Common use of Dues and Initiation Fees Clause in Contracts

Dues and Initiation Fees. 1. During the life of this Agreement, the Company will deduct from the pay of each Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement and remit to the Union membership dues and any initiation fee uniformly required by the Union as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership, and in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, or a service charge, rovided such Flight Attendant voluntarily executes an agreed upon form. This form, “Voluntary Assignment and Authorization for Payment of Union Service Charge and Dues,” also to be known as a Service Charge and Dues Form, will be prepared and furnished by the Union. The initiation fee will be deducted in equal payments from the first two (2) pay checks after the Company’s receipt of the Service Charge and Dues Form, in accordance with paragraph 3., below. 2. When a Flight Attendant properly executes such Service Charge and Dues Form, the International Secretary-Treasurer of the Union will forward an original copy to the Director of Human Resources. Any Service Charge and Dues Form which is incomplete or improperly executed will be returned to the International Secretary-Treasurer. Any notice of revocation as provided for in the Agreement or the Railway Labor Act, as amended, must be in writing, signed by the Flight Attendant and delivered by Certified Mail, addressed to the Director of Human Resources, with a copy to the Union. Such revocation will not relieve a Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement of the obligation to remit the required payments to the Union by alternate means. Service Charge and Dues Forms and notices received by the Company will be dated on the date received. 3. When a Service Charge and Dues Form is received by the Director of Human Resources on or before the first day of the month, deductions will commence with the first payday of the following month and will continue thereafter until revoked or canceled as provided in this Section. The Company will remit to the Union a check in payment of all dues and assessments or service charges collected on a given payday within ten

Dues and Initiation Fees. 1. During the life of this Agreement, the Company will deduct from the pay of each Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement and remit to the Union membership dues and any initiation fee uniformly required by the Union as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership, and in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, or a service charge, rovided provided such Flight Attendant voluntarily executes an agreed upon form. This form, “Voluntary Assignment and Authorization for Payment of Union Service Charge and Dues,” also to be known as a Service Charge and Dues Form, will be prepared and furnished by the Union. The initiation fee will be deducted in equal payments from the first two (2) pay checks after the Company’s receipt of the Service Charge and Dues Form, in accordance with paragraph 3., below. 2. When a Flight Attendant properly executes such Service Charge and Dues Form, the International Secretary-Treasurer of the Union will forward an original copy to the Director of Human Resources. Any Service Charge and Dues Form which is incomplete or improperly executed will be returned to the International Secretary-Treasurer. Any notice of revocation as provided for in the Agreement or the Railway Labor Act, as amended, must be in writing, signed by the Flight Attendant and delivered by Certified Mail, addressed to the Director of Human Resources, with a copy to the Union. Such revocation will not relieve a Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement of the obligation to remit the required payments to the Union by alternate means. Service Charge and Dues Forms and notices received by the Company will be dated on the date received. 3. When a Service Charge and Dues Form is received by the Director of Human Resources on or before the first day of the month, deductions will commence with the first payday of the following month and will continue thereafter until revoked or canceled as provided in this Section. The Company will remit to the Union a check in payment of all dues and assessments or service charges collected on a given payday within ten

Dues and Initiation Fees. 1. During the life of this Agreement, the Company will deduct from the pay of each Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement and remit to the Union membership dues (Flight Attendants in the Company’s probation period are not charged the Union’s dues/service fees.) and any initiation fee uniformly required by the Union as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership, and in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, or a service charge, rovided provided such Flight Attendant voluntarily executes an agreed upon form. This form, “Voluntary Assignment and Authorization for Payment of Union Service Charge and Dues,” also to be known as a Service Charge and Dues FormForm (copy below), will be prepared and furnished by the Union. I hereby authorize the Company to deduct from my first paycheck of the month the amount equivalent to 50% of the amount equivalent to the monthly dues as established and levied in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Union and to pay such amount directly to the designated officer of the Union. Dues shall be deducted from the first paycheck of the next month and every month thereafter. Additionally, I authorize the Company to deduct from the second paycheck of the month the amount equivalent to 50% of the amount equivalent to the monthly dues as established and levied in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Union and to pay such amount directly to the designated officer of the Union. Dues shall be deducted from the second paycheck of the next month and every month thereafter. Separate