CHECK-OFF/UNION SECURITY. A. The Employer and the Union recognize the right of any employee to become and remain a member of the Union or to refrain from becoming and/or remaining a member of the Union, and neither party will interfere with any employee in the exercise of that right. B. Each employee shall, as a condition of employment, beginning on the thirtieth (30) calendar day following either the commencement of employment or the effective date of this agreement, whichever is later, either be a dues-paying member of the Union or pay a service fee to the Union. A bargaining unit employee who fails to maintain membership in good standing or pay service fees as required by this Article shall, within ten (10) business days, following receipt of a written notice from the Union requesting their discharge, be subject to discharge if, during such period, the dues or service fees have not been tendered. If a bargaining unit employee’s primary job location is in a jurisdiction where union security clauses are not permitted by law, the provisions of this Section will not apply to that employee. In the event the application of such provisions become permissible in such jurisdiction during the term of this Agreement, the union security provisions in this Section will become applicable to the bargaining unit employee as of that date. C. The Employer agrees to deduct Union Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees from the wages of each bargaining unit employee and forward such dues to the Union account by wire transfer on a monthly basis, subject to the provisions of this Article. D. The Union shall designate the same, specific dollar amount for each bargaining unit employee and/or fixed percentage of base wage rate for Union Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees in writing to the Employer on an annual basis. The designations cannot be changed during the calendar year for which they apply. E. Upon receipt of a written authorization signed and dated by a bargaining unit employee on a form approved by the Employer, the Employer shall deduct, from the bargaining unit employee’s pay, the appropriate Union Dues, Agency Service Fees and/or Initiation Fees payable by the bargaining unit employee to the Union during the period provided for in the authorization. The dues check-off authorization may be revoked by the bargaining unit employee at any time by submitting a written revocation to the Union and/or Employer. Said revocation shall be in effect on the date of receipt by the Union or Employer or the day after the revocation is mailed to the Union or Employer, whichever is sooner. F. Deductions shall be made based on the bargaining unit employee’s pay cycle. G. The Employer shall not be required to make deductions with respect to any bargaining unit employee for a payroll period in which the bargaining unit employee: 1. Is in an unpaid leave status for the pay period; 2. Is receiving Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Compensation or disability benefits for the pay period; or 3. Has a net pay before any voluntary deductions other than for benefits such as health, life, dental, vision, disability insurance, or retirement benefits, which is less than the amount of Union Dues, Agency Service Fees or Initiation Fees to be deducted. Regardless of the above, it is understood that all CTO payments are subject to Union dues deductions, including CTO cash outs, just as dues are normally taken from paid CTO. It is also understood that bargaining unit employees on partial disability will pay dues on all hours actually worked and on all other paid non-disability hours. H. This Article and any check-off authorization covered by this Agreement will become null and void upon expiration of this Agreement unless the Employer and the Union agree in writing to extend this provision. I. The Union will hold the Employer harmless and indemnify the Employer for any costs, damages or liabilities, including, but not limited to, reasonable litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Employer as a result of this Article.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CHECK-OFF/UNION SECURITY. A. The Employer Hospital and the Union VFNHP recognize the right of any employee nurse to become and remain a member of the Union VFNHP or to refrain from becoming and/or remaining a member of the UnionVFNHP, and neither party will interfere with any employee nurse in the exercise of that right.
B. Each employee Nurse shall, as a condition of employment, beginning on the thirtieth (30) calendar day following either the commencement of employment or the effective date of this agreement, whichever is later, either be a dues-paying member of the Union VFNHP or pay a service fee to the UnionVFNHP. A bargaining unit employee who fails to maintain membership in good standing or pay service fees as required by this Article shall, within ten (10) business days, following receipt of a written notice from the Union VFNHP requesting their her/his discharge, be subject to discharge if, during such period, the dues or service fees have not been tendered. If a bargaining unit employee’s primary job location is in a jurisdiction where union security clauses are not permitted by law, the provisions of this Section will not apply to that employee. In the event the application of such provisions become permissible in such jurisdiction during the term of this Agreement, the union security provisions in this Section will become applicable to the bargaining unit employee as of that date.
C. The Employer Hospital agrees to deduct Union VFNHP Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees from the wages of each bargaining unit employee and forward such dues to the Union VFNHP bank account by wire transfer on a monthly basis, subject to the provisions of this Article.
D. The Union VFNHP shall designate the same, specific dollar amount for each bargaining unit employee and/or fixed percentage of base wage rate for Union VFNHP Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees in writing to the Employer Hospital on an annual basisbasis prior to December 1 of each year. The designations cannot be changed during the calendar year for which they apply.
