Common use of AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF Clause in Contracts

AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF. 4.1. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because the Employee voluntarily chooses to be a member of the union or to otherwise pay fees to the Union for bargaining and defending the Collective Bargaining Agreement; nor will the Employer discriminate against any Employee who chooses not to be a member of, or not to pay dues/fees to the Union. 4.2. Upon completion of thirty (30) days of employment, membership in the Union or compliance with payment of the representation fees shall be voluntary. If an employee voluntarily submits a dues/fees deduction form, the Employer agrees to deduct Union dues/fees to become effective the first payday of the month following the Employee's successful completion of thirty (30) days of employment. 4.3. The Employer agrees to deduct from the salary of each individual employee in the bargaining unit who voluntarily becomes a member or who voluntarily authorizes the payment of representations fees, subject to all of the following conditions: A. The Union shall obtain from each employee who voluntarily agrees to become members or pay a representation fee a completed Check-Off Authorization Form which shall conform to the respective State and Federal law(s) concerning that subject. B. All Check-Off Authorization Forms shall be filed with the Employer, who may return an incomplete or incorrectly completed form to the Union's Treasurer and no check-off shall be made until such deficiency is corrected. C. The Employer shall check-off obligations which come due at the time of check-off, and will make check-off deduction only if the Employee has enough pay due to cover such obligation. If an employee withdraws his/her check-off authorization form, in writing to the Employer and the Union, no deduction shall be made commencing with the first full pay-period after the authorization was withdrawn. The Employer is not responsible for refund to the employee if he/she has duplicated a check-off deduction by direct payment to the Union. D. The Employer's remittance shall be deemed correct if the Union does not give written notice to the Employer within two (2) calendar weeks after a remittance is transmitted, of its belief, with reason(s) stated therefore, that the remittance is incorrect. E. The Union shall provide at least thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employer of the amount of Union dues and/or representation fee to be deducted from the wages of employees in accordance with this Article. Any changes in the amounts determined will also be provided to the Employer at least thirty (30) days prior to its implementation. F. The Union agrees to defend, indemnify and save the Employer harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits or other forms of liability arising out of its deduction from an employee's pay of Union dues or representation fee, or in reliance on any list, notice, certification, or authorization furnished under this Article. The Union assumes full responsibility for the disposition of the deductions so made, once they have been sent to the Union.

AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF. 4.1A. Each Flight Attendant who fails to voluntarily acquire or maintain membership in the Union will be required as a condition of continued employment beginning 30 days after the completion of his/her probationary period, to pay the Union each month a service charge as a contribution for the administration of this Agreement and the representation of such Flight Attendant. This service charge will be an amount equal to the Union’s regular and usual dues and periodic assessments, including MEC assessments. B. The provisions of the Section will not apply to any employee covered by this Agreement to whom membership in the Union is not available upon the same terms and conditions as generally applicable to any other Flight Attendant, including Flight Attendants who transfer to an Inflight related Company position or non Inflight related Company position as described in Seniority Section C, or to any Flight Attendant to whom membership in the Union was denied or terminated for any reason other than the failure of the Flight Attendant to pay initiation (or reinstatement) fee, or to any Flight Attendant not required to make such a payment pursuant to the Union’s Constitution and By-Laws. C. If a Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement becomes delinquent in the payment of his/her service charge or membership dues, the Union will notify such Flight Attendant by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, copy to the General Manager, Inflight, or her/his designee, that she/he is delinquent in the payment of such service charge or membership dues as specified herein and is subject to discharge as a Flight Attendant and that she/he must remit the required payment within a period of fifteen (15) days or be discharged. D. If, upon the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period, the Flight Attendant remains delinquent, the Union will certify in writing to the General Manager, Inflight, copy to the Flight Attendant that the Flight Attendant has failed to remit payment within the grace period allowed and is therefore to be discharged. The Employer General Manager, Inflight will not discriminate against any employee because thereupon take proper steps to discharge such Flight Attendant from the Employee voluntarily chooses service of the Company. E. A grievance by a Flight Attendant who is to be discharged as a member result of an interpretation or application of the union or to otherwise pay fees provisions of this Section will be subject to the Union following procedures: 1. A Flight Attendant who believes that the provisions of this Section have not been properly interpreted or applied as they pertain to her/him, may submit her/his request for bargaining and defending review in writing within five (5) days from the Collective Bargaining Agreement; nor will date of her/his notification by the Employer discriminate against any Employee who chooses not General Manager, Inflight as provided in Paragraph D above. The request must be submitted to be a member ofthe General Manager, Inflight, or an appropriate designee, who will review the grievance and render her/his decision in writing not later than five (5) days following receipt of the Flight Attendant’s grievance. 