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| NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES | |
PURSUANT TO
AN ORDER OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
AND IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE POLICIES OF THE
NEW JERSEY EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ACT,
AS AMENDED,
We hereby notify our employees that: |
P.D.D. No. 2006-6
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
BEFORE A DESIGNEE OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the Matter of
LOGAN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Public Employer,
-and- Docket No. PD-2006-006
LOGAN TOWNSHIP EDUCATION ASSOCIATION,
Petitioner.
SYNOPSIS
Logan Township Education Association filed a petition for payroll deduction determination pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.5 and N.J.A.C . 19:19-2.2 requesting that the Commission order the Logan Township Board of Education to deduct a representation fee in lieu of dues from the salaries of employees who are not voluntary dues paying members of the majority representative. The Commission Designee found that the Association = s petition met all of the requirements under the statute and rules and that the Association was entitled to a Commission order directing the Board to institute the deduction of the representation fee.
P.D.D. No. 2006-6
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
BEFORE A DESIGNEE OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the Matter of
LOGAN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Public Employer,
-and- Docket No. PD-2006-006
LOGAN TOWNSHIP EDUCATION ASSOCIATION,
Petitioner.
Appearances:
For the Public Employer, Capehart & Scatchard, attorneys (Alan Schmoll, of counsel)
For the Petitioner, Selikoff & Cohen, attorneys (Steven R. Cohen, of counsel)
DECISION
On March 3, 2006, the Logan Township Education Association (Association) filed a Petition for Payroll Deduction Determination with the Public Employment Relations Commission (Commission) seeking an order directing the Logan Township Board of Education to deduct representation fees in lieu of dues from the salaries of non-member employees in a negotiations unit consisting of all professional certified personnel and all support staff employed by the Board as defined by the collective agreement; but excluding the superintendent, principals, maintenance supervisor, cafeteria manager, board secretary, managerial executives, confidential employees, police employees, craft employees, supervising employees, information system = s personnel, secretaries, and all other employees. The petition was filed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.5 and N.J.A.C . 19:19-2.2. Proper service was effected upon the Board. The law authorizes the Commission to conduct an investigation and to order a payroll deduction of representation fees in lieu of dues if a majority of employees in the negotiations unit are voluntary dues paying members of the majority representative and the majority representative maintains a demand and return system as required by N.J.S.A . 34:13A-5.6. The Association has filed documents in support of its claim that a majority of employees in the unit are voluntary dues paying members of the union and that it maintains the required demand and return system.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C . 19:19-2.1, the Association served the petition on the Board. The Board did not file a response as required by N.J.A.C. 19:19-3.2(a). Therefore, pursuant to N.J.A.C . 19:19-3.2(b), all allegations in the petition are admitted and deemed true.
The investigation has revealed the following:
1. The Board and the Association have negotiated concerning the subject of representation fees in lieu of dues, but no agreement has been reached regarding such payments.
2. The Association is the majority representative of a collective negotiations unit consisting of all professional certified personnel and all supportive staff under contract, including, but not limited to: Pre-Kindergarten to Eighth Grade Teachers, Special Education and Speech Education Teachers, School Librarian(s), Reading Specialist(s), Math Specialist(s), Nurse(s), Art, Music, Physical Education and Supplemental Teacher(s), Gifted and Talented Teacher(s), all aides, food service workers, custodian/maintenance employees, receptionists, and guidance counselor employed by the Board as defined by its collective agreement; but excluding superintendent, principals, maintenance supervisor, cafeteria manager, board secretary, all managerial executives, confidential employees (including Secretaries to the Superintendent and Board Secretary), police employees, craft employees, supervising employees, information system's personnel, secretaries, and all other employees
3. The list of dues paying members attached to the Association = s petition is accurate.
4. The negotiations unit consists of 138 employees, of which 99 (72%) are currently voluntary dues paying members of the Association.
5. The Association maintains a demand and return system as required by N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.5(c) and 5.6.
Consequently, having found that the Association has satisfied the conditions mandated in N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.5 and N.J.A.C . 19:19-2.2, I find that it is entitled to the receipt of a representation fee in lieu of dues from unit employees who are not dues paying members of the Association, subject to compliance with the Public Employment Relations Commission Appeal Board rules, N.J.A.C. 19:17-1.1 to -4.5.
ORDER
Logan Township Board of Education is ORDERED to institute a payroll deduction of the representation fee in lieu of dues from the wages or salaries of the negotiations unit employees who are not members of Logan Township Education Association after being notified by the Association that it has complied with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 19:17-3.3 and -4.1.
The Board must post in all places where notices to employees are customarily posted, copies of the attached notice marked as Appendix A A. @ Copies of such notice shall, after being signed by the Respondent = s authorized representative, be posted immediately and maintained by it for at least sixty (60) consecutive days. Reasonable steps shall be taken to ensure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other materials.
Within twenty (20) days of receipt of this decision, notify the Commission Chair of the steps the Respondent has taken to comply with this order.
__________________________
Arnold H. Zudick
Commission Designee
DATED: April 10, 2006
Trenton, New Jersey
A request for review of this decision by the Commission may be filed pursuant to N.J.A.C . 19:19-4.1. Any request for review must comply with the requirements contained in N.J.A.C. 19:19- 4.3.
Any request for review is due by April 24, 2006.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A . 34:13A-5.5, the Public Employment Relations Commission must order a public employer to institute a payroll deduction of a representation fee in lieu of dues from the wages or salaries of employees in a negotiations unit who are not members of the majority representative if a majority representative petitions the Commission to conduct an investigation and the investigation shows that a majority of negotiations unit employees are voluntary dues paying members of the majority representative and that the majority representative maintains a demand and return system as required by N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.5(c) and 5.6.
On March 3, 2006, Logan Township Education Association filed a Petition for Payroll Deduction Determination-Representation Fees. The Commission conducted an investigation and determined that a majority of employees in the unit consisting of all professional certified personnel and all supportive staff under contract, including, but not limited to: Pre-Kindergarten to Eighth Grade Teachers, Special Education and Speech Education Teachers, School Librarian(s), Reading Specialist(s), Math Specialist(s), Nurse(s), Art, Music, Physical Education and Supplemental Teacher(s), Gifted and Talented Teacher(s), all aides, food service workers, custodian/maintenance employees, receptionists, and guidance counselor are voluntary dues paying members of the Logan Township Board of Education and that the Association maintains a demand and return system as required by N.J.S.A . 34:13A-5.5(c) and 5.6. Accordingly, the Commission has ordered the public employer to institute a payroll deduction of the representation fee in lieu of dues from the wages or salaries of the negotiations unit employees who are not members of the Association after being notified by the Association that it has complied with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 19:17-3.3 and -4.1.
| Docket No. | PD-2006-006 |  | Logan Township Board of Education |
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| Date: | | | By: | |
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This Notice must remain posted for 60 consecutive days from the date of posting, and must not be altered, defaced or covered by any other material.
If employees have any question concerning this Notice or compliance with its provisions, they may communicate directly with the Public Employment Relations Commission, 495 West State Street, PO Box 429, Trenton, NJ 08625- 0429 (609) 984-7372
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