E. Upon receipt of a written authorization signed and dated by a bargaining unit employee on a form approved by the EmployerHospital, the Employer Hospital shall deduct, from the bargaining unit employee’s pay, the appropriate Union VFNHP Dues, Agency Service Fees and/or Initiation Fees payable by the bargaining unit employee to the Union VFNHP during the period provided for in the authorization. The dues check-off authorization may be revoked by the bargaining unit employee at any time by submitting a written revocation to the Union VFNHP and/or EmployerHospital. Said revocation shall be in effect on the date of receipt by the Union VFNHP or Employer Hospital or the day after the revocation is mailed to the Union VFNHP or EmployerHospital, whichever is sooner.
F. Deductions shall be made based on the bargaining unit employee’s pay cycle.
G. The Employer Hospital shall not be required to make deductions with respect to any bargaining unit employee for a payroll period in which the bargaining unit employee:
1. Is in an unpaid leave status for the pay period;
2. Is receiving Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Compensation or disability benefits for the pay period; or
3. Has a net pay before any voluntary deductions other than for benefits such as health, life, dental, vision, disability insurance, or retirement benefits, which is less than the amount of Union VFNHP Dues, Agency Service Fees or Initiation Fees to be deducted. Regardless of the above, it is understood that all CTO payments are subject to Union VFNHP dues deductions, including CTO cash outs, just as dues are normally taken from paid CTO. It is also understood that bargaining unit employees on partial disability will pay dues on all hours actually worked and on all other paid non-disability hours.
H. This Article and any check-off authorization covered by this Agreement will become null and void upon expiration of this Agreement unless the Employer Hospital and the Union VFNHP agree in writing to extend this provision.
I. The Union VFNHP will hold the Employer Hospital harmless and indemnify the Employer Hospital for any costs, damages or liabilities, including, but not limited to, reasonable litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Employer Hospital as a result of this Article.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CHECK-OFF/UNION SECURITY. A. The Employer UVMMC and the Union recognize the right of any bargaining unit employee to become and remain a member of the Union or to refrain from becoming and/or remaining a member of the Union, and neither party will interfere with any employee in the exercise of that right.
B. Each To the extent permitted by applicable law, each bargaining unit employee shall, as a condition of employment, beginning on the thirtieth (3030th) calendar day following either the commencement of employment or the effective date of this agreement, whichever is later, either be a dues-paying member of the Union or pay a service fee to the Union. A bargaining unit employee who fails to maintain membership in good standing or pay service fees as required by this Article shall, within ten (10) business days, following receipt of a written notice from the Union requesting their discharge, be subject to discharge if, during such period, the dues or service fees have not been tendered. If a bargaining unit employee’s primary job location is in a jurisdiction where union security clauses are not permitted by law, the provisions of this Section will not apply to that employee. In the event the application of such provisions become permissible in such jurisdiction during the term of this Agreement, the union security provisions in this Section will become applicable to the bargaining unit employee as of that date.
C. The Employer UVMMC agrees to deduct Union Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees from the wages of each bargaining unit employee and forward such dues to the Union bank account by wire transfer on a monthly basis, subject to the provisions of this Article.
D. The Union shall designate the same, specific dollar amount for each bargaining unit employee and/or fixed percentage of base wage rate for Union Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees in writing to the Employer UVMMC on an annual basisbasis prior to December 1 of each year. The designations cannot be changed during the calendar year for which they apply.
E. Upon receipt of a written authorization signed and dated by a bargaining unit employee on a form approved by the EmployerUVMMC, the Employer UVMMC shall deduct, from the bargaining unit employee’s employees’ pay, the appropriate Union Dues, Agency Service Fees and/or Initiation Fees payable by the bargaining unit employee to the Union during the period provided for in the authorization. The dues check-off authorization may be revoked by the bargaining unit employee at any time by submitting a written revocation to the Union and/or EmployerUVMMC. Said revocation shall be in effect on the date of receipt by the Union or Employer UVMMC or the day after the revocation is mailed to the Union or EmployerUVMMC, whichever is sooner.
F. Deductions shall be made based on the bargaining unit employee’s employees’ pay cycle.
G. The Employer UVMMC shall not be required to make deductions with respect to any bargaining unit employee for a payroll period in which the bargaining unit employee:
1. Is in an unpaid leave status for the pay period;
2. Is receiving Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Compensation or disability benefits for the pay period; or
3. Has a net pay before any voluntary deductions other than for benefits such as health, life, dental, vision, disability insurance, or retirement benefits, which is less than the amount of Union Dues, Agency Service Fees or Initiation Fees to be deducted. Regardless of the above, it is understood that all CTO payments are subject to Union dues deductions, including CTO cash outs, just as dues are normally taken from paid CTO. It is also understood that bargaining unit employees on partial disability will pay dues on all hours actually worked and on all other paid non-disability hours.