2. The General Manager, Inflight or appropriate designee, will forward her/his decision to pay dues/the Flight Attendant, with a copy to the Union. Said decision will be final and binding on all interested parties until appealed as hereinafter provided. If the decision is not satisfactory to either the Flight Attendant or the Union, then either may appeal the grievance within ten (10) days thereafter. In the event the parties fail to agree upon a neutral referee within specified period, either the Company or the Union may request the National Mediation Board to name such neutral referee. The decision of the neutral referee will be final and binding on all parties to the dispute. The fees to and charges of such neutral referee will be borne by the Union. 4.2F. During the period a grievance is being processed under the provisions of this Section, and until final award by the General Manager, Inflight, or an appropriate designee, or neutral referee, the Flight Attendant will not be discharged from the Company nor lose any seniority rights because of noncompliance with the terms and provisions of this Section. 1. Upon completion If a Flight Attendant is discharged by the Company, and such discharge is sustained by a neutral referee, such Flight Attendant, under the provisions of thirty (30) days of employment, membership in this paragraph will be deemed to have been “discharged for cause” within the Union or compliance with payment meaning of the representation fees shall terms of this Section. 2. It is agreed that the Company will not be voluntaryliable for any time or wage claims of any Flight Attendant discharged by the Company pursuant to a written order by an authorized Union representative under the terms of this Section. 3. If The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless against any suits, claims, and liabilities which arise out of or by reason of any action taken by the Company pursuant to a written order from an employee voluntarily submits a dues/fees deduction formauthorized Union representative under the terms of this Section. G. 1. During the life of this Agreement, the Employer agrees to deduct Union dues/fees to become effective the first payday of the month following the Employee's successful completion of thirty (30) days of employment. 4.3. The Employer Company agrees to deduct from the salary pay of each individual employee Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement except those described in the bargaining unit who voluntarily becomes a member or who voluntarily authorizes the payment of representations fees, subject to all of the following conditions: A. The Union shall obtain from each employee who voluntarily agrees to become members or pay a representation fee a completed Check-Off Authorization Form which shall conform Section B above and remit to the respective State and Federal law(s) concerning that subject. B. All Check-Off Authorization Forms shall be filed with the Employerunion, who may return an incomplete or incorrectly completed form to the Union's Treasurer and no check-off shall be made until such deficiency is corrected. C. The Employer shall check-off obligations which come due at the time of check-off, and will make check-off deduction only if the Employee has enough pay due to cover such obligation. If an employee withdraws his/her check-off authorization form, in writing to the Employer and membership dues uniformly required by the Union, no deduction shall be made commencing as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership, and in accordance with the first full pay-period after provisions of the authorization was withdrawnRailway Labor Act, as amended, or a service charge provided such Flight Attendant voluntarily executes the following agreed upon form. The Employer is not responsible This form, “Voluntary Assignment and Authorization for refund to the employee if he/she has duplicated Payment of Union Service Charge and Dues”, also be known as a check-off deduction Service Charge and Dues Form, will be prepared and furnished by direct payment to the Union. D. The Employer's remittance shall be deemed correct if the Union does not give written notice to the Employer within two (2) calendar weeks after a remittance is transmitted, of its belief, with reason(s) stated therefore, that the remittance is incorrect. E. The Union shall provide at least thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employer of the amount of Union dues and/or representation fee to be deducted from the wages of employees in accordance with this Article. Any changes in the amounts determined will also be provided to the Employer at least thirty (30) days prior to its implementation. F. The Union agrees to defend, indemnify and save the Employer harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits or other forms of liability arising out of its deduction from an employee's pay of Union dues or representation fee, or in reliance on any list, notice, certification, or authorization furnished under this Article. The Union assumes full responsibility for the disposition of the deductions so made, once they have been sent to the Union.

AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF. 4.1. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because the Employee voluntarily chooses to be a member of the union or to otherwise pay fees to the Union for bargaining and defending the Collective Bargaining Agreement; nor will the Employer discriminate against any Employee who chooses not to be a member of, or not to pay dues/fees to the Union. 4.2. Upon completion of thirty (30) days of employment, membership in the Union or compliance with payment of the representation fees shall be voluntary. If an employee voluntarily submits a dues/fees deduction form, the Employer agrees to deduct Union dues/fees to become effective the first payday of the month following the Employee's successful completion of thirty (30) days of employment. 4.3. The Employer agrees to deduct from the salary of each individual employee in the bargaining unit who voluntarily becomes a member or who voluntarily authorizes the payment of representations fees, subject to all of the following conditions: A. The Union shall obtain from each employee who voluntarily agrees to become members or pay a representation fee a completed Check-Off Authorization Form which shall conform to the respective State and Federal law(s) concerning that subject. B. All Check-Off Authorization Forms shall be filed with the Employer, who may return an incomplete or incorrectly completed form to the Union's Treasurer and no check-off shall be made until such deficiency is corrected. C. The Employer shall check-off obligations which come due at the time of check-check- off, and will make check-off deduction only if the Employee has enough pay due to cover such obligation. If an employee withdraws his/her check-off authorization form, in writing to the Employer and the Union, no deduction shall be made commencing with the first full pay-period after the authorization was withdrawn. The Employer is not responsible for refund to the employee if he/she has duplicated a check-off deduction by direct payment to the Union. D. The Employer's remittance shall be deemed correct if the Union does not give written notice to the Employer within two (2) calendar weeks after a remittance is transmitted, of its belief, with reason(s) stated therefore, that the remittance is incorrect. E. The Union shall provide at least thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employer of the amount of Union dues and/or representation fee to be deducted from the wages of employees in accordance with this Article. Any changes in the amounts determined will also be provided to the Employer at least thirty (30) days prior to its implementation. F. The Union agrees to defend, indemnify and save the Employer harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits or other forms of liability arising out of its deduction from an employee's pay of Union dues or representation fee, or in reliance on any list, notice, certification, or authorization furnished under this Article. The Union assumes full responsibility for the disposition of the deductions so made, once they have been sent to the Union.

AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF. 4.1. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because ‌ A. Each Flight Attendant who fails voluntarily to acquire or maintain membership in the Employee voluntarily chooses Union shall be required as a condition of continued employment beginning 60 days following the commencement of his/her employment or as provided for in the Union’s Constitution, whichever is later, to be a member of the union or to otherwise pay fees to the Union each month a service charge as a contribution for bargaining the administration of this Agreement and defending the Collective Bargaining Agreement; nor will the Employer discriminate against any Employee who chooses not to representation of such Flight Attendant. The service charge shall be a member of, or not to pay dues/fees an amount equal to the Union’s regular and usual dues and periodic assessments, including MEC assessments. 4.2. Upon completion B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any employee covered by this Agreement to whom membership in the Union is not available upon the same terms and conditions as are generally applicable to any other Flight Attendant, including Flight Attendants who transfer to an Inflight related Company position or non-Inflight related Company position as described in Section 22 - Seniority, or to any Flight Attendant to whom membership in the Union was denied or terminated for any reason other than the failure of the Flight Attendant to pay initiation or reinstatement fee, or to any Flight Attendant not required to make such a payment pursuant to the Union's Constitution and By-Laws. C. If a Flight Attendant of the Company covered by this Agreement becomes delinquent in the payment of her/his membership dues or service charge, the Union shall notify such Flight Attendant by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, copy to the Director Inflight Service that she/he is delinquent in the payment of such service charge or membership dues as specified herein and is subject to discharge as a Flight Attendant and that she/he must remit the required payment within a period of thirty (30) days of employmentor be discharged. D. If, membership in upon the Union or compliance with payment expiration of the representation fees shall be voluntary. If an employee voluntarily submits a dues/fees deduction form, the Employer agrees to deduct Union dues/fees to become effective the first payday of the month following the Employee's successful completion of thirty (30) days of employment. 