Common use of Association Membership Clause in Contracts

Association Membership. 8.01 No person shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. 8.02 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.03 and upon written authorization by the Association, the University of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly basis the dues or assessments of the Association during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the Association, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.

Association Membership. 8.01 No person shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. 8.02 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.03 and upon written authorization by the Association, the University of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly monthly basis the dues or assessments of the Association during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic an Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the AssociationJoint Liaison Committee, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.

Association Membership. 8.01 I. No person PSO governed by this Agreement shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. Neither shall any PSO be discriminated against by either the University or the Association on account of membership or non- membership in the Association. The University agrees that a statement explaining the rights and obligations of PSOs under the terms of this section will be included in all offers of employment. Additionally, both the University and the Association agree to provide an opportunity to newly hired PSOs, for a full explanation of the rights and obligations under the terms of this section in a scheduled or special orientation forum where both the University and the Association designees are invited to be present. 8.02 Subject II. The terms of employment of all PSOs are covered by the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the University and the Association. The parties recognize, additionally, that the Association is legally required to fairly and fully represent all individuals included in the bargaining unit, whether they are Association members or not. The negotiation and administration of this Agreement entails expenses for all PSOs covered by this Agreement. Therefore, a PSO who does not choose to join the Association, shall pay an Agency Fee Charge, representing the cost of collective bargaining, as determined by the Association; provided that such charge shall be calculated to include only such costs and not other expenses/activities of the Association or its affiliates, and provided that membership in the Association has not been denied to the provisions PSO for reasons other than non-payment of Article 8.03 dues uniformly required as a condition of membership. Payment of this Agency Fee Charge by such PSO shall be a condition of employment and upon written authorization shall be formally noticed by the Association, including the amount of the charge, to each PSO, with copy to the University, through its Office of General Counsel (“OGC”). III. Each time the Association Dues or Agency Fee Charges are adjusted, the notice must be renewed to all PSOs with copy to University through its OGC. The collection of New Brunswick agrees to deduct either Association Dues or Agency Fee Charges shall be from payroll deduction by University’s Payroll Division of the Department of Human Resources (HR), acting for University and on a bi-weekly basis the dues or assessments behalf of the Association during as follows: A. Following completion of the life probationary period of this Collective Agreementemployment, from Agency Fee Charges will commence in the salary of each Contract Academic Employeefirst, full payroll, and that Agency Fee Charge will be ratably apportioned on a biweekly basis as set up by the Association and delivered to HR. This deduction procedure shall continue until Association Dues are voluntarily invoked by the PSO in accordance with provision B. below. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, B. New Association members’ Dues will commence being deducted in writing, with the Association (copy to the President first full pay period following both successful completion of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member probationary period of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee employment and the University Payroll Office’s receipt of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If a written, signed authorization by a PSO to deduct Association Dues, including the amount to be deducted on a biweekly basis for each Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fundmember as designated in provision A. above. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments C. Implementation by Human Resources of changes in directed deductions as invoked by the Association in accordance with this ARTICLE, shall be made as soon as practicable but no later than the provisions second full payroll following formal notice of Article 8.03a change in the biweekly Association Dues or Agency Fee Charge. Upon Association notice, and whose objection was upheld Human Resources will inform all members of the bargaining unit of the charges invoked by the Association. D. All Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges, shall retain their exemption from deducted in accordance with this provision, will be deposited in the payment Association- directed account on a monthly basis with a corresponding report of dues and assessments said activity provided to the Association’s Treasurer. In The monthly report shall identify payors of all Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges, along with the individual and composite amounts deducted. The report will also identify all newly hired PSOs, with their position title, wage rate and date of hire. 1. Dues or Agency Fees will be deducted from all non-probationary PSOs unless such PSOs are on authorized unpaid leave of absence from University. IV. University, through its Department of Human Resources, and the Association, through its President and/or Treasurer will, in good faith, entertain and respond to questions and concerns from PSOs as to policy and procedure concerning Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges. V. The Association and University agree that any and all liability and costs incurred as a result of University’s good faith, intended compliance with this section shall be borne exclusively by the Association. This means that, except in the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to intentional misconduct or wanton reckless disregard for the signing liabilities and associated costs of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to noncompliance, the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The holds University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out and all liabilities and costs incurred as a result of wrongful deductions its administration of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from this ARTICLE of the Association's instructionscollective agreement.

