Unions say it violates constitutional rights to free speech and association.
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Lebo said teachers already have the right to join or leave the union at any time. All the law does, she said, is make it harder to join and create more work for school districts.
Avon s union has around 440 members, she said. Instead of signing a form and turning it into the union officers, each teacher will now have to sign a form created by the office of the Attorney General. That form will have to be submitted to the school district and central office staff will have to email each teacher to confirm the receipt of the form. Teachers will then have to reply back, reaffirming their wish to have their dues deducted.