and apart from all deductions for initiation fees and dues referenced herein, I also direct the Company to deduct from the second paycheck of each month an additional amount, equal to one month’s dues, for the purpose of satisfying any current or future dues arrears obligation and to pay such amount directly to the designated officer of the Union. Such arrears deduction shall continue until the entire dues arrearage is satisfied. I agree that this authorization shall be irrevocable for a period of one year from the date of execution and thereafter may only be revoked by sending written notice to the International Secretary-Treasurer of the Association of Flight Attendants via certified mail, return receipt requested. Dues deductions will then cease within 60 days of the receipt of the revocation by the International Secretary-Treasurer. Contributions or gifts to the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes. However, they may be tax deductible under other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. _ _ Employee Number Previous AFA Council _ _ Initiation Fee Monthly Dues _ _ Employee Signature Date _ _ Employee Name (please print) Domicile/Home Base Home Address _ City _ State _ Zip Please complete and return to: Association of Flight Attendants–CWA, AFL-CIO, 000 0xx Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000-2797 For AFA International Use Only Initiation Fee Waiver: Yes _ No Amount in Arrears: As of: _ a) The initiation fee will be deducted in six (6) equal monthly payments from the paycheck on the 15th of the month that the Flight Attendant receives, in accordance with paragraph 3. b) The monthly dues/service charge will be deducted in two (2) equal payments from the first two (2) pay checks that the Flight Attendant receives every month (on the 15th and last day of the month) after the Company’s receipt of the Service Charge and Dues Form, in accordance with paragraph 3., . below. 2. When a Flight Attendant properly executes such Service Charge and Dues Form, the International Secretary-Secretary- Treasurer of the Union will forward an original copy to the Director of Human Resources. Any Service Charge and Dues Form which is incomplete or improperly executed will be returned to the International Secretary-Secretary- Treasurer. Any notice of revocation as provided for in the Agreement or the Railway Labor Act, as amended, must be in writing, signed by the Flight Attendant and delivered by Certified Mail, addressed to the Director of Human Resources, with a copy to the Union. Such revocation will not relieve a Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement of the obligation to remit the required payments to the Union by alternate means. Service Charge and Dues Forms and notices received by the Company will be dated on the date received. 3. When a Service Charge and Dues Form is received by the Director of Human Resources on or before the first day of the month, deductions will will, at the latest, commence with the first payday of the following month and will continue thereafter until revoked or canceled as provided in this Section. However, if the Company can initiate the dues deduction with less notice, it will do so. The Company will remit to the Union a check in payment of all dues and assessments or service charges collected on a given payday within tenten (10) days. These remittances will be subject to normal accounting practice with respect to adjustments necessary because of the methods involved in the deduction procedure. The Company remittance of membership dues or service charges to the Union will be accompanied by a list showing names, payroll numbers and amounts deducted for Flight Attendants for whom deductions have been made in that particular period. 4. If the Company experiences problems with the payroll deduction of union dues, service fees and initiation fees, the Company and the Union will mutually agree on a course of action to resolve the problem. The affected Flight Attendants will be informed of the resolution at least five (5) days before the first paycheck affected by the resolution. 5. Suspension or Termination of Dues Deductions a) No deduction of dues or service charges will be required of any Flight Attendant who has been transferred to a job not covered by this Agreement, who is on furlough, or who is on leave without pay Upon return to work as a Flight Attendant, whether by transfer, termination of leave without pay, or recall from furlough, deductions will be automatically resumed, provided the Flight Attendant has not revoked the assignment in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this Section and of the Railway Labor Act, as amended. b) A Flight Attendant who has executed a Service Charge and Dues Form and who resigns or is otherwise terminated (other than by furlough) from the employ of the Company, will be deemed to have automatically revoked her/his assignment. If the Flight Attendant is reemployed by the Company as a Flight Attendant, deductions will commence upon execution and receipt of a new Service Charge and Dues Form. 6. Collections of any back dues or service charges owed at the time of starting deductions for any Flight Attendant and collection of dues or service charges missed because the Flight Attendant’s earnings were not sufficient to cover the payment of dues or service charges for a particular pay period will be the responsibility of the Union and will not be the subject of payroll deductions. 7. Deductions of membership dues or service charges will be made bi-monthly provided there is a balance in the paycheck sufficient to cover the amount after all other deductions authorized by the Flight Attendant or required by law have been satisfied. In the event of termination of the Flight Attendant’s employment, the obligation of the Company to collect dues or service charges will not extend beyond the monthly period in which her/his last day of work occurs.