Association Membership. 8.01 11.1 All employees shall become members of the Association in good standing thirty-one (31) days after the effective date of the Agreement or thirty-one (31) days after the beginning of their employment, whichever is later, and shall, as a condition of continued employment with the University, remain members of the Association in good standing by the payment of the periodic Association dues, special assessments and initiation and/or reinstatement fees uniformly required of all such members. If any member of the Association is certified, in writing, by the Association to the University as not in good standing by reason of the failure of the employee to tender said payments, he or she shall be dismissed by the University within two (2) weeks after such notice unless the employee has offered or tendered said payments within that period. 11.2 The above provision shall be modified by the following sections of the Article regarding conscientious objector status. 11.2.1 Any Association member who obtains or holds tenure at the University shall be eligible to apply for conscientious objector (CO) status. In such cases, a tenured faculty member who asserts an objection in conscience to union membership may apply for CO status to the CO Panel, which shall affirm or deny the application. 11.2.2 A copy of the application shall be forwarded to the University and to the Faculty Association. 11.2.3 The Conscientious Objector Panel shall be composed of one individual selected by the Faculty Association, one individual selected by the University and one arbitrator selected on a revolving basis from the permanent panel of arbitrators referenced in this Agreement. 11.2.4 The Panel shall hold a hearing for each applicant and shall provide, in writing, a majority decision. Panel hearings shall be informal. Panel hearings shall not be adversarial and shall be closed except for the applicant, the panel, and no more than one advocate for each party and for the applicant. All advocates must be Association members or the University staff. Exceptions to this rule shall be made only for good cause and must be approved by a majority vote of the panel. Applicants shall not be questioned about beliefs not directly relevant to their claim of conscientious objection. Moreover, all parties shall conduct their questioning and discussion in the spirit of fairness and collegiality, in an honest effort to elicit the truth in each case, rather than adversarially. The Panel chair (ordinarily the neutral third party) shall have the authority to rule out of order any departures from this standard by any individual present. A written response, including reasons, shall be given to all Parties. Each Party shall bear the expense of its representatives, participants, witnesses, and for the preparation and presentation of its own case. The fees and expenses of the arbitration, the hearing room and any other expenses incidental to the Panel hearing shall be borne equally by the Parties. 11.2.5 A tenured faculty member who applies for conscientious objector status shall place an amount of money equal to union dues in an escrow account jointly maintained for that purpose by the University and the Faculty Association. Upon the affirmation or denial of conscientious objector status, such dues shall be paid to the Faculty Development Fund (in cases where CO status is affirmed) and to the Faculty Association in cases where CO status is denied by the Panel. No person faculty member shall be disciplined for failure to pay union dues during the period in which his or her status is being considered by the Panel. 11.2.6 A tenured faculty member may apply for CO status only once during the term of this Agreement. 11.2.7 Anyone who obtains CO status shall be required to join pay an amount equal to dues to the Association as a condition of employmentFaculty Development Fund. 8.02 Subject 11.2.8 A conscientious objector who files a contractual grievance pursuant to the provisions of Article 8.03 and upon written authorization Collective Bargaining Agreement is required to pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the AssociationFaculty Association directly related to processing the grievance. In such cases, the Faculty Association shall provide written verification of all expenses and how they were incurred by the Faculty Association. 11.2.9 Neither the Faculty Association nor the University of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly basis shall discriminate for or against faculty because they do or do not obtain conscientious objector status. So long as it is consistent with the dues or assessments of the Association during the life of this Collective collective bargaining Agreement, from such faculty may participate in the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy to the President academic affairs of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the Association, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.

