Attached is information regarding the WEA and NEA dues rates and structures for

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1 32032 Weyerhaeuser Way S Federal Way, WA mailing address: P.O. Box 9100 Federal Way, WA telephone: toll free: fax: To: cc: From: Local Association Presidents UniServ Staff Employers Local Administrative Assistants Tom Baier, Supervisor of Membership Systems Date: May 5, 2016 Subject: Dues Information Attached is information regarding the WEA and NEA dues rates and structures for This message contains important administrative and legal requirements. I urge you to read it carefully and to share it with those who may be impacted and/or those who are in a position to help facilitate accurate dues collection. Updated information, along with UniServ dues structures and the WEA Membership Enrollment Guide, will be sent to you in early August. We are providing updated electronic forms to gather important information this year in addition to the traditional paper forms. We will be happy to accept your updates in whatever format is convenient for you. Please send a message to member.records@washingtonea.org. Local Dues Notification ACTION NEEDED (All Locals) ALL Local Associations must convey their Local Dues amounts to WEA, employers and Premera as soon as possible but no later than August 1. Please use the attached paper form or the electronic form at Local Associations are responsible for ensuring that employee deductions of dues/fees are accurate, and that deductions are made for all employees required to remit them. Even those locals that have not traditionally had dues deducted through the Premera APA system must report their dues amounts to WEA and to employers. All local dues should be collected through the APA system unless your local has made special written arrangement with both WEA and your employer to remit them separately. If you do not inform all relevant parties of your dues rates in a timely manner, local dues will be deducted/invoiced at the rates. Association obligations regarding agency fee make mid-year local dues rate changes impossible in any bargaining unit enforcing such a provision.

2 Dues Information May 5, 2016 Retiring Educators ACTION NEEDED (All Locals) Please provide the names of any public education employees who are retiring at the end of the school year using the attached paper form or the electronic form at Association Officer Updates ACTION NEEDED (All Locals) WEA and UniServ councils rely on local officer information to convey important legal and administrative information to affiliates. We are particularly interested in home addresses, and complete rosters of Building Reps. Please revise and return the attached roster or report changes at WEA-PAC Payroll Deduction REMINDER (All Locals) Payroll deduction for WEA-PAC membership is currently available in all PK-12 locals. WEA-PAC Payroll deduction for Higher Education members is under development. The only WEA-PAC payroll deduction amount is $2.25 per month ($27.00 per year if paid for all 12 months). The payroll deduction amount is never retroactive or pro-rated; Members pay $2.25 per month no matter what time of year they sign up. Contributions to WEA-PAC are voluntary and only WEA Members are eligible. Employers must possess a signed authorization before any PAC deductions can take place. Special Assessment REMINDER (All Locals) At the 2012 WEA Representative Assembly, WEA Members approved a new Special Assessment dedicated to the Association s ongoing efforts to ensure the State lives up to is paramount constitutional duty to amply fund public education. All PK-12 Certificated or Higher Education instructional members, regardless of FTE pay $1.00 per month. Educational Support Professionals (Classified Employees), regardless of FTE or income pay $0.50 per month. Please see additional information attached. This Assessment is in addition to the longstanding Community Outreach fund. Membership Forms Flow REMINDER (All Locals) Please remember to send the WEA copy of the Enrollment Form and other instruments directly to the Association Membership Contact assigned to each local. This listing appears in the Enrollment Guide each year. This person s work location is usually your UniServ office, not WEA HQ. Fee Payer Administration REMINDER (All Locals) It is absolutely essential that local associations join with employers, WEA and UniServ staff in ensuring that all employees are paying appropriate monthly amounts based on their membership, FTE and earnings status, and that new employees are enrolled in the association rapidly. Timely recruitment of members and forwarding of relevant paperwork to employers and WEA staff is the single most important thing local associations can do to ensure the financial stability of the Association and help mitigate problems related to agency fee. I am grateful for your ongoing assistance. Please contact me via at tbaier@washingtonea.org if you have any questions.

3 Association Dues and Agency Fees Monthly Rates Certificated or Higher Education Active Members and Agency Fee Payers NEA / WEA Dues Annual Amount Monthly rate / No. of Deductions FTE NEA $ $ $ $ WEA $ $ $ $ FTE NEA $ $ $ $ WEA $ $ $ $ FTE NEA $ $ 8.75 $ 9.55 $ WEA $ $ $ $ or less FTE NEA $ $ 5.35 $ 5.84 $ 6.43 WEA $ $ 8.67 $ 9.45 $ PLUS Members-only Funds Do not deduct Community Outreach, Special Assessment, NEA FCPE or WEA-PAC from Agency Shop Fee Payers Community Outreach (required for members)$ $ 1.00 $ 1.09 $ 1.20 Paramount Duty Assessment (required for members)$ $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 NEA FCPE (optional)$ $ 1.00 $ 1.09 $ 1.20 WEA-PAC (optional - payroll amount)$ $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 WEA-PAC is collected as a monthly amount and is not prorated NEA FCPE and WEA-PAC are optional, and require a signed authorization. Only the listed WEA-PAC amount is available via payroll deduction. Other WEA-PAC membership amounts are available via other payment methods. PLUS UniServ and Local Dues for all categories Annual amounts provided directly by UniServ Council and Local Association Association Dues - May Packet - Page 3