4.3. The Employer agrees to deduct from day period, the salary of each individual employee in Flight Attendant remains delinquent, the bargaining unit who voluntarily becomes a member or who voluntarily authorizes the payment of representations fees, subject to all of the following conditions: A. The Union shall obtain from each employee who voluntarily agrees to become members or pay a representation fee a completed Check-Off Authorization Form which shall conform to the respective State and Federal law(s) concerning that subject. B. All Check-Off Authorization Forms shall be filed with the Employer, who may return an incomplete or incorrectly completed form to the Union's Treasurer and no check-off shall be made until such deficiency is corrected. C. The Employer shall check-off obligations which come due at the time of check-off, and will make check-off deduction only if the Employee has enough pay due to cover such obligation. If an employee withdraws his/her check-off authorization form, certify in writing to the Employer Director Inflight Service, copy to the Flight Attendant that the Flight Attendant has failed to remit payment within the grace period allowed and the Union, no deduction shall is therefore to be made commencing with the first full pay-period after the authorization was withdrawndischarged. The Employer is not responsible for refund to Director Inflight Service shall discharge such Flight Attendant from the employee if he/she has duplicated a check-off deduction by direct payment to service of the Union. D. The Employer's remittance shall be deemed correct if the Union does not give written notice to the Employer within two (2) calendar weeks after a remittance is transmitted, of its belief, with reason(s) stated therefore, that the remittance is incorrectCompany. E. The Union shall provide at least thirty (30) days' agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless against any suits, claims, and liabilities which arise out of or by reason of any action taken by the Company pursuant to a written notice to order from an authorized Union representative under the Employer terms of the amount of Union dues and/or representation fee to be deducted from the wages of employees in accordance with this Article. Any changes in the amounts determined will also be provided to the Employer at least thirty (30) days prior to its implementationSection. F. The Union agrees A grievance by a Flight Attendant who is to defendbe discharged as a result of an interpretation or application of the provisions of this Section will be subject to the following procedures: 1. A Flight Attendant who believes that the provisions of this Section have not been properly interpreted or applied as they pertain to her/him, indemnify and save may submit her/his request for review in writing within five (5) days from the Employer harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits or other forms date of liability arising out of its deduction from an employee's pay of Union dues or representation fee, or her/his notification by the Director Inflight Service as provided in reliance on any list, notice, certification, or authorization furnished under this ArticleParagraph E above. The Union assumes full responsibility for request must be submitted to the disposition Director Inflight Service or his/her designee, who will review the grievance and render her/his decision in writing not later than five (5) days following receipt of the deductions so madeFlight Attendant’s grievance. 2. The Director Inflight Service or his/her designee, once they have been sent will forward her/his decision to the Flight Attendant, with a copy to the Union.. Said decision will be final and binding on all interested parties until appealed as hereinafter provided. If the decision is not satisfactory to either the Flight Attendant or the Union, then either may appeal the grievance within ten

AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF. 4.1. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because the Employee voluntarily chooses to be a member of the union or to otherwise pay fees to Membership in the Union for bargaining and defending is not compulsory. Regular employees have the Collective Bargaining Agreement; nor will right to join, not join, maintain or discontinue their membership in the Employer discriminate against any Employee who chooses Union as they see fit. The Union further agrees not to be a member of, or solicit union membership and not to pay dues/fees to conduct activities, except as otherwise provided for by the Unionterms of this Agreement. 4.2. Upon completion of thirty (30) days of employment, membership Membership in the Union or compliance with payment of the representation fees shall be voluntarya condition of continued employment. If an employee voluntarily submits a dues/fees deduction form, the The Employer agrees to deduct Union dues/union dues or union service fees to become effective the first payday of the month for present regular employees thirty-one (31) days following the Employee's successful completion effective date of thirty this Agreement. For new employees, this payment shall commence thirty-one (3031) days following the date of employment. 