Membership
Message from the APLE President
To: New and Continuing Colleagues
If you are with us for the first time this year, on behalf of all of the members of APLE I want to welcome you to the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District! I hope that you have a wonderful experience here. If you are one of our continuing teachers, I extend to you a warm welcome back. I know we all look forward to a year full of challenges and rewards.
The Association of Placentia-Yorba Linda Educators is your exclusive representative in employment matters with the PYLUSD. Because Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified operates under an agency fee/organized security agreement, all bargaining unit members share in the cost of that representation. As a certificated employee of the District, you have three options by which you may fulfill the agency fee obligation.
Membership
You may become a full member of the Association and pay full unified dues to APLE/CTA/NEA (through monthly payroll deduction or full cash payment at the start of the year), and take advantage of all the rights and benefits that come with membership. Members are entitled to vote for Association officers, are covered under the $1,000,000 Educators Employment Liability coverage, have access to legal representation and are eligible for CTA-sponsored insurance programs and many more valuable membership benefits.
Your membership also supports your colleagues. Our ability to represent all bargaining unit members with the District is strengthened by increased membership. Your membership will allow you to have an active voice in the local and will provide support at the bargaining level. APLE is not just a union; it is a professional local dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning in Placentia and Yorba Linda.
If you are not already a member, please contact the APLE office at 714-970-3700 for more information or go to the link above and complete the online form.
Thank you for taking time to review this information. Once again, I strongly encourage you to join as or remain a member of APLE. As a member, you’ll be supporting your colleagues and your professional local. You’ll also be able to take advantage of all the membership benefits. If we can be of any assistance to you, please call our office or see your APLE site representative. Remember, APLE is your Local, and we are here to help one another.
Sincerely,
Linda Manion