4 Association Dues and Agency Fees Monthly Rates Educational Support Professionals Active Members and Agency Fee Payers Annual Amount Monthly rate / No. of Deductions NEA Dues PLUS WEA Dues FTE NEA $ $ 9.46 $ $ FTE NEA $ $ 5.71 $ 6.23 $ or less FTE NEA $ $ 3.83 $ 4.18 $ , and above WEA $ $ $ $ , to $35, WEA $ $ $ $ , to $27, WEA $ $ $ $ , to $22, WEA $ $ 8.67 $ 9.45 $ , to $17, WEA $ $ 4.33 $ 4.73 $ , and below WEA $ $ 2.17 $ 2.36 $ 2.60 PLUS Members-only Funds Do not deduct Community Outreach, Special Assessment, NEA FCPE or WEA-PAC from Agency Shop Fee Payers Community Outreach (required for members)$ $ 1.00 $ 1.09 $ 1.20 Paramount Duty Assessment (required for members)$ 6.00 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 NEA FCPE (optional)$ $ 1.00 $ 1.09 $ 1.20 WEA-PAC (optional - payroll amount)$ $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 PLUS UniServ and Local Dues for all categories WEA-PAC is collected as a monthly amount and is not prorated NEA FCPE and WEA-PAC are optional, and require a signed authorization. Only the listed WEA-PAC amount is available via payroll deduction. Other WEA-PAC membership amounts are available via other payment methods. Annual amounts provided directly by UniServ Council and Local Association Association Dues - May Packet - Page 4

5 Association Dues Substitute, Part-Time AHE and Extra-Curricular Members Annual Daily Rate - 90 Days Certificated Substitutes NEA $ $ 0.71 WEA $ $ 0.58 Community Outreach $ $ 0.13 Paramount Duty Assess. $ $ $ 0.13 $ 1.55 ESP Substitutes NEA $ $ 0.51 WEA $ $ 0.58 Community Outreach $ $ 0.13 Paramount Duty Assess. $ 6.00 $ $ 0.07 $ 1.29 Quarterly Rate Part-Time Higher Education NEA $ $ WEA $ $ Community Outreach $ $ 4.00 Paramount Duty Assess. $ $ $ 4.00 $ ESP Extracurricular NEA $ WEA $ Community Outreach $ Paramount Duty Assess. $ 6.00 $ Members in all of the above categories are ineligible to contribute to NEA FCPE and WEA-PAC via payroll deduction, but may join via another payment method. PLUS UniServ and Local Dues for all categories Employers may NOT remit dues for members in the above categories via the Premera/APA system. Annual amounts provided directly by UniServ Council and Local Association Agency Fee Payers DO NOT PAY Community Outreach or Paramount Duty Assessment Please see the WEA Membership Enrollment Guide for membership category eligibility descriptions Association Dues - May Packet - Page 5

6 32032 Weyerhaeuser Way S Federal Way, WA mailing address: P.O. Box 9100 Federal Way, WA telephone: toll free: fax: Member.Records@washingtonea.org To: Employers and WEA Affiliates From: WEA Member Records Topic: Retirements It is sometimes difficult for WEA staff to accurately ascertain why individuals stop paying dues from one year to the next. Being able to appropriately code those employees who are retiring helps reduce the number of corrections on membership and billing rosters. Please take a few moments to report the names of WEA members either certificated or classified who are retiring this school year. Please return this list to the address above or, if it is more convenient, please feel free to send a printout, separate form or to member.records@washingtonea.org. We encourage us of the electronic version available at Thank you very much for your assistance in helping us record this career milestone, and for providing us with the opportunity to better respond to the changing needs of educational employees. Date: Affiliate / Employer Name: please, no acronyms) Prepared by (Name/Title): Phone: Association Dues - May Packet - Page 6

7 Local Dues Notification Form CERTIFICATED Employees Please submit one copy of this form to each of the four parties below (as applicable) as soon as possible but no later than August 1. We encourage you to use the electronic form at Premera Blue Cross WEA Billing Department PO Box 327 MS 172 Seattle, WA Fax: (425) Washington Education Association Membership Department PO Box 9100 Federal Way, WA Fax: (253) School District / Employer UniServ Council This memo is to notify you that the total annual amount of local dues per member for the membership year will be: FTE FTE Annual Dues Amount Monthly Dues Amount FTE FTE 0.25 or less FTE Substitutes or Part-time AHE ( per day) Do not send this type through Premera/APA These amounts do not include NEA, WEA or UniServ Council dues. The number of pay periods over which a typical member s annual dues are collected is: Other Affiliate / District (please spell out): Prepared by (Name/Title): Signature and Date: Phone: Association Dues - May Packet - Page 7

8 Local Dues Notification Form CLASSIFIED (ESP) Employees Please submit one copy of this form to each of the four parties below (as applicable) as soon as possible but no later than August 1. We encourage you to use the electronic form at Premera Blue Cross WEA Billing Department PO Box 327 MS 172 Seattle, WA Fax: (425) Washington Education Association Membership Department PO Box 9100 Federal Way, WA Fax: (253) School District / Employer UniServ Council This memo is to notify you that the total annual amount of local dues per member for the membership year will be: Salary Breaks 35, and above 27, to $35, , to $27, , to $22, , to $17, , and below Annual Dues Amount Monthly Dues Amount ESP Subs and/or Extra-Curricular Do not send this type through Premera/APA These amounts do not include NEA, WEA or UniServ Council dues. The number of pay periods over which a typical member s annual dues are collected is: Other Affiliate / District (please spell out): Prepared by (Name/Title): Signature and Date: Phone: Association Dues - May Packet - Page 8