Association Membership. 8.01 No person 3.1 It shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. 8.02 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.03 and upon written authorization employment that all employees covered by the Association, the University of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly basis the dues or assessments of the Association during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments members of the Association in accordance good standing on the effective date of this Agreement shall remain members in good standing, or those who are not members and employees subsequently hired shall, before the thirty-first (31st) day following the beginning of such employment, become and remain members in good standing of the Association provided that in lieu of membership any employee may elect to pay a service charge equivalent to the regular Association contribution towards the administration and negotiation of the Agreement as provided in Section 3.2. 3.2 Association dues, initiation fees and fair share contributions shall be deducted monthly by the City from the compensation of each member's and non-member's compensation and remitted monthly in the aggregate to the Association. 3.3 The Employer shall discharge any employee as to whom the Association, through its authorized representative, delivers to the Employer a written notice that such employee is not in good standing in conformity with sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this Article. Upon receipt of a notice requesting termination of an employee who has not become or remained a member in good standing of the Association or has not paid his/her fair share requirement under section 3.2, the Employer shall immediately notify such employee that if he/she has not complied with the Association membership requirements of this Agreement within fifteen (15) days, his/her employment shall automatically be terminated. The Association agrees to withdraw any letter of termination if the employee, in respect to whom such letter has been served, shall complete his/her membership requirements within the time limit specified heretofore. 3.4 Pursuant to state law, the foregoing provisions of this Article shall not apply to employees who are bona fide members of a church or religious body whose religious tenets or teachings prohibit membership in employee associations. However, every such employee shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular Association dues and initiation fees to a non-religious charity or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the Association. The employee shall furnish written proof that such payment has been made. 3.5 The Association will indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability (monetary or otherwise) and for all legal costs that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the City in complying with the provisions of this Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld (except for an action brought by the AssociationAssociation to enforce Articles 3 or 4). If an improper deduction is made, the Association shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments refund directly to the employee any such amount. Puyallup Police Association. In the case —Support Services Page 2 of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.31

Association Membership. 8.01 I. No person PSO governed by this Agreement shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. Neither shall any PSO be discriminated against by either the University or the Association on account of membership or non-membership in the Association. The University agrees that a statement explaining the rights and obligations of PSOs under the terms of this section will be included in all offers of employment. Additionally, both the University and the Association agree to provide an opportunity to newly hired PSOs, for a full explanation of the rights and obligations under the terms of this section in a scheduled or special orientation forum where both the University and the Association designees are invited to be present. 8.02 Subject II. The terms of employment of all PSOs are covered by the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the University and the Association. The parties recognize, additionally, that the Association is legally required to fairly and fully represent all individuals included in the bargaining unit, whether they are Association members or not. The negotiation and administration of this Agreement entails expenses for all PSOs covered by this Agreement. Therefore, a PSO who does not choose to join the Association, shall pay an Agency Fee Charge, representing the cost of collective bargaining, as determined by the Association; providing that such charge shall be calculated to include only such costs and not other expenses/activities of the Association or its affiliates, and provided that membership in the Association has not been denied to the provisions PSO for reasons other than non-payment of Article 8.03 dues uniformly required as a condition of membership. Payment of this Agency Fee Charge by such PSO shall be a condition of employment and upon written authorization shall be formally noticed by the Association, including the amount of the charge, to each PSO, with copy to the University, through its Office of General Counsel (“OGC”). III. Each time the Association Dues or Agency Fee Charges are adjusted, the notice must be renewed to all PSOs with copy to University through its OGC. The collection of New Brunswick agrees to deduct either Association Dues or Agency Fee Charges shall be from payroll deduction by University’s Payroll Division of the Department of Human Resources (HR), acting for University and on a bi-weekly basis the dues or assessments behalf of the Association during as follows: A. Following completion of the life probationary period of this Collective Agreementemployment, from Agency Fee Charges will commence in the salary of each Contract Academic Employeefirst, full payroll, and that Agency Fee Charge will be ratably apportioned on a biweekly basis as set up by the Association and delivered to HR. This deduction procedure shall continue until Association Dues are voluntarily invoked by the PSO in accordance with provision B. below. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, B. New Association members’ Dues will commence being deducted in writing, with the Association (copy to the President first full pay period following both successful completion of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member probationary period of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee employment and the University Payroll Division of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If Human Resources’ receipt of a written, signed authorization by a PSO to deduct Association Dues, including the amount to be deducted on a biweekly basis for each Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fundmember as designated in provision A. above. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments C. Implementation by Human Resources of changes in directed deductions as invoked by the Association in accordance with this ARTICLE, shall be made as soon as practicable but no later than the provisions second full payroll following formal notice of Article 8.03a change in the biweekly Association Dues or Agency Fee Charge. Upon Association notice, and whose objection was upheld Human Resources will inform all members of the bargaining unit of the charges invoked by the Association. D. All Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges, shall retain their exemption from deducted in accordance with this provision, will be deposited in the payment Association- directed account on a monthly basis with a corresponding report of dues and assessments said activity provided to the Association’s Treasurer. In The monthly report shall identify payors of all Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges, along with the case individual and composite amounts deducted. The report will also identify all newly hired PSOs, with their position title, wage rate and date of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreementhire. 8.05 The University 1. Dues or Agency Fees will be deducted from all non- probationary PSOs unless such PSOs are on authorized unpaid leave of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay dayabsence from University. IV. The University University, through its Department of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been madeHuman Resources, and the amounts deducted Association, through its President and/or Treasurer will, in good faith, entertain and respond to questions and concerns from each Contract Academic Employee's salaryPSOs as to policy and procedure concerning Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges. 8.06 V. The Association agrees to hold the and University agree that any and all liability and costs incurred as a result of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association duesUniversity’s good faith, or their equivalent, resulting from intended compliance with this section shall be borne exclusively by the Association's instructions.. This means

