Common use of Agency Fee Clause in Contracts

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining bargaining Unit 6 3 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining bargaining Unit 6 3 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 3 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 3 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union MOSES shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing execution of this Agreement, whichever is later, a an agency service fee to the Union MOSES in any an amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the UnionMOSES. Any Employees electing to pay an agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with receive a year-end rebate from MOSES. Said rebate shall consist of the provisions percentage of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs the agency service fee paid which is equal to the percentage of total annual revenue expended for the following activities: (1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; (2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; (3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; (4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; (5) benefits, benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. MOSES will pay for an independent audit which will include verification of the aforementioned expenses on an annual basis. If an employee challenges the computation of the rebate, MOSES agrees to submit the issue to an arbitrator chosen through the American Arbitration Association’s mutual selection process. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any statewide bargaining unit certified to the Union MOSES until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union MOSES shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union MOSES for not paying the agency service fee. The Union MOSES will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency service fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such agency service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the agency service fee in accordance with this Article, Article the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required agency service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members Neither the Commonwealth nor MOSES shall discriminate against an employee on the basis of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, membership or agency service fee status within in the Union employee organization or its affiliates.. Employees electing to pay an agency service fee will be provided with the same representation as MOSES members under the Unit 9 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Accordingly, MOSES may not refuse to process a grievance based on an employee’s non- membership in MOSES. Non-members are also eligible for the same coverage as MOSES members under the Health and Welfare Trust Fund outlined in Article 13A.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 1 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 1 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining bargaining Unit 6 1 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining bargaining Unit 6 1 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the effective date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) . contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) . publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) . efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) . contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, . benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any Statewide bargaining unit certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 5 All members of the bargaining unit units shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement Agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the effective date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder there under and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) . contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) . publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) . efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) . contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, . benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any Statewide bargain- ing unit certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 5 All members of the bargaining unit units shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement Agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union may voluntarily pay shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the effective date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any The agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder there under and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) contributions . Contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing . Publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts . Efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions . Contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, . Benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any Statewide bargaining unit certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not A. For the term of this MOU the City agrees that the Union shall remain the sole and exclusive agent for all the employees covered by this agreement in Unit 6, without regard to join or maintain membership in the Union, with respect to all matters relating to hours, rates, terms and conditions of employment and all other bargainable issues. The City further agrees that it will not recognize or negotiate with any other person, association, group, committee or entity other than the Union shall be required with respect to pay such matters and will deal solely through the agency of and with the Union herein. B. All employees who are members in good standing of the Union at the date of the signing of the contract and those employees who thereafter become members shall, as a condition of employment, beginning remain members of the Union in good standing during the life of the agreement. C. All employees in Unit 6, other than current employees as of August 16, 1987, within thirty (30) days following of the commencement date of his/her their initial employment or the date signing of the signing of this Agreementcontract, whichever is later, shall be required to make payment of a service fee cash sum as periodic dues to the Union in any amount that Union, if such employee is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administrationa member thereof; or, but an equivalent sum, if not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs a member, as a charge for the following activities: 1) contributions services rendered and to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented be rendered hereunder by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties Union as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, which are not germane to for the governance or duties as bargaining agent, duration of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to agreement. Permanent employees employed with the members City as of August 15, 1987, have the employee organizationoption of joining the Union. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in D. In the Bargaining Unit 6 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate event an employee terminated at neglects, fails or refuses to comply with the terms of Sections B or C above, the employer hereby agrees, upon the request of the Union for not paying Union, to discontinue the agency feeemployment of any such employee. The Union will intervene in agrees to give a delinquent employee ten (10) days notice prior to seeking termination and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination City is obliged to terminate for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the terminationsums due and owing. E. A dues check off or service fee check off provision will be made available by the City to any employee who voluntarily agrees and executes a written authorization to the City. F. An employee who has conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support any public employee organization as a condition of employment. Such employee is required, in lieu of periodic dues and initiation fees, to pay Agency Shop Fees in sums equal to the Union's regular dues and initiation fees to a non-religious, non-labor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 4.4 Disputes between 501(c)(3) of the parties concerning this Article Internal Revenue Code, chosen by such employee and verified as being a qualifying organization by the Union. G. The agency shop provision shall be resolved rescinded by a majority vote of all the employees in accordance the unit covered by such memorandum of understanding, provided that: (1) a request for such a vote is supported by a petition containing the signatures of at least thirty (30) percent of the employees in the unit; (2) such vote is by secret ballot; (3) such vote may be taken at anytime during the term of such memorandum of understanding, but in no event shall there be more than one vote taken during such term. H. Any employee who claims financial inability to pay dues (or in lieu Agency Shop fees) may request a waiver of this requirement by filing a petition with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employeeUnion. If the arbitrator decides Union finds that an employee has failed hardship exists, either a temporary or permanent waiver may be approved. DEFINITION: For purposes of this Section, Agency Fee is defined as that portion of dues not attributable to pay social or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do sopolitical activities. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the effective date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder there under and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) . contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) . publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) . efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) . contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, . benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any Statewide bargaining unit certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 5 All members of the bargaining unit units shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement Agreement without regard to their membership, non-non- membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required Employees electing to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any an agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with receive a year-end rebate from XXXXX. Said rebate shall consist of the provisions percentage of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs the agency service fee paid which is equal to the percentage of total annual revenue expended for the following activities: (1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; (2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; (3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; (4) contributions to charitable, religious religious, or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; (5) benefits, benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. XXXXX will pay for an independent audit which will include verification of the aforementioned expenses on an annual basis. If an employee challenges the computation of the rebate, XXXXX agrees to submit the issue to an arbitrator chosen through the American Arbitration Association’s mutual selection process. Section 4.2 This Article Neither the Commonwealth nor XXXXX shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate discriminate against an employee terminated at on the request basis of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, membership or agency service fee status within in the Union employee organization or its affiliates.. Employees electing to pay an agency service fee will be provided with the same representation as XXXXX members under the Unit 9 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Accordingly, XXXXX may not refuse to process a grievance based on an employee’s non-membership in XXXXX. Non-members are also eligible for the same coverage as XXXXX members under the Health and Welfare Trust Fund outlined in Article 13A.