CAPE Policy Update: Board Adopts New Union Dues Waiver for Members/Agency-Fee-Payers While on Active Military Leave

In recognition of CAPE members who serve in the U.S. Military, the CAPE Board of Directors has adopted a new policy allowing for the waiver of member’s / agency-fee-payer’s dues / fees while they are on active military leave.

The prospective policy took effect January 1, 2013 and it reads as follows:

“Upon a member or agency-fee-payer notifying the Association of his or her being on military leave for a time period of over a month in duration and providing sufficient documentation, the Association will waive the dues of the member or the fees of the agency-fee-payer for the anticipated military leave period or, if unknown by the member or agency-fee-payer, for up to one year. If after the anticipated military leave period the member or agencyfee- payer notifies the Association of his or her continuing to be on military leave, the Board may continue to waive the member’s dues or agency-fee-payer’s fees for up to an additional year.”

Additionally, the Board of Directors will honor requests for the waiver of union dues / fees from members and agency-fee-payers retroactively for their military service dating back four (4) years from the effective date of the new policy, or back to January 1, 2009.

For CAPE to process such requests, the member / agency-fee-payer must provide a copy of the military orders which show the dates of military service, military rank and salary. The member / agency-fee-payer must also provide copies of his/her county paycheck stubs indicating the CAPE dues / fees deducted for the entire period of military service.