Association Membership. 8.01 No person shall be required A. ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP 36 1. In accordance with Michigan Public Act 349 association membership is voluntary. B. CHECK-OFF 37 1. During the life of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the University’s Deduction Authorization Form and to join the extent the laws of the State of Michigan permit, the University agrees to deduct the Association membership dues levied in accordance with the Association’s Constitution, or a service fee in an amount as hereinabove provided, from the pay of each employee who, as of the fifteenth (15th) day of the month preceding the month in which a condition deduction is to be made, has a currently executed Authorization Form on file with the University. The Association’s Financial Officer shall submit to the University’s Payroll and Employee Relations Office written certification of employment. 8.02 Subject the amount of dues or service fees to be deducted pursuant to the provisions of Article 8.03 this Article. 38 2. Employees may have monthly membership dues or service fees deducted from their earnings by signing the Authorization Form or they may pay dues or fees directly to the Association. 39 3. A properly executed copy of such Authorization Form is required for each employee for whom the Association membership dues or service fees are to be deducted hereunder. Deductions shall be made only under the Authorization Forms which have been properly executed and upon written authorization are in effect. Any Authorization Form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Association’s Financial Officer by the University. 40 4. Check-off deductions under all properly executed Authorization Forms shall become effective at the time application is tendered to the University and, if received on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month preceding the month in which a deduction is to be made, shall be deducted from the first (1st) pay of such month, and monthly thereafter. 41 5. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an employee already has made to the Association or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement, refunds to the employee will be made by the Association, . 42 6. All sums deducted by the University shall be remitted to the Association’s Financial Officer once each month within ten (10) calendar days following the pay day in which deductions were made together with a list which identifies: 43 a. current employees for whom membership dues have been deducted; 44 b. the amount deducted from the pay of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bieach employee; and, 45 c. the names of any employees who have terminated their Check-weekly basis the dues or assessments of the Association off Authorization during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic previous month. Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association terminate such check-off only in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, terms and whose objection was upheld by conditions set forth in the Association, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective AgreementUniversity’s Deduction Authorization Form. 8.05 46 7. The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit shall not be liable to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing by reason of the names requirement of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by employees. C. SAVE HARMLESS 47 The Association shall protect and ranks of save harmless the Contract Academic Employees University from whose salaries such deductions have been madeany and all claims, demands, costs, units, reasonable counsel fees, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold other forms of liability by reason of action taken or not taken by the University for the purpose of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructionscomplying with this Article.