Dues and Initiation Fees. 1. During 21.4.1 The Union and the life of this Agreement, Secretary recognize that an employee’s membership in the Company will deduct Union is distinct from the pay employee’s authorization to deduct dues, assessments and fees from their paycheck on behalf of each Flight Attendant the Union and that, while membership may be revoked at any time, authorized deductions may not. Upon confirmation by the Union that an employee covered by this Agreement has authorized the deduction of dues, assessments, or fees the Secretary shall deduct such dues, assessments, and remit fees from wages owed to that employee, unless the Union membership dues and any initiation fee uniformly required authorization is revoked by the Union as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership, and employee in accordance with the provisions terms set forth on the employee’s authorization form. The Secretary shall submit such deductions to the Secretary/Treasurer for the Union at the address designated by the Union semi- monthly. Employees may authorize such deductions by any means allowable under State and federal law. To the extent permitted by law, authorized deductions may only be revoked in accordance with the terms under which the employee voluntarily authorized such deductions regardless of the Railway Labor Actemployee’s membership status in the Union. Dues, as amended, or a service charge, rovided such Flight Attendant voluntarily executes an agreed upon form. This form, “Voluntary Assignment assessment and Authorization for Payment of Union Service Charge and Dues,” also to be known as a Service Charge and Dues Form, fee revocations will be prepared and furnished processed by the Union. The initiation fee In the event an employee appropriately revokes their authorization, the Union will be deducted in equal payments from notify the first two (2) pay checks after Secretary at the Company’s receipt close of the Service Charge revocation period. The Union will submit to the Secretary a list of employees who have authorized deductions and Dues Form, shall provide the Secretary with verification that the employee has authorized such deductions. 21.4.2 Such authorized deductions shall be made in accordance with paragraph 3., belowlaw and the procedures of the Comptroller. The Union shall advise the Secretary of any increase in dues or other approved deductions in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to its effective date. 2. When a Flight Attendant properly executes such Service Charge 21.4.3 The Union shall indemnify and Dues Formhold harmless the Secretary, its members, officers, agents, representatives, attorneys and employees from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, complaints, suits, or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of any action or omission to act by the International Secretary-Treasurer Secretary for the purposes of complying with the provisions of this Article 21, or in reliance on any list, notice, certification, information, form, affidavit or assignment furnished by or on behalf of the Union under any of such provisions. 21.4.4 No temporary, provisional or emergency employee shall be subject to dues deduction under this article. 21.4.5 The Union will forward an original copy provide to the Director of Human ResourcesSecretary verification that an employee has authorized deductions for dues, assessments, or fees. Any Service Charge Employees may express such authorization by any legally binding means under State or federal law. The Party’s acknowledge and Dues Form which is incomplete or improperly executed will be returned to agree that the International Secretary-Treasurer. Any notice of revocation as provided for term “written authorization” and any similar terms used in the Agreement or the Railway Labor Act, as amended, must be in writing, signed by the Flight Attendant and delivered by Certified Mail, addressed to the Director of Human Resources, with a copy to the Union. Such revocation will not relieve a Flight Attendant covered by this Agreement includes authorizations created and maintained by use of the obligation to remit the required payments to the Union by alternate means. Service Charge electronic records or signatures consistent with State and Dues Forms and notices received by the Company will be dated on the date receivedfederal law. 3. When a Service Charge and Dues Form is received by the Director of Human Resources on or before the first day of the month, deductions will commence with the first payday of the following month and will continue thereafter until revoked or canceled as provided in this Section. The Company will remit to the Union a check in payment of all dues and assessments or service charges collected on a given payday within ten