MRF
Payments ‑ Eligibility: Strikers must
perform strike duties as defined by the Local to be eligible for payments
from the Fund. For eligibility purposes,
a striker is defined as member of agency fee payer.
Payout
Plan:
1. Commencing
on the fifteenth (15th) day of a strike, $200.00 per striker per
week will be provided (subject to availability of funds) for use by the Local
for strikers' assistance. Commencing on the twenty-ninth day of a strike,
$300.00 per striker per week will be provided (subject to availability of
funds) for use by the Local for strikers’ assistance. Payments to Locals will end on the seventh
day following the conclusion of the strike.
In the event the last week of a strike is not a full week, the payments
to the Locals shall be prorated.
2. Payments
may also be made on a case‑by‑case basis for victims of collective
bargaining strategies, this to be determined by the Fund Director.
3. The
Defense Fund Oversight Committee will monitor the progress of the Members'
Relief Fund and recommend changes in payouts when applicable.
4. A
uniform method for payout to the strikers shall be determined by the Locals for
each employer group, which may be struck within each District.
5. At the
time that the Members' Relief Fund is established and funded, strikers' relief
will no longer be paid directly from the current Defense Fund. Picket line maintenance shall continue to be
paid by the Defense Fund per the Defense Fund rules.