Common use of ASSOCIATION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTIONS Clause in Contracts

ASSOCIATION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTIONS. A. Each non-probationary employee covered by this Agreement, excluding those employees who were not Association members at the time this Agreement was executed shall, as a condition of employment, join the Association or pay a service fee to the Association pursuant to the Association's "Policy Regarding Objections to Political-Ideological Expenditures" and the Administrative Procedures adopted pursuant to that Policy. The service fee shall not exceed the amount of Association dues collected from Association members. The employee may authorize payroll deduction for such fee. In the event an employee shall not pay and is not exempt from paying such service fee directly to the Association or authorize payment through payroll deduction, the Board shall, at the request of the Association, deduct the service fee from the employee's salary and remit the same to the Association under the procedure provided below. B. After a service fee payer has utilized the Association's Administrative Procedures, the procedure in all cases of non-payment of the appropriate service fee shall be as follows: 1. The Association shall notify the employee of non-compliance by certified mail, return receipt requested, explaining that he/she is delinquent in not tendering the service fee, specifying the current amount of the delinquency and warning him/her that unless the delinquent service fees are paid or a properly executed deduction form is tendered within fourteen (14) days of the Association's notification to the employee, he/she shall be reported to the Board, and a deduction of the service fee shall be made from his/her salary. 2. 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 (name) has failed to tender the periodic service fee required as a condition of employment under this Agreement and demands that under the terms of this Agreement, the Board deduct the delinquent service fees from the employee's salary. The Association certifies that the amount of the service fee includes only those items authorized by law. 3. The Board, upon receipt of said notice and request for deduction, shall act pursuant to Section A above. In the event of compliance at any time prior to deduction, the request for deduction will be withdrawn. The Association, in enforcing this provision, agrees not to discriminate between employees. C. With respect to all sums deducted by the Board pursuant to this Article, the Board agrees promptly to disburse said sums directly to the Association. D. Employees may object to the use of the service fee for matters not permitted by law. The procedure for making such objections is that officially adopted by the Association. A copy of the Association policy will be provided by the Association pursuant to the Association's "Policy Regarding Objections to Political-Ideological Expenditures."

ASSOCIATION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTIONS. A. Each non-probationary employee Membership in the Association is not compulsory. Regular employees have the right to join, not join, maintain or discontinue their membership in the Association as they see fit. The Association agrees not to solicit Association membership and not to conduct activities, except as otherwise provided for by the terms in this Agreement during working hours of the employees or in any manner that may interfere with employees engaged in work. During the period of time covered by this Agreement, excluding those the City agrees to deduct from the wages of any employee who is a member of the Association all Association membership dues and initiation fees uniformly required; provided, however, that the Association present to the City written authorization properly executed by each employee allowing such deductions and payments to the Association. Dues and initiation fees will be authorized, levied and certified in accordance with the Constitution and By­Laws of the Association. Each employee Association member hereby authorizes the Association and the City without recourse, to rely upon and to honor certificates by the Secretary­Treasurer of the Association, regarding the amounts to be deducted and the legality of the adopting action specifying such amounts of the Association dues and/or initiation fees. The City agrees, during the period of this Agreement, to provide this check­off service without charge to the Association. In the event it is subsequently determined by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, an arbitrator with competent jurisdiction, or a court of competent jurisdiction that the Association dues or assessments have been improperly deducted and remitted to the Association, the Association shall return such amount to the affected employee. All employees who were not Association members at in the time this Agreement was executed bargaining unit shall, as a condition of continued employment, join the Association or pay a service fee to the Association pursuant to the Association's "Policy Regarding Objections to Political-Ideological Expenditures" and the Administrative Procedures adopted pursuant employee’s exclusive collective bargaining representative, an amount of money equal to that Policy. The service fee shall not exceed paid by other employees in the amount of Association dues collected from Association members. The employee may authorize payroll deduction for such fee. In the event an employee shall not pay and is not exempt from paying such service fee directly to the Association or authorize payment through payroll deduction, the Board shall, at the request bargaining unit who are members of the Association, deduct which shall be limited to an amount of money equal to the service Association’s regular and usual dues. Provided, however, that non­members will not be subject to the customary initiation fee. For present regular employees, such payment shall commence two pay periods following the effective date of this Agreement. For new employees, the payment of agency fees and initiation fees shall start two pay periods following date of hire and Initiation fee from will be deducted over twenty­six (26) consecutive pay periods, In equal installments. Agency fees shall be deducted in equal installments each pay period by the employee's salary City and remit the same transmitted to the Association under as prescribed above for the procedure provided below. B. After a service fee payer has utilized the Association's Administrative Procedures, the procedure in all cases deduction and transmission of non-payment of the appropriate service fee shall be as follows: 1Association dues. The Association shall notify the employee of non-compliance by certified mailindemnify, return receipt requested, explaining that he/she is delinquent in not tendering the service fee, specifying the current amount of the delinquency and warning him/her that unless the delinquent service fees are paid or a properly executed deduction form is tendered within fourteen (14) days of the Association's notification to the employee, he/she shall be reported to the Boarddefend, and a deduction save the City harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the service fee shall be made from his/her salary. 2. If City in fulfilling the employee fails to comply, obligations imposed on 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 (name) has failed to tender the periodic service fee required as a condition of employment City under this Agreement and demands that under the terms of this Agreement, the Board deduct the delinquent service fees from the employee's salary. The Association certifies that the amount of the service fee includes only those items authorized by lawArticle. 3. The Board, upon receipt of said notice and request for deduction, shall act pursuant to Section A above. In the event of compliance at any time prior to deduction, the request for deduction will be withdrawn. The Association, in enforcing this provision, agrees not to discriminate between employees. C. With respect to all sums deducted by the Board pursuant to this Article, the Board agrees promptly to disburse said sums directly to the Association. D. Employees may object to the use of the service fee for matters not permitted by law. The procedure for making such objections is that officially adopted by the Association. A copy of the Association policy will be provided by the Association pursuant to the Association's "Policy Regarding Objections to Political-Ideological Expenditures."