Common use of DEDUCTION OF MEMBERSHIP DUES Clause in Contracts

DEDUCTION OF MEMBERSHIP DUES. The County agrees to deduct membership dues from the wages of member employees who have individually requested in writing that such deductions be made from their wages. The Union shall notify the County of the current rate of dues and other authorized deductions in a timely manner, which will enable the County to make the necessary payroll deductions as specified. The County will accept a list from Union indicating member employees who have provided written authorization for the deduction of membership dues. The County shall rely on this list to make authorized deductions and remit payment to Union. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the County in writing by the Union. Under no circumstances shall County be required to deduct Union fines, penalties, or other assessments from the wages of any member employee. The County agrees to deduct the membership dues from Union members covered by this Agreement as authorized in the list provided by the Union. The aggregate deductions of the member employees shall be remitted to AFSCME Local 75 once each pay period. together with an itemized statement showing the name of each employee and employee identification number from whose pay deductions have been made and the amount(s) deducted during the period covered by the remittance. The itemized statement will be provided electronically in Microsoft Excel format. Employees whose employment begins or ends after working less than ten (10) working days in any calendar month will not be subject to dues deduction. An electronic file listing new authorizations or changes in authorizations for employee Union dues deductions will be submitted by the Union to the County electronically by close of business on the twentieth (20th) of each month. The County agrees that dues deduction authorizations submitted within the timelines above shall be deducted from the next issued paycheck for the previous applicable pay period. Each member employee’s authorization for payroll deductions shall remain in full force and effect permanently unless the employee is no longer employed in a position in the bargaining unit represented by Union or the member employee revokes the authorization by sending an original written, signed and dated notice to the Union. When a member employee separates from employment with County or is laid off, regardless of the reason for separation or lay off, any unpaid dues owed to Union will be deducted from the employee’s last paycheck if funds are available for such deduction after statutory, court-ordered, and other voluntary deductions and/or wage withholdings have been made. AFSCME shall indemnify and hold harmless the County against any and all claims, orders, judgments, damages, suits or any other forms of liability which may arise out of any action taken or not taken by the County for the purpose of implementing or complying with the provisions of this section. The Union shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County against any and all claims, order, judgments, damages, suits or any other forms of liability which may arise out of (i) the Union’s administration of the dues deduction system under this section, and (ii) the negligence of the Union for its negligent acts or failure to act under, or in compliance with, this section.

DEDUCTION OF MEMBERSHIP DUES. The County agrees to deduct membership dues from the wages of member employees who have individually requested in writing that such deductions be made from their wages. The Union shall notify the County of the current rate of dues and other authorized deductions in a timely manner, which will enable the County to make the necessary payroll deductions as specified. The County will accept a list from the Union indicating member employees who have provided written authorization for the deduction of membership dues. The County shall rely on this list to make authorized deductions and remit payment to the Union. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the County in writing by the Union. Under no circumstances shall the County be required to deduct Union fines, penalties, or other assessments from the wages of any member employee. The County agrees to deduct the membership dues from Union members covered by this Agreement as authorized in the list provided by the Union. The aggregate deductions of the member employees shall be remitted to AFSCME Local 75 once each pay period. ., together with an itemized statement showing the name of each employee and employee identification number from whose pay deductions have been made and the amount(s) deducted during the period covered by the remittance. The itemized statement will be provided electronically in Microsoft Excel format. Employees whose employment begins or ends after working less than ten (10) working days in any calendar month will not be subject to dues deduction. An electronic file listing new authorizations or changes in authorizations for employee Union dues deductions will be submitted by the Union to the County electronically by close of business on the twentieth (20th) of each month. The County agrees that dues deduction authorizations submitted within the timelines above shall be deducted from the next issued paycheck for the previous applicable pay period. Each member employee’s authorization for payroll deductions shall remain in full force and effect permanently unless the employee is no longer employed in a position in the bargaining unit represented by Union or the member employee revokes the authorization by sending an original written, signed and dated notice to the Union. When a member employee separates from employment with County or is laid off, regardless of the reason for separation or lay off, any unpaid dues owed to Union will be deducted from the employee’s last paycheck if funds are available for such deduction after statutory, court-ordered, and other voluntary deductions and/or wage withholdings have been made. AFSCME shall indemnify and hold harmless the County against any and all claims, orders, judgments, damages, suits or any other forms of liability which may arise out of any action taken or not taken by the County for the purpose of implementing or complying with the provisions of this section. The Union shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County against any and all claims, order, judgments, damages, suits or any other forms of liability which may arise out of (i) the Union’s administration of the dues deduction system under this section, and (ii) the negligence of the Union for its negligent acts or failure to act under, or in compliance with, this section.