Association Membership. 8.01 No person shall be required Office personnel hired after July 1, 1977; drivers hired after September 1, 1979; and food service and custodial/maintenance employees hired after September 1, 1978, must either: (1) become and maintain their membership in the Association, (2) pay a service to join the Association equivalent to the amount of dues uniformly required of Association members, or (3) pay a service fee equivalent to the amount of dues uniformly required of Association members to a non‐union, non‐religious charitable organization if the employee is a member of a bonafide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting labor organizations. Employees of the respective departments listed above, who were hired prior to the above mentioned dates and who are members of the Union or are contributing a service fee as the effective date of this agreement, must, as a condition of continued employment, either maintain their membership or pay said service fee as long as they are covered by this Agreement. Such payment shall be made as of the seventieth (70th) day of hire or as of the seventieth (70th) day after the execution of this Agreement, whichever is later. The employee shall furnish evidence of such payment to the Association. Employees who fail to maintain their membership, become members or, in lieu thereof, pay the aforementioned fee as above prescribed shall have such appropriate amount deducted from their salary in accordance with applicable law and such amount shall be promptly remitted to the Association. 8.02 Subject 1. The procedure in all cases of non‐payment of the service fee shall be as follows: a. On or after the seventy‐first (71st) day of hire, the Association shall notify the employee of non‐compliance by certified mail, return receipt requested, explaining that he/she is delinquent in of tendering the service fee, specifying the current amount of the delinquency and warning that unless the delinquent service fee is paid or a properly executed deduction form is tendered within fourteen (14) days, he/she shall be reported to the Board and a deduction of the service fee shall be made from the employee’s salary. b. If the employee fails to comply, the Association shall give a copy of the letter sent to the delinquent employee and the following written notice to the Board at the end of the fourteen (14) day period: “The Association certifies that has failed to tender the periodic service fee and demands that under the terms of this Agreement the Board deduct the delinquent service fee from the employee’s salary. The Association certifies that the amount of the service fee includes only those costs for collective bargaining, contract administration and grievance adjustment.” c. The Board, upon receipt of said notice and request for deduction, shall act pursuant to the provisions of Article 8.03 and upon written this Section a. In the event a fee deduction authorization form is executed prior to the deduction, the request for deduction will be withdrawn. 2. Employees paying the service fee provided for herein or whose service fee has been deducted by the Board from their salaries may object to the use of the service fee for matters not permitted by law. The procedure for asserting such objection shall be as follows: a. The objection shall be referred to an adjustment procedure adopted by the Association, which shall include a Service Fee Review Committee. Such procedure shall assure a fair determination relative to the University of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly basis the dues or assessments employee’s objection. b. A copy of the Association during objection shall be furnished to the life Board of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic EmployeeEducation. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy c. Any and all refunds that are determined to be due and owing to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections employee shall be registered immediately turned over to the employee with ten percent (10%) interest. 3. The Board will notify the VESPA Treasurer of any new hires within twenty 5 days of the signing date of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreementhire. The Association shall carefully consider each objection Board will also notify the VESPA Treasurer of resignations and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection terminations before their last paycheck is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fundprocessed for input regarding final dues. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the Association, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.

Association Membership. 8.01 No person All regular full-time and part-time employees now employed by the EMPLOYER and all regular full-time and part-time employees herein- after employed by the EMPLOYER in the classifications listed in Appendix "A" and Appendix attached hereto shall become members of the ASSOCIATION within thirty calendar days and all such employees shall maintain their membership in good standing. Notwithstanding any other articles in this agreement, newly hired employees shall be required to join considered as probationary during the Association as a condition first ninety days of their employment. 8.02 Subject . During this period they may be termi- nated by the EMPLOYER without recourse to the grievance and/or arbi- tration provisions of Article 8.03 this agreement. On the first pay period of each month, the EMPLOYER shall deduct regular association dues from the wages of all regular full-time employees who have worked thirty or more hours during the preceding month and upon written authorization for part-time employees who have worked twenty or more hours during the preceding month. In addition to the dues deductions outlined above, the EMPLOYER shall deduct an amount equal to the ASSOCIATION's initiation fees from each employee after the completion of the employee's probationary period. Such deduction shall be made in of twenty-five dollars and shall continue until the initiation fee is paid ; such deduction shall be remitted to the secretary-treasurer of the ASSOCIATION along with the names of the employees from whom deductions were made at the same time as association dues are remitted. Such dues shall be submitted to the secretary-treasurer of the ASSO- CIATION together with a list showing the names of the employees from whose wages dues have been deducted and the amounts thereof. If an employee shall be on vacation during the first pay period of the month, the deduction shall be made from the employee's wages due him on the last pay period prior to his vacation. Employees shall be provided by the Association, the University EMPLOYER with an annual statement of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly basis ASSOCIATION dues deducted showing the dues or assessments of deducted in the Association during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy previous calendar year. The EMPLOYER shall furnish to the President ASSOCIATION a of new employees covered by this agreement taken into employment by the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered EMPLOYER within twenty fourteen calendar days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit their being hired. The EMPLOYER shall, at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objectionhiring, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the Association, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salaryemployee as to his status regarding whether he is a full-time or part-time employee. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.

