UNION SECURITY 7.01 The Employer shall deduct monthly from the pay due to each employee who is covered by this Agreement a sum equal to the monthly Union dues of each such employee. Where an employee has no earnings during the first payroll period, the deduction shall be made in the next payroll period where the employee has earnings, within that month. The Union shall notify the employer in writing of the amount of such dues from time to time. The Employer will send to the Union its cheque for the dues so deducted in the month following the month in which the dues are deducted. When arrears or adjustments are submitted retroactively, the dues month and an explanation will accompany any such dues.
ASSOCIATION SECURITY The Hospital will deduct from each nurse covered by this Agreement an amount equal to the regular monthly Association dues designated by the Association. The deduction period for a part-time nurse may be extended where the nurse does not receive any pay in a particular month. Where a nurse has no dues deducted during the payroll period from which dues are normally deducted, that deduction shall be made in the next payroll period provided the nurse has earnings in the next payroll period. If the failure to deduct dues results from an error by the hospital, then, as soon as the error is called to its attention by the union, the Hospital shall make the deduction in the manner agreed to by the parties. Such dues shall be deducted monthly and in the case of newly employed nurses, such deductions shall commence in the month following their date of hire. The amount of the regular monthly dues shall be those authorized by the Association and the Vice President, Finance of the Association shall notify the Hospital of any changes therein and such notification shall be the Hospital's conclusive authority to make the deduction specified. In consideration of the deducting and forwarding of Association dues by the Hospital, the Association agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Hospital against any claims or liabilities arising or resulting from the operation of this Article. The amounts so deducted shall be remitted monthly to the Vice-president, Finance of the Association, no later than the end of the month following the month in which the dues were deducted. In remitting such dues, the Hospital shall provide a list of nurses from whom deductions were made, their work site ( if the bargaining unit covers more than one site) and the nurses' social insurance numbers. The list shall also include deletions and additions from the preceding month highlighting new hires, new unpaid leave of absence of greater than one (1) month and returns from leaves of absence. A copy of this list will be sent to the local Association. If the hospital agrees to provide the union with the information in an AGREEMENT MARCH NOTE: electronic format, the parties will meet to discuss the format in which the will be set out. The Hospital agrees that an officer of the Association or Union representative shall be allowed a reasonable period during regular working hours to interview newly hired nurses during their probationary period. During such interview, membership forms may be provided to the nurse. These interviews shall be scheduled in advance as determined by local negotiation and may be arranged collectively or individually by the Hospital. list provided for in Article shall include any other information that is currently provided to Additionally, the Hospitalwill provide each nurse with a Supplementary Slip showing the dues deducted in the previous year for income tax purposes where such information is or becomes readily available through the Hospital's payroll system. ARTICLE REPRESENTATION AND All joint Employer Association meetings shall be scheduled where practical, during the nurse's regular working hours. The Employer will provide replacement staff where operationally required. The Employer agrees to pay for time spent during regular working hours for representatives of the Association attending meetings with the Employer.