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required Employees electing to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any an agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with receive a year-end rebate from XXXXX. Said rebate shall consist of the provisions percentage of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs the agency service fee paid which is equal to the percentage of total annual revenue expended for the following activities: 1) : contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) ; publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) ; efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) ; contributions to charitable, religious religious, or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, ; benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. XXXXX will pay for an independent audit which will include verification of the aforementioned expenses on an annual basis. If an employee challenges the computation of the rebate, XXXXX agrees to submit the issue to an arbitrator chosen through the American Arbitration Association’s mutual selection process. Section 4.2 This Article Neither the Commonwealth nor XXXXX shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate discriminate against an employee terminated at on the request basis of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, membership or agency service fee status within in the Union employee organization or its affiliates.. Employees electing to pay an agency service fee will be provided with the same representation as XXXXX members under the Unit 9 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Accordingly, XXXXX may not refuse to process a grievance based on an employee’s non-membership in XXXXX. Non-members are also eligible for the same coverage as XXXXX members under the Health and Welfare Trust Fund outlined in Article 13A.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the effective date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder there under and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) . contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) . publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) . efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) . contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, . benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any Statewide bargaining unit certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 5 All members of the bargaining unit units shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement Agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union MOSES shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing execution of this Agreement, whichever is later, a an agency service fee to the Union MOSES in any an amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the UnionMOSES. Any Employees electing to pay an agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with receive a year-end rebate from MOSES. Said rebate shall consist of the provisions percentage of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs the agency service fee paid which is equal to the percentage of total annual revenue expended for the following activities: (1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; (2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; (3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; (4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; (5) benefits, benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. MOSES will pay for an independent audit which will include verification of the aforementioned expenses on an annual basis. If an employee challenges the computation of the rebate, MOSES agrees to submit the issue to an arbitrator chosen through the American Arbitration Association’s mutual selection process. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any statewide bargaining unit certified to the Union MOSES until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union MOSES shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union MOSES for not paying the agency service fee. The Union MOSES will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency service fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such agency service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the agency service fee in accordance with this Article, Article the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required agency service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members Neither the Commonwealth nor MOSES shall discriminate against an employee on the basis of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, membership or agency service fee status within in the Union employee organization or its affiliates.. Employees electing to pay an agency service fee will be provided with the same representation as union members under the Unit 9 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Accordingly, MOSES may not refuse to process a grievance based on an employee’s non-membership in the union. Non-members are also eligible for the same dental and vision coverage as union members under the Health and Welfare Trust Fund outlined in Article 13B.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) benefits, benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining bargaining Unit 6 1 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining bargaining Unit 6 1 present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required Employees electing to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any an agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with receive a year-end rebate from MOSES. Said rebate shall consist of the provisions percentage of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder and shall not include costs the agency service fee paid which is equal to the percentage of total annual revenue expended for the following activities: (1) contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; (2) publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; (3) efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; (4) contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; (5) benefits, benefits which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. MOSES will pay for an independent audit which will include verification of the aforementioned expenses on an annual basis. If an employee challenges the computation of the rebate, MOSES agrees to submit the issue to an arbitrator chosen through the American Arbitration Association’s mutual selection process. Section 4.2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 any statewide bargaining unit certified to the Union MOSES until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in Bargaining Unit 6 that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 4.3 The Union MOSES shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union MOSES for not paying the agency service fee. The Union MOSES will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency service fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such agency service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the agency service fee in accordance with this Article, Article the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required agency service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 All members Neither the Commonwealth nor MOSES shall discriminate against an employee on the basis of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, membership or agency service fee status within in the Union employee organization or its affiliates.. Employees electing to pay an agency service fee will be provided with the same representation as MOSES members under the Unit 9 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Accordingly, MOSES may not refuse to process a grievance based on an employee’s non- membership in MOSES. Non-members are also eligible for the same coverage as MOSES members under the Health and Welfare Trust Fund outlined in Article 13A.

Agency Fee. Section 4.1 1 Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment or the date of the signing of this Agreement, whichever is later, a service fee to the Union in any amount that is proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration, but not to exceed the amount of periodic dues paid by employees who are members of the Union. Any agency service fee shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150E and regulations adopted thereunder there under and shall not include costs for the following activities: 1) : contributions to political candidates or political committees formed for a candidate or political party; 2) ; publicizing of an organizational preference for a candidate for political office; 3) ; efforts to enact, defeat, repeal or amend legislation unrelated to the wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and other terms and conditions of employment, and the welfare or the working environment of employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates; 4) ; contributions to charitable, religious or ideological causes not germane to its duties as the exclusive bargaining agent; 5) ; benefits, which are not germane to the governance or duties as bargaining agent, of the exclusive bargaining agent or its affiliates and available only to the members of the employee organization. Section 4.2 2 This Article shall not become operative as to employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 certified to the Union until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in the Bargaining Unit 6 present and voting. Section 4.3 3 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency fee. In such litigation the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4.4 4 Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required service fee after sufficient time to do so. Section 4.5 5 All members of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to representation and to all the rights and benefits provided under this agreement without regard to their membership, non-membership, or agency fee status within the Union or its affiliates.