Association Membership. 8.01 I. No person employee governed by this Agreement (MBU) shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. Neither shall any MBU be discriminated against by either the University or the Association on account of membership or non-membership in the Association. The University agrees that a statement explaining the rights and obligations of MBUs under the terms of this section will be included in all offers of employment. Additionally, both the University and the Association agree to provide an opportunity to newly hired MBUs, for a full explanation of the rights and obligations under the terms of this section in a scheduled or special orientation forum where both the University and the Association designees are invited to be present. The University agrees that it will provide newly hired MBUs, in their written offers of employment, a link to the RWU webpage on which this Agreement appears. 8.02 Subject II. The terms of employment of all MBUs are covered by the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the University and the Association. The parties recognize, additionally, that the Association is legally required to fairly and fully represent all individuals included in the bargaining unit. The negotiation and administration of this Agreement entails expenses for all MBUs covered by this Agreement. Therefore, an MBU who does not choose to join the Association, shall pay an Agency Fee Charge, representing the cost of collective bargaining, as determined by the National Education Association of Rhode Island, providing that such charge shall be calculated to include only such costs and no other expenses/activities of the Association or its affiliates, and provided that membership in the Association has not been denied to the provisions MBU for reasons other than non-payment of Article 8.03 dues uniformly required as a condition of membership. Payment of this Agency Fee Charge by such MBU shall be a condition of employment and upon written authorization shall be formally noticed by the Association, including the amount of the charge, to each MBU, with copy to the University, through its Office of General Counsel (OGC). III. Each time the Association Dues or Agency Fee Charges are adjusted, the notice must be renewed to all MBUs with copy to University through its OGC. The collection of New Brunswick agrees to deduct either Association Dues or Agency Fee Charges shall be from payroll deduction by University’s Finance Division of University service, acting for University and on a bi-weekly basis the dues or assessments behalf of the Association during as follows: A. Following completion of the life probationary period of this Collective Agreementemployment, from Agency Fee Charges will commence in the salary of each Contract Academic Employeefirst, full payroll, and that Agency Fee Charge will be ratably apportioned on a biweekly basis as set up by the Association and delivered to the Payroll Office within the Finance Division (“PR”). This deduction procedure shall continue until Association Dues are voluntarily invoked by the MBU in accordance with provision B. below. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may registerB. New Association members’ Dues will commence being deducted in the first full pay period following both successful completion of the probationary period of employment and the PR’s receipt of a written, signed authorization by an MBU to deduct Association Dues, including the amount to be deducted on a biweekly basis for each Association member as designated in writingprovision A. above. All Association Dues deductions will continue, with unless and until the PR receives written, duly-signed notification from either the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also Association itself directing a change be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees made in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The accordance with Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fundregulation. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments C. Implementation by PR of changes in directed deductions as invoked by the Association in accordance with this ARTICLE, shall be made as soon as practicable but no later than the provisions second full payroll following formal notice of Article 8.03a change in the biweekly Association Dues or Agency Fee Charge. Association shall be responsible for notifying all members of the bargaining unit of the changes invoked by the Association in advance of implementation by PR. D. All Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges, deducted in accordance with this provision will be deposited in the Association-directed account on a monthly basis with a corresponding report of said activity provided to the Association’s Treasurer. The monthly report shall identify payors of all Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges, along with the individual and composite amounts deducted. The report will also identify all newly hired employees, with their position title, wage rate and date of hire. IV. University, through its Office of General Counsel, and whose objection was upheld the Association, through its Association President and/or Treasurer will, in good faith, entertain and respond to questions and concerns from MBUs as to policy and procedure concerning Association Dues and Agency Fee Charges. V. The Association and University agree that any and all liability and costs incurred as a result of University’s good faith, intended compliance with this section shall be borne exclusively by the Association. This means that, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In except in the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to intentional misconduct or wanton, reckless disregard for the signing liabilities and associated costs of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to noncompliance, the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The holds University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out and all liabilities and costs incurred as a result of wrongful deductions its administration of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from this ARTICLE of the Association's instructionscollective agreement.

Association Membership. 8.01 No person shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. 8.02 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.03 and upon written authorization by the Association, the University of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly monthly basis the dues or assessments of the Association during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty (20) days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty (20) days of return of a Contract Academic an Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty (20) days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the AssociationJoint Liaison Committee, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) 20 days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.

