Michigan's Two Teachers Unions Down Tens of Thousands of Members

Michigan's Two Teachers Unions Down Tens of Thousands of Members [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Michigan’s two largest public school unions have seen their numbers of dues-paying members decline sharply since 2012, according to documents filed with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Michigan Education Association lost 20 percent of its active members, going from 117,626 members in 2012 to 94,559 in 2015.
The American Federation of Teachers-Michigan lost 21 percent, dropping from 23,388 members in 2012 to 18,585 in 2015.
...So not all Michigan teachers can stop paying dues if they want.
In many cases, this is because their unions signed so-called union security agreement agreements with local school boards.
Right-to-work does not apply in those districts until those deals expire.
For example, Dearborn Schools and its union signed a 5-year union security agreement that runs from 2013 to 2018.
Contracts such as the one in Dearborn require teachers to pay dues to the union as a condition of employment..."