4.3. The Employer agrees to deduct from the salary of each individual employee in the bargaining unit who voluntarily becomes a member or who voluntarily authorizes member, the payment of representations feesunion dues, subject to all of the following conditions: A. The Union shall obtain from each employee who voluntarily agrees to become of its members or pay a representation fee a completed Check-Off Authorization Form authorization form which shall conform to the respective State and Federal law(s) concerning that subject, or any interpretation(s) thereof. B. All Check-Off Authorization Forms checkoff authorization forms shall be filed with the Employer, who may return an any incomplete or incorrectly completed form to the Union's Treasurer treasurer, and no check-off checkoff shall be made until such deficiency is corrected. C. All employee covered under this Agreement who do not voluntarily choose membership in the Union shall have deducted from their wages a percentage of the membership dues, which sum shall be less than one hundred percent (100%) of said dues, upon receipt by the Employer of a signed, written card, and which sum shall accurately represent the amount for said employee due the Union as their fair share of costs attributable to negotiating the terms of this Agreement and servicing the contract, which sum shall not include, by way of example but not by way of limitation, state, national or other dues and assessments, or other amounts for other Union activities. D. The Employer shall check-off only checkoff obligations which come become due at the time of check-offcheckoff, and will make check-off deduction checkoff deductions only if the Employee employee has enough pay due to cover such obligation. If an employee withdraws his/her check-off authorization form, in writing to the Employer and the Union, no deduction shall be made commencing with the first full pay-period after the authorization was withdrawn. The Employer is not responsible for refund to the employee if he/she has duplicated a check-off checkoff deduction by direct payment to the Union. D. E. The Employer's remittance shall be deemed correct if the Union does not give written notice to the Employer within two (2) calendar weeks after a remittance is transmitted, transmitted of its belief, with reason(s) stated therefore, that the remittance is incorrect. E. F. The Union shall provide at least thirty (30) days' days written notice to the Employer of the amount of Union union dues and/or representation fee fees to be deducted from the wages of employees in accordance with this Articlearticle. Any changes in the amounts determined will also be provided to the Employer at least thirty (30) days prior to its implementation. F. G. The Union agrees to defend, indemnify and save the Employer County harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits lawsuits, or other forms of liability arising out of its deduction from an employee's employee‟s pay of Union dues or union dues, representation feefees, or in reliance on upon any list, notice, certification, certification or authorization furnished under this Articlearticle. The Union assumes full responsibility for the disposition of the deductions so made, made once they have been sent to the Union. H. The Union shall exclusively use the checkoff authorization as herein provided for in Attachment A. I. The Union shall notify an employee who has not paid his/her dues or representation fee by certified mail, with a copy to the Employer. If said employee does not pay the dues or representation fee within thirty (30) days after said notice is received, the Union shall notify the Employer by certified mail of this omission. Fifteen

AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF. 4.1. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because A. Each Flight Attendant who fails voluntarily to acquire or maintain membership in the Employee voluntarily chooses Union shall be required as a condition of continued employment beginning 60 days following the commencement of his/her employment or as provided for in the Union’s Constitution, whichever is later, to be a member of the union or to otherwise pay fees to the Union each month a service charge as a contribution for bargaining the administration of this Agreement and defending the Collective Bargaining Agreement; nor will the Employer discriminate against any Employee who chooses not to representation of such Flight Attendant. The service charge shall be a member of, or not to pay dues/fees an amount equal to the Union’s regular and usual dues and periodic assessments, including MEC assessments. 