Association Membership. 8.01 No person 6.01 Employees who are subject to the application of this agreement pursuant to Article 2 shall be required to join members of the Association. 6.02 Membership in the Association shall commence upon the initial date of appointment of a faculty member as a condition of employment. 8.02 Subject ; provided that, should such designated academic staff elect not to the provisions be a member of Article 8.03 and upon written authorization by the Association, he/she shall nevertheless be governed by the University terms of New Brunswick agrees this agreement and be liable for such dues as shall be assessed to deduct on a bi-weekly basis the dues or assessments of members by the Association during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employeetime to time. 8.03 Contract Academic Employees may register, in writing, with 6.03 Members authorize the deduction of Association dues on the commencement of their employment. The names and addresses of all newly appointed employees shall be forwarded to the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the Association, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior of the appointment. 6.04 Within twenty (20) days from the Drop/Add Date of each academic semester, the College will provide to the signing Faculty Association the following information: a) An official academic schedule produced by the Office of this Collective Agreementthe Registrar, which includes the courses taught for the semester by each faculty member. Each course or section that combines more than one (1) level of instruction as a multiple mixed class under Article 22.05, or is a course or section which is shared workload with another faculty member, will be identified. 8.05 The University b) A list of New Brunswick categories of faculty covered by this agreement who teach credit courses including the number of courses taught by each faculty member in the sessional category. 6.05 As authorized under this Article, the College agrees to withhold membership dues from Association members and remit these amounts to the Association within fifteen (15) days following the amounts end of each month. Attached to this monthly remittance will be a listing of dues deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay dayper member. The University of New Brunswick Assignments shall inform the Association remain in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees effect from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salaryyear to year unless an appointment is discontinued. 8.06 The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues6.06 Both parties agree that there will be no intimidation, discrimination, interference, restraint, or coercion exercised or practiced by either of their equivalent, resulting from designees or members because of an employee’s membership or non-membership in the Association's instructions; or because of an employee’s activity or lack of activity in the Association; or because of an employee’s filing or not filing a grievance.

Association Membership. 8.01 No person shall be required to join the Association as a condition of employment. 8.02 . Subject to the provisions of Article 8.03 and upon written authorization by the Association, the University of New Brunswick agrees to deduct on a bi-weekly monthly basis the dues or assessments of the Association during the life of this Collective Agreement, from the salary of each Contract Academic Employee. 8.03 Contract Academic . Employees may register, in writing, with the Association (copy to the President of the University) an objection to paying these dues or assessments. Such objection may be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee is a practising member of a recognized religion which has a doctrine against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. Such objection may also be on the grounds that the Contract Academic Employee has expressed a personal conviction, as a matter of conscience, against paying dues or the equivalent of dues to any union. These objections shall be registered within twenty days of the signing of this Collective Agreement or within twenty days of return of a Contract Academic an Employee who is absent from the University or within twenty days of entering the bargaining unit for persons who are not Contract Academic Employees in the bargaining unit at the time of signing of this Collective Agreement. The Association shall carefully consider each objection and shall advise the Contract Academic Employee and the University of New Brunswick if an objection is justified. If the Association upholds the objection, the Contract Academic Employee shall pay the equivalent of dues by payroll deduction to a University of New Brunswick Scholarship Fund. 8.04 Contract Academic . Employees who registered an objection to paying the dues and assessments of the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.03, and whose objection was upheld by the AssociationJoint Liaison Committee, shall retain their exemption from the payment of dues and assessments to the Association. In the case of persons who were Contract Academic Employees prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement the provisions of Article 8.03 shall apply only to those Contract Academic Employees who entered the bargaining unit within twenty (20) days prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement. 8.05 Agreement The University of New Brunswick agrees to remit to the Association the amounts deducted under Article 8.02 on the next working day following each pay day. The University of New Brunswick shall inform the Association in writing of the names and ranks of the Contract Academic Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made, and the amounts deducted from each Contract Academic Employee's salary. 8.06 . The Association agrees to hold the University of New Brunswick harmless for any action arising out of wrongful deductions of money for Association dues, or their equivalent, resulting from the Association's instructions.. Article RIGHTS UPON ENTRY TO, RE-ENTRY TO AND EXCLUSION FROM THE BARGAINING UNIT Individuals employed by the University of New Brunswick who are excluded from the bargaining unit because of their positions shall enter or re-enter the bargaining unit upon leaving a position excluding them from the bargaining unit, and shall be entitled to the rights, privileges and accumulated credits they would have received if the time served in the position excluding them had been served in the bargaining unit. Individuals with University of New Brunswick faculty ranks who are eligible for tenure or promotion on the basis of Articles and but who are excluded from the bargaining unit because of their positions shall be assessed with respect to tenure or promotion on the same basis as faculty members who are in the bargaining unit. Prior to Employees being excluded from the bargaining unit by accepting an offer to, or offering for election to, a position outside the bargaining unit and who will continue as Employees, the University of New Brunswick shall advise in writing each Employee an indication of changed circumstances in respect to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. Article