{"id":9197,"date":"2014-05-05T21:22:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T21:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/?page_id=9197"},"modified":"2014-05-06T16:22:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T16:22:21","slug":"services-included","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/?page_id=9197","title":{"rendered":"Services Included"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s Included in the\u00a0CIT\u00a0\u00a0Representation Model?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The vast majority of independent public employee associations that Goyette &amp; Associates represents get the following services for $300-500 a year per member (generally, the larger the unit, the lower the per member rate):<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Collective Bargaining.<\/strong>\u00a0Coordination and participation in all stages of the collective bargaining process between the association and the employer, including negotiating contracts and side letter agreements.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Contract Enforcement (Grievances).<\/strong>\u00a0Making sure that the employer follows the contract by pursuing administrative grievances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Investigation Representation.<\/strong>\u00a0If an association member is being investigated, preparing for and attending any interview or interrogation of the employee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Disciplinary Defense.<\/strong>\u00a0Defending an association member against disciplinary actions (written reprimand, reduction in salary, suspension, demotion, or termination), all the way through the process from beginning to end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>General Legal Counsel.<\/strong>\u00a0Provide general legal advice and counsel to the association on matters that pertain to the association as a business organization, duty of fair representation, and other legal issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Free Consultation for Individual Members.<\/strong>\u00a0On any legal matter, an association member is encouraged to contact Goyette &amp; Associates and get a free consultation. On some matters that are beyond the scope of expertise of the law firm, referrals to reputable local counsel are often made.<\/p>\n<p>The list of services above covers over 95% of the legal and labor needs of an employee association. Occasionally, an association is involved in a lawsuit. When that comes up, Goyette &amp; Associates usually handles it for the association, and always a reduced rate as an existing client.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s Included in the\u00a0CIT\u00a0\u00a0Representation Model? The vast majority of independent public employee associations that Goyette &amp; Associates represents get the following services for $300-500 a year per member (generally, the larger the unit, the lower the per member rate): &#8211;\u00a0Collective Bargaining.\u00a0Coordination and participation in all stages of the collective bargaining process between the association and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9197","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9197"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9201,"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9197\/revisions\/9201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caindependentteachers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}