H. This Article and any check-off authorization covered by this Agreement will become null and void upon expiration of this Agreement unless the Employer UVMMC and the Union VFNHP agree in writing to extend this provision.
I. The Union will hold the Employer UVMMC harmless and indemnify the Employer UVMMC for any costs, damages or liabilities, including, but not limited to, reasonable litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Employer UVMMC as a result of this Article.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CHECK-OFF/UNION SECURITY. A. The Employer UVMMC and the Union recognize the right of any bargaining unit employee to become and remain a member of the Union or to refrain from becoming and/or and/ or remaining a member of the Union, and neither party will interfere with any employee in the exercise of that right.
B. Each To the extent permitted by applicable law, each bargaining unit employee shall, as a condition of employment, beginning on the thirtieth (3030th) calendar day following either the commencement of employment or the effective date of this agreement, whichever is later, either be a dues-paying member of the Union or pay a service fee to the Union. A bargaining unit employee who fails to maintain membership in good standing stand- ing or pay service fees as required by this Article shall, within ten (10) business busi- ness days, following receipt of a written notice from the Union requesting their discharge, be subject to discharge if, during such period, the dues or service fees have not been tendered. If a bargaining unit employee’s primary job location is in a jurisdiction where union security clauses are not permitted by law, the provisions of this Section will not apply to that employee. In the event the application of such provisions become permissible in such jurisdiction during the term of this Agreement, the union security provisions in this Section will become applicable to the bargaining bargain- ing unit employee as of that date.
C. The Employer UVMMC agrees to deduct Union Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees from the wages of each bargaining unit employee and forward such dues to the Union bank account by wire transfer on a monthly basis, subject to the provisions of this Article.
D. The Union shall designate the same, specific dollar amount for each bargaining unit employee and/or fixed percentage of base wage rate for Union Dues, Initiation Initia- tion Fees and/or Agency Service Fees in writing to the Employer UVMMC on an annual basisbasis prior to December 1 of each year. The designations cannot be changed during the calendar year for which they apply.
E. Upon receipt of a written authorization signed and dated by a bargaining unit employee on a form approved by the EmployerUVMMC, the Employer UVMMC shall deduct, from the bargaining unit employee’s employees’ pay, the appropriate Union Dues, Agency Service Fees and/or Initiation Fees payable by the bargaining unit employee to the Union during the period provided for in the authorization. The dues check-off authorization may be revoked by the bargaining unit employee at any time by submitting a written revocation to the Union and/or EmployerUVMMC. Said revocation shall be in effect on the date of receipt by the Union or Employer UVMMC or the day after the revocation is mailed to the Union or EmployerUVMMC, whichever is sooner.
F. Deductions shall be made based on the bargaining unit employee’s employees’ pay cycle.
G. The Employer UVMMC shall not be required to make deductions with respect to any bargaining bargain- ing unit employee for a payroll period in which the bargaining unit employee:
1. Is in an unpaid leave status for the pay period;
2. Is receiving Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Compensation or disability dis- ability benefits for the pay period; or
3. Has a net pay before any voluntary deductions other than for benefits such as health, life, dental, vision, disability insurance, or retirement benefits, which is less than the amount of Union Dues, Agency Service Fees or Initiation Fees to be deducted. Regardless of the above, it is understood that all CTO payments are subject to Union dues deductions, including CTO cash outs, just as dues are normally taken from paid CTO. It is also understood that bargaining unit employees on partial disability will pay dues on all hours actually worked and on all other paid non-disability hours.
H. This Article and any check-off authorization covered by this Agreement will become null and void upon expiration of this Agreement unless the Employer UVMMC and the Union VFNHP agree in writing to extend this provision.
I. The Union will hold the Employer UVMMC harmless and indemnify the Employer UVMMC for any costs, damages or liabilities, including, but not limited to, reasonable litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Employer UVMMC as a result of this Article.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CHECK-OFF/UNION SECURITY. A. The Employer If an employee authorizes and requests the Union recognize the right of any employee Company in writing to become deduct from wages due him, union dues and remain a member of the Union or to refrain from becoming and/or remaining a member pay same to proper offices of the Union, the Company will make such deductions and neither party payment to the Union so long as such authorization remains unrevoked and provided there is in effect, a collective bargaining agreement so providing. The Company will interfere with any continue the union dues deductions until written instructions are received from the employee in advising the exercise discontinuance of that rightsuch deductions.
