Common use of Committee on Political Education (COPE Clause in Contracts

Committee on Political Education (COPE. Deduc- tions– Political Action Check-off The Board agrees to deduct from the pay of each employee from whom it receives an authorization to do so, the monthly amount authorized by the employee for political action. A list of the employees from whom the deductions have been made and the amount deducted from each, and a list of the employees who had authorized such deductions, shall be for- warded to the Union no later than thirty (30) days after such deductions were made. The authorization form shall read as follows: “I hereby authorize the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to deduct from my salary the bi-weekly sum of $ and to forward that amount to the Balti- more Teachers Union Political Committee. This authoriza- tion is signed freely and voluntarily and not out of any fear of reprisal and with the understanding that the Baltimore Teachers Union Political Committee is engaged in joint fund raising efforts with the AFL-CIO. This voluntary authori- zation may be revoked at any time by notifying the Board of School Commissioners and Baltimore Teachers Union Polit- ical Committee in writing of the desire to do so.” (Signed) (Name) (Address) (Identification Number)

Committee on Political Education (COPE. Deduc- tions– Political Action Check-off The Board agrees to deduct from the pay of each employee from whom it receives an authorization to do so, the monthly month- ly amount authorized by the employee for political action. A list of the employees from whom the deductions have been made and the amount deducted from each, and a list of the employees who had authorized such deductions, shall be for- warded forwarded to the Union no later than thirty (30) days after such deductions were made. The authorization form shall read as follows: “I hereby authorize the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to deduct from my salary the bi-weekly sum of $ and to forward that amount to the Balti- more Baltimore Teachers Union Political Committee. This authoriza- tion au- thorization is signed freely and voluntarily and not out of any fear of reprisal and with the understanding that the Baltimore Bal- timore Teachers Union Political Committee is engaged in joint fund raising fundraising efforts with the AFL-CIO. This voluntary authori- zation authorization may be revoked at any time by notifying the Board of School Commissioners and Baltimore Teachers Union Polit- ical Political Committee in writing of the desire to do so.” (Signed) (Name) (Address) (Identification Number)