REVOKING MEMBERSHIP

In some cases, the member of a union or professional organization can terminate membership when they see fit. However, most Colorado school districts have negotiated limitations on when teachers can stop their automatic membership dues deductions.

UPDATE: The United States Supreme Court in Janus vs AFSCME held that “[n]either an agency fee nor any other payment to the union may be deducted from a nonmember’s wages, nor may any other attempt be made to collect such a payment, unless the employee affirmatively consents to pay. If you are not a union member and teach in Colorado Springs District 11, Pueblo 60, Pueblo 70, or in Alamosa you should now be set free from opting out every year to avoid paying a fee equivalent to union dues. Check with the union or school district to confirm they are following the law. Read more here. 

The dates when teachers can revoke deductions are listed in RED – specific guidelines for the revocation process, where available, are also listed. Always check with your district and association to confirm the current procedures and dates. 

• ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS: Must notify DTEA office in writing by NOV 1
• ADAMS COUNTY 14 (Commerce City): Must notify the District Human Resources Office  and the Association between SEPT 1 and SEPT 15
• ALAMOSA: Must turn in revocation form between SEPT 10 and SEPT 20
• ANTONITO (South Conejos): Must obtain revocation form from Association and turn in between SEPT 1 and SEPT 17
• AURORA: Between JUL 1 and AUG 10
• BOULDER VALLEY: Between JUNE 1 and JUNE 30
• BRIGHTON: Between SEPT 1 and OCT 10
• CANON CITY (FREMONT RE-1): Must revoke through the Association between SEPT 1 and SEPT 15
• CENTENNIAL (San Luis): Must notify the District office and the Association President in writing before SEPT 15
• CENTER: Between JUNE 1 and SEPT 1
• COLORADO SPRINGS 11: Must fill out appropriate paperwork at CSEA office by SEPT 10
• DENVER: Must notify the District through the Association office and on an appropriate form between NOV 1 and NOV 15
• DURANGO: Either between SEPT 1 and OCT 1 OR between FEB 1 and MAR 1
• ENGLEWOOD: Must notify in writing “through the Association” between SEPT 1 and SEPT 15
• FLORENCE (FREMONT RE-2): Must indicate on the Payroll Authorization Form for Salary Deductions, and forward the form to the treasurer of the Association by SEPT 10
• GREELEY (WELD COUNTY 6): Must submit written request between SEPT 1 and SEPT 30
• HUERFANO: Must complete the appropriate form and present it to the District Administration Office by SEPT 15
• JEFFERSON COUNTY: Must revoke membership in writing and deliver to the JCEA office between SEPT 1 and SEPT 15
• LAKE COUNTY: Between SEPT 1 and OCT 10
• LAS ANIMAS: Must notify both the District and the Association in writing between SEPT 1 and SEPT 30
• LITTLETON: Must notify the district payroll office in writing before SEPT 5
• MAPLETON: Must complete the revocation form and give to the Association (303-457-3324) before SEPT 1
• POUDRE: Must submit revocation request in writing through the Association before SEPT 30
• PUEBLO 60: Must either request revocation forms from the PEA office between SEPT 1 and SEPT 15 OR send an opt-out request “by certified mail with return receipt requested” to the PEA office, and a copy to the district payroll office, to be received between AUG 25 and SEPT 15
• PUEBLO 70: Must either sign a letter of revocation at the Association office, or notify the Association “by certified mail and with return receipt requested” between AUG 15 and SEPT 15
• SHERIDAN: Must file a written form to the District payroll office between AUG 1 and SEPT 30
• ST. VRAIN VALLEY: Must request revocation in writing through the Association between JUNE 15 and SEPT 15
• TELLURIDE: Must revoke through the Association between SEPT 1 and OCT 10 – “Any member may revoke his/her dues deduction authorization after October 10 of any year where such revocation is endorsed by the Association.”
• THOMPSON: Must revoke through the Association (970-667-1832) between AUG 1 and SEPT 30 – “Any member may revoke his/her dues deduction authorization after September 30 of any year where such revocation is endorsed by the Association.”
• TRINIDAD: Must notify the District business office in writing before OCT 15
• WESTMINSTER (ADAMS 50): Must provide written notification both to the WEA and the District (303-428-3511) between JUN 1 and JUN 15

This information made available as a service of the Independence Institute’s Education Policy Center. If we have posted any inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information, please let us know so we can take care to update our pages.