Common use of Dues Authorization Clause in Contracts

Dues Authorization. 1. All bargaining unit members who are currently members of the Association or are currently paying a service fee, and all new bargaining unit members, shall (1) on or before thirty (30) days from the date of commencement of duties or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, join the Association, or (2) pay a Service Fee to the Association, pursuant to the Association’s “Policy Regarding Objections to Political – Ideological Expenditures” and the Administrative Procedures adopted pursuant to that policy. The Service Fee shall not exceed the amount of Association dues collected from Association members. The bargaