Common use of Association Deductions Clause in Contracts

Association Deductions. The Board agrees to deduct membership dues of the Association, its unified affiliates and other affiliated organizations in the manner prescribed below: A. The Association will inform each of its members and prospective members of the voluntary nature of their authorization for deduction(s), including the prescribed procedure for utilizing an authorization and the provisions and procedures for revoking an authorization. B. The Association agrees to distribute and collect prescribed authorization forms from members of the bargaining unit. The Association agrees to provide the prescribed authorization forms to the teachers. C. Nothing herein will require the Board or administrative or supervisory personnel to assist in any way with the distribution, signing, and returning of the prescribed authorization forms. These functions are the sole responsibility of the Association. D. The Association President or Treasurer shall submit all new signed authorization forms to the Treasurer of the Board during a period from September 1 to September 30 each year. Unless revoked in keeping with procedures contained herein, an authorization will continue from year to year. The Board's Treasurer shall deduct dues in ten (10) equal installments beginning with the second paycheck coming due in October and each second paycheck of each of the following nine (9) months. Any member of the bargaining unit who has authorized said deductions may revoke his/her authorization by notifying the Board's Treasurer on a form prescribed by the Board and the Association within the window period from September 1 to September 30. The Board’s Treasurer shall provide the Association’s Treasurer with any/all completed forms on or prior to October 10th. E. To provide for a more equitable means of taking deductions from an individual's pay, all voluntary deductions, other than professional dues and credit union payments, shall be deducted from the first payroll of each month. Credit union payments shall be equally divided between the first and second payroll of each month and professional dues shall be deducted the second payroll of each month as set forth herein. F. Within ten (10) calendar days following completion of each deduction payroll, the Board's Treasurer shall remit the amount which was deducted to the Association Treasurer via direct deposit to the account identified by the PLEA Treasurer or in check form made payable to "The Plain Local Education Association" and mailed to the financial institution identified by the PLEA Treasurer. G. By September 15 of each year, the Association will notify the Board's Treasurer as to the total amount to be deducted per member. Such notification shall be in the form of a letter signed by the Association President or Treasurer. The amount to be deducted may not be changed more frequently than once each twelve (12) months. H. The Association will indemnify the Board and its Treasurer against liability for all deductions made in accordance with these provisions provided the Board's Treasurer has received and is in possession of a duly signed authorization card. I. Signed authorization forms submitted under any previous negotiated agreement shall continue in full force and effect under this agreement but may be revoked in keeping with paragraph (D) above. J. The term "dues" of an Association member or enrolling member shall not be deemed to include any fine, assessment, back dues, or other deductions not expressly provided for in this Agreement. K. In the event a unit member’s employment is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated, or the unit member takes an unpaid leave of absence, the balance of the annual dues not deducted during the year will be deducted from the unit member’s final check, except in the case of a unit member’s death. The Human Resources Office shall copy the PLEA President/designee and the Treasurer/designee prior to when a unit member terminates employment or takes an unpaid leave of absence from the district.

Association Deductions. The Board agrees to deduct membership dues of the Association, its unified affiliates and other affiliated organizations in the manner prescribed below: A. The Association will inform each of its members and prospective members of the voluntary nature of their authorization for deduction(s), including the prescribed procedure for utilizing an authorization and the provisions and procedures for revoking an authorization. B. The Association agrees to distribute and collect prescribed authorization forms from members of the bargaining unit. The Association agrees to provide the prescribed authorization forms to the teachers. C. Nothing herein will require the Board or administrative or supervisory personnel to assist in any way with the distribution, signing, and returning of the prescribed authorization forms. These functions are the sole responsibility of the Association. D. The Association President or Treasurer shall submit all new signed authorization forms to the Treasurer of the Board during a period from September 1 to September 30 each year. Unless revoked in keeping with procedures contained herein, an authorization will continue from year to year. The Board's Treasurer shall deduct dues in ten (10) equal installments beginning with the second paycheck coming due in October and each second paycheck of each of the following nine (9) months. Any member of the bargaining unit who has authorized said deductions may revoke his/her authorization by notifying the Board's Treasurer on a form prescribed by the Board and the Association within the window period from September 1 to September 30. The Board’s Treasurer shall provide the Association’s Treasurer with any/all completed forms on or prior to October 10th. E. To provide for a more equitable means of taking deductions from an individual's pay, all voluntary deductions, other than professional dues and credit union payments, shall be deducted from the first payroll of each month. Credit union payments shall be equally divided between the first and second payroll of each month and professional dues shall be deducted the second payroll of each month as set forth herein. F. Within ten (10) calendar days following completion of each deduction payroll, the Board's Treasurer shall remit the amount which was deducted to the Association Treasurer via direct deposit to the account identified by the PLEA Treasurer or in check form made payable to "The Plain Local Education Association" and mailed to the financial institution identified by the PLEA Treasurer. G. By September 15 of each year, the Association will notify the Board's Treasurer as to the total amount to be deducted per member. Such notification shall be in the form of a letter signed by the Association President or Treasurer. The amount to be deducted may not be changed more frequently than once each twelve (12) months. H. The Association will indemnify the Board and its Treasurer against liability for all deductions made in accordance with these provisions provided the Board's Treasurer has received and is in possession of a duly signed authorization card. I. Signed authorization forms submitted under any previous negotiated agreement shall continue in full force and effect under this agreement but may be revoked in keeping with paragraph (D) above. J. X. The term "dues" of an Association member or enrolling member shall not be deemed to include any fine, assessment, back dues, or other deductions not expressly provided for in this Agreement. K. In the event a unit member’s employment is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated, or the unit member takes an unpaid leave of absence, the balance of the annual dues not deducted during the year will be deducted from the unit member’s final check, except in the case of a unit member’s death. The Human Resources Office shall copy the PLEA President/designee and the Treasurer/designee prior to when a unit member terminates employment or takes an unpaid leave of absence from the district.