B. Each employee Employees are free to join or not to join the Union.
C. All present employees who are not Union members and who do not in the future become and remain members shall, as of the effective date of this Agreement be required, as a condition of employment to continue to pay to the Union, pursuant to authorization for payroll deduction as hereinafter referred to, a service charge as a contribution toward the administration of this Agreement in an amount equal to regular union dues (not including initiation fees, fines, assessments or any other charges uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or maintaining membership) in the Union.
D. All new employees who do not become Union members after forty-five (45) calendar days of employment shall, as a condition of employment, beginning pay to the Union commencing after said date, pursuant to authorization for payroll deduction therefore as hereinafter referred to, a service charge as a contribution toward the Administration of this Agreement in an amount equal to the regular union dues (not including initiation fees, fines, assessments or any other charges uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership) of the Union. Upon failure of any non-member employee to pay or tender the above-mentioned service charge, the Employer will discharge such employee when so informed by the Union.
E. All employees covered by this Agreement, who are members of the Union on the thirtieth (30) calendar day following either the commencement of employment or the effective date of this agreementthe Agreement, whichever is lateror who voluntarily become members thereafter, either will be required as a dues-paying member condition of the Union or pay a service fee to the Union. A bargaining unit employee who fails employment to maintain membership in good standing or pay service fees as required by this Article shall, within ten (10) business days, following receipt of a written notice from the Union requesting their discharge, be subject to discharge if, during such period, the dues or service fees have not been tendered. If a bargaining unit employee’s primary job location is in a jurisdiction where union security clauses are not permitted by law, the provisions of this Section will not apply to that employee. In the event the application of such provisions become permissible in such jurisdiction during throughout the term of this Agreement, . It is understood that this requirement of maintenance of Union membership shall be met upon the union security provisions in this Section will become applicable to the bargaining unit employee as of that date.
C. The Employer agrees to deduct Union Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees from the wages of each bargaining unit employee and forward such dues to the Union account by wire transfer on a monthly basis, subject to the provisions of this Article.
D. The Union shall designate the same, specific dollar amount for each bargaining unit employee and/or fixed percentage of base wage rate for Union Dues, Initiation Fees and/or Agency Service Fees in writing to the Employer on an annual basis. The designations cannot be changed during the calendar year for which they apply.
E. Upon receipt of a written authorization signed and dated by a bargaining unit employee on a form approved payment or tender by the Employer, the Employer shall deduct, from the bargaining unit employee’s pay, the appropriate Union Dues, Agency Service Fees and/or Initiation Fees payable by the bargaining unit employee to the Union of the amount of dues uniformly required for maintaining membership therein.
F. The requirement of maintenance of Union membership shall not apply to any employee who gives written notice to the Company during the period provided for fifteen (15) days immediately preceding any anniversary date of this Agreement of his desire to withdraw from membership in the authorizationUnion. The dues check-Such a notice so given by an employee shall also cancel any check off authorization may of his in effect at that time.
G. The foregoing provisions shall only be revoked by effective in accordance and consistent with applicable provisions of Federal and State Law.
H. Upon written authorization from an Employee in the bargaining unit unit, the Company will deduct from the earnings of such employee at any time by submitting a written revocation to the his Union and/or Employer. Said revocation shall be in effect on the date of receipt Dues as set by the Union or Employer service charge equivalent thereto. The written authorization shall be on a form or forms mutually agreed upon and shall be fully filled out and properly executed by the day after the revocation is mailed employee prior to delivery to the Union or Employer, whichever is soonerCompany.
F. Deductions shall be made based on the bargaining unit employee’s pay cycle.
G. The Employer shall not be required to make deductions with respect to any bargaining unit employee for a payroll period in which the bargaining unit employee:
1. Is in an unpaid leave status for the pay period;
2. Is receiving Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Compensation or disability benefits for the pay period; or
3. Has a net pay before any voluntary deductions other than for benefits such as health, life, dental, vision, disability insurance, or retirement benefits, which is less than the amount of Union Dues, Agency Service Fees or Initiation Fees to be deducted. Regardless of the above, it is understood that all CTO payments are subject to Union dues deductions, including CTO cash outs, just as dues are normally taken from paid CTO. It is also understood that bargaining unit employees on partial disability will pay dues on all hours actually worked and on all other paid non-disability hours.
H. This Article and any check-off authorization covered by this Agreement will become null and void upon expiration of this Agreement unless the Employer and the Union agree in writing to extend this provision.
I. The Union will hold the Employer harmless and indemnify the Employer for any costs, damages or liabilities, including, but not limited to, reasonable litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Employer as a result of this Article.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement (Pacific Ethanol, Inc.)