Common use of Association Obligations Clause in Contracts

Association Obligations. All employees covered by this Agreement on its effective date and new employees hired after the date shall either: (a) become Association members and maintain membership in the Association by the payment of regular dues through payroll deduction; (b) pay a fair share amount in-lieu-of dues without becoming an Association member by payroll deduction to the Association, as reimbursement for the costs of negotiations and administration of the contract, in an amount determined by the Association; or (c) employees with bona fide religious objections shall notify the Association of a desire to pay an equal amount equivalent to regular monthly Association dues to a non-religious charity or to another charitable organization as mutually determined between the employee and the Association.