4.2. Upon completion B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any employee covered by this Agreement to whom membership in the Union is not available upon the same terms and conditions as are generally applicable to any other Flight Attendant, including Flight Attendants who transfer to an Inflight related Company position or non-Inflight related Company position as described in Section 22 - Seniority, or to any Flight Attendant to whom membership in the Union was denied or terminated for any reason other than the failure of the Flight Attendant to pay initiation or reinstatement fee, or to any Flight Attendant not required to make such a payment pursuant to the Union's Constitution and By-Laws. C. If a Flight Attendant of the Company covered by this Agreement becomes delinquent in the payment of her/his membership dues or service charge, the Union shall notify such Flight Attendant by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, copy to the Director of Inflight that she/he is delinquent in the payment of such service charge or membership dues as specified herein and is subject to discharge as a Flight Attendant and that she/he must remit the required payment within a period of thirty (30) days of employmentor be discharged. D. If, membership in upon the Union or compliance with payment expiration of the representation fees shall be voluntary. If an employee voluntarily submits a dues/fees deduction form, the Employer agrees to deduct Union dues/fees to become effective the first payday of the month following the Employee's successful completion of thirty (30) days of employment. 4.3. The Employer agrees to deduct from day period, the salary of each individual employee in Flight Attendant remains delinquent, the bargaining unit who voluntarily becomes a member or who voluntarily authorizes the payment of representations fees, subject to all of the following conditions: A. The Union shall obtain from each employee who voluntarily agrees to become members or pay a representation fee a completed Check-Off Authorization Form which shall conform to the respective State and Federal law(s) concerning that subject. B. All Check-Off Authorization Forms shall be filed with the Employer, who may return an incomplete or incorrectly completed form to the Union's Treasurer and no check-off shall be made until such deficiency is corrected. C. The Employer shall check-off obligations which come due at the time of check-off, and will make check-off deduction only if the Employee has enough pay due to cover such obligation. If an employee withdraws his/her check-off authorization form, certify in writing to the Employer Director of Inflight, copy to the Flight Attendant that the Flight Attendant has failed to remit payment within the grace period allowed and the Union, no deduction shall is therefore to be made commencing with the first full pay-period after the authorization was withdrawndischarged. The Employer is not responsible for refund to Director of Inflight shall discharge such Flight Attendant from the employee if he/she has duplicated a check-off deduction by direct payment to service of the Union. D. The Employer's remittance shall be deemed correct if the Union does not give written notice to the Employer within two (2) calendar weeks after a remittance is transmitted, of its belief, with reason(s) stated therefore, that the remittance is incorrectCompany. E. The Union shall provide at least thirty (30) days' agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless against any suits, claims, and liabilities which arise out of or by reason of any action taken by the Company pursuant to a written notice to order from an authorized Union representative under the Employer terms of the amount of Union dues and/or representation fee to be deducted from the wages of employees in accordance with this Article. Any changes in the amounts determined will also be provided to the Employer at least thirty (30) days prior to its implementationSection. F. The Union agrees A grievance by a Flight Attendant who is to defendbe discharged as a result of an interpretation or application of the provisions of this Section will be subject to the following procedures: 1. A Flight Attendant who believes that the provisions of this Section have not been properly interpreted or applied as they pertain to her/him, indemnify and save may submit her/his request for review in writing within five (5) days from the Employer harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits or other forms date of liability arising out her/his notification by the Director of its deduction from an employee's pay of Union dues or representation fee, or Inflight as provided in reliance on any list, notice, certification, or authorization furnished under this ArticleParagraph E above. The Union assumes full responsibility for request must be submitted to the disposition Director of Inflight or his/her designee, who will review the grievance and render her/his decision in writing not later than five (5) days following receipt of the deductions so madeFlight Attendant’s grievance. 2. The Director of Inflight or his/her designee, once they have been sent will forward her/his decision to the Flight Attendant, with a copy to the Union. Said decision will be final and binding on all interested parties until appealed as hereinafter provided. If the decision is not satisfactory to either the Flight Attendant or the Union, then either may appeal the grievance within ten (10) days thereafter. In the event the parties fail to agree upon a neutral referee, either the Company or the Union may request the National Mediation Board to name such neutral referee. The decision of the neutral referee will be final and binding on all parties to the dispute. The fees and charges of such neutral referee will be borne by the Union.