Union members in West Ada School District will have to track any contract hours used for union purposes and pay back the district for that time in order to comply with a new state law.
That’s just one way that districts and local unions are dealing with House Bill 516. Under the law, which goes into effect July 1, districts cannot use taxpayer funds to support unions by deducting fees from paychecks, distributing communications or providing compensation to employees for engaging in “teachers union activities,” among other restrictions.
West Ada trustees on Tuesday night approved a negotiated agreement with the local union to change the “Association Rights” section to include the provision that allows the district to bill the union for any union work conducted during contract hours…