Agency Shop Section A. Current Association members and all new employees hired after July 1, 1994 to a position covered by this agreement shall within thirty (30) calendar days of their hire by the Employer become members of the Association, or in the alternative, shall pay to the Association each month a service fee, in accordance with its policies and procedures.
Section B. Bargaining unit members in accordance with Section A, not joining the Association shall pay a Service Fee to the Association as determined in accordance with the MEA Policy and Procedures Regarding Objections to the Political/Ideological Expenditures. The remedies set forth in this policy shall be exclusive, and unless and until the procedures set forth therein have been availed of and exhausted, all other administrative and judicial procedures shall be barred.
Section C. Upon written authorization by a bargaining unit member, the employer will deduct the appropriate amount of the dues or service fees from the bargaining unit member’s wages. The deductions will be made in equal amounts from the paychecks of the bargaining unit member beginning with the first pay following receipt of the written authorization from the bargaining unit member or the Association and continuing through the last pay period in June of Each year. Moneys so deducted will be transmitted to the Association, or its designee, no later than the twenty (20) days following each deduction.
Section D. If any bargaining unit member fails to authorize or remit dues or the service fee, the Association may request the Board to make such deduction pursuant to Section A, above. At the next meeting of the Board following receipt of such a request, the Board will provide the teacher with opportunity for a due process hearing limited to the question of whether or not the teacher has remitted the service fee to the Association or authorized payroll deduction for same.
Section E. Should it be determined as a result of this hearing that the service fee has not been remitted to the Association or has not been authorized for payroll deduction, the fee will be deducted in equal installments from the bargaining unit member’s remaining paychecks, with the final deduction being made in June.
Section F. In exchange for the Board’s cooperation with the Association and its counsel, and the Association’s right to compromise and settle any dispute involving an involuntary deduction under this Article, the Association will indemnify and hold the Board harmless against and from any and all claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with this Article.
Section G. If any provision of this Article is deemed invalid under Federal or State Law, said provision shall be modified to comply with the requirements of said Federal or State Law.
Agency Service Fee Section 4.1 Beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment, each bargaining unit member who elects not to join or who later elects not to maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay to the Union each month as a condition of employment (pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, Section 17.05), an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the annual fee uniformly charged by the Union.
Section 4.2 A bargaining unit member may consent in writing to the authorization of the deduction of the agency fee from his/her wages and to the designation of the Union as the recipient thereof. Such consent shall be in a form acceptable to the Employer/University Administration and shall bear the signature of the bargaining unit member. A bargaining unit member may withdraw his/her agency fee deduction authorization by giving at least sixty (60) calendar days notice in writing to the Campus Human Resources Office and the Treasurer of the Union.
Section 4.3 The Employer/University Administration shall deduct the agency fee from the pay of the bargaining unit members who request such deductions in accordance with this Article and transmit such funds to the Treasurer of the Union together with a list of those whose agency fees are transmitted within thirty (30) calendar days after the last day of the month in which the deduction is made, provided that the Employer/University Administration is satisfied by such evidence that it may require that the Treasurer of the Union has given a bond, in a form approved by the Employer/University Administration, for the faithful performance of his/her duties in a sum and with such surety or securities as are satisfactory to the Employer/University Administration.
Section 4.4 This Article shall not become operative until the Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all bargaining unit members in the bargaining unit present and voting.
Section 4.5 In the event of an administrative error in the authorized deduction of the agency fee from a bargaining unit member's wages, the parties shall meet to attempt to correct the error in an expeditious manner. This provision is not subject to the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure, Article 7.
Section 4.6 The Treasurer of the Union shall submit and certify to the Employer/University Administration the amount of the agency fee upon signing of the collective bargaining agreement, and shall notify the Employer/University Administration in writing of any changes in that amount at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the effective date of the change.
Section 4.7 Upon the written request of the Union, the Employer/University Administration shall terminate any bargaining unit member who, after written notice, has refused to pay the agency fee. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of such request, accompanied by the written notice, the Employer/University Administration shall notify the Union and the individual bargaining unit members whose names appear on such request that the bargaining unit members have been terminated. 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/University Administration shall have no obligation to defend the termination.
Section 4.8 Disputes between the Union and the Employer/University Administration concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with Article 7,
Required Notices to Rating Agency and Subservicer The Company, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, (i) shall notify each Rating Agency at such time as it is otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement to give notice of the occurrence of, any of the events described in clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (h), (i) or (j) below, (ii) shall notify the Subservicer at such time as it is otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement to give notice of the occurrence of, any of the events described in clause (a), (b), (c)(1), (g)(1), or (i) below, or (iii) provide a copy to each Rating Agency at such time as otherwise required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement of any of the statements described in clauses (e) and (f) below:
(a) a material change or amendment to this Agreement,
(b) the occurrence of an Event of Default,
(1) the termination or appointment of a successor Master Servicer or (2) the termination or appointment of a successor Trustee or a change in the majority ownership of the Trustee,
(d) the filing of any claim under the Master Servicer's blanket fidelity bond and the errors and omissions insurance policy required by Section 3.12 or the cancellation or modification of coverage under any such instrument,
(e) the statement required to be delivered to the Holders of each Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.03,
(f) the statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 3.18 and 3.19,
(1) a change in the location of the Custodial Account or (2) a change in the location of the Certificate Account,
(h) the occurrence of any monthly cash flow shortfall to the Holders of any Class of Certificates resulting from the failure by the Master Servicer to make an Advance pursuant to Section 4.04,
(i) the occurrence of the Final Distribution Date, and
(j) the repurchase of or substitution for any Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that with respect to notice of the occurrence of the events described in clauses (d), (g) or (h) above, the Master Servicer shall provide prompt written notice to each Rating Agency and the Subservicer, if applicable, of any such event known to the Master Servicer.
Eligibility Requirements for Trust Administrator The Trust Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws the United States of America or any state thereof, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and with a credit rating of at least investment grade. If such corporation or association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 9.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trust Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.06, the Trust Administrator shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.07 hereof. The entity serving as Trust Administrator may have normal banking and trust relationships with the Depositor and its affiliates or the Trustee and its affiliates.
Rating Agency Fees The Depositor shall pay (or cause to be paid) the annual fees of each Rating Agency including, but not limited to, surveillance fees.
Agency Fee The Borrower shall pay to the Agent (for its own account) an agency fee in the amount and at the times agreed in a Fee Letter.
Calculations Respecting Mortgage Loans Calculations required to be made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund shall be made based upon current information as to the terms of the Mortgage Loans and reports of payments received from the Mortgagor on such Mortgage Loans and payments to be made to the Securities Administrator as supplied to the Securities Administrator by the Master Servicer. The Securities Administrator shall not be required to recompute, verify or recalculate the information supplied to it by the Master Servicer or any Servicer.
Agency Fees Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent an agency fee in such amounts and at such times as heretofore agreed upon by letter agreement between Borrower and the Administrative Agent. The agency fee is for the services to be performed by the Administrative Agent in acting as Administrative Agent and is fully earned on the date paid. The agency fee paid to the Administrative Agent is solely for its own account and is nonrefundable.
Trust Administration The Adviser shall give the Trust the benefit of its best judgment, efforts and facilities in rendering its services. The Adviser shall at all times conform to: (i) all applicable provisions of the Act and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder; (ii) the provisions of the Registration Statement of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Act as amended from time to time; (iii) the provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the By-Laws of the Trust; and (iv) any other applicable provisions of state and federal law. Subject to the direction and control of the Trust, the Adviser shall supervise the Fund’s business affairs. In addition, to the extent not otherwise provided by other parties under agreements with the Trust, the Adviser shall supply: (i) non-investment related statistical and research data; (ii) the services of a Chief Compliance Officer for the Trust with respect to the Fund and (iii) executive and administrative services. The Adviser shall also assist with and/or supervise the preparation by the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and/or auditors of: (i) tax returns; (ii) reports to shareholders of the Fund; (iii) reports to, and filings with, the Securities and Exchange Commission, state securities commissions and Blue Sky authorities including preliminary and definitive proxy materials and post-effective amendments to the Trust’s registration statement; and (iv) necessary materials for meetings of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser shall provide personnel to serve as officers of the Trust if so elected by the Board of Trustees. Executive and administrative services include, but are not limited to, the coordination of all third parties furnishing services to the Fund, review of the books and records of the Fund maintained by such third parties, and the review and submission to the officers of the Fund for their approval, of invoices or other requests for payment of Fund expenses; and such other action with respect to the Fund as may be necessary in the opinion of the Adviser to perform its duties hereunder.
Rating Agency Downgrade In the event that BSFP’s long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is reduced below “AA-” by S&P or its long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is withdrawn or reduced below “Aa3” by Xxxxx’x (and together with S&P, the “Swap Rating Agencies”, and such rating thresholds, “Approved Rating Thresholds”), then within 30 days after such rating withdrawal or downgrade (unless, within 30 days after such withdrawal or downgrade, each such Swap Rating Agency, as applicable, has reconfirmed the rating of the Certificates, which was in effect immediately prior to such withdrawal or downgrade), BSFP shall, at its own expense, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, either (i) seek another entity to replace BSFP as party to this Agreement that meets or exceeds the Approved Rating Thresholds on terms substantially similar to this Agreement or (ii) obtain a guaranty of, or a contingent agreement of another person with the Approved Rating Thresholds, to honor, BSFP’s obligations under this Agreement. BSFP’s failure to do any of the foregoing shall, at the Counterparty’s option, constitute an Additional Termination Event with BSFP as the Affected Party. In the event that BSFP’s long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is withdrawn or reduced below “BBB-” by S&P, then within 10 Business Days after such rating withdrawal or downgrade, BSFP shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and at its own expense, either (i) secure another entity to replace BSFP as party to this Agreement that meets or exceeds the Approved Rating Thresholds on terms substantially similar to this Agreement or (ii) obtain a guaranty of, or a contingent agreement of another person with the Approved Rating Thresholds, to honor, BSFP’s obligations under this Agreement. For purposes of this provision, “Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any particular proposed act or omission to act hereunder that the party acting or failing to act must consult with each of the Swap Rating Agencies then providing a rating of the Certificates and receive from each of the Swap Rating Agencies a prior written confirmation that the proposed action or inaction would not cause a downgrade or withdrawal of the then-current rating of the Certificates.