Male v. Grand Rapids Education Ass'n

Plaintiff, David Male, is a certified tenured teacher employed by the Grand Rapids public school system. In the course of his employment, plaintiff pays a yearly financial responsibility fee which is assessed by defendant Grand Rapids Education Association (GREA).1 Defendant GREA, an affiliate of defendant Michigan Education Association (MEA), is the exclusive bargaining representative for teachers employed by the Grand Rapids school system for kindergarten *748through twelfth grade. In 1975, defendant GREA informed plaintiff that his financial responsibility fee for the 1975-1976 school year…