Deadline Nears for Educators Seeking Refund of Union-Backed Political Spending
By Savana Kascak | Complete Colorado
DENVER—An annual deadline is looming for Colorado teachers to request a refund of that portion of their union dues going to political purposes with which they might well disagree.
Members of Colorado’s statewide teachers’ union are entitled to a $49 partial refund of their dues. The money otherwise goes toward supporting union-backed candidates and political causes.
Many teachers are unaware of their right to the yearly refund, or the mid-December deadline to apply.
Every Colorado teacher who joins their local union automatically joins the National Education Association (NEA) as well as the Colorado Education Association (CEA).
According to the CEA website, the statewide union is then organized into approximately 200 ...
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