Membership

NSTU Union Dues

Annual Union Membership Fees

Annual fees (August 1 – July 31) are set by Annual Council. Union dues should be included on the T4 form issued by the employer. This constitutes the required receipt for income tax purposes. All fees are deductible for income tax purposes.

Payment Schedule

Union dues cover the school year from August 1 to July 31 and are not carried over to the next school year regardless of the length of the term employment for which Union dues are paid. Dues are payable in full the first day you teach, however, the dues are collected over a five-month period. All NSTU members (permanent, probationary or term contract) pay Union dues over the first five months of their employment for the school year in which they are employed.

Permanent or Probationary Contract
NSTU members hired on permanent or probationary contracts effective August 1 pay dues in equal instalments deducted from each pay period from August to December, inclusive. NSTU members hired on permanent or probationary contracts effective January 1 pay dues in equal instalments deducted from each pay period from January to May, inclusive and cover the period from the commencement of service to July 31. Should employment continue into the next school year, Union dues for the next school year are payable beginning August 1 as described above.

Term Contract
All other NSTU members, hired by way of term contracts, pay dues in equal instalments deducted from each pay period in the five months commencing with the date of their employment or over the length of the term contract, whichever is the lesser. For members beginning terms in September and working more than 60 days, dues are payable over the five months of August to December. Term contracts beginning in January for more than 60 days, dues are payable over the five months of January to May. If members begin a new term in September of the NEXT school year, and work more than 60 days, dues are payable again over the five months of August to December. Dues are NOT payable again in January once paid in September. For a term contract greater than 60 days and less than five months, dues are deducted in equal instalments over the contract period.

Members can conceivably pay dues twice in one calendar year, but will only ever pay one full union membership fee in any SCHOOL YEAR. It is conceivable to have a T4 statement giving Union Dues greater than $925, this does not necessarily indicate that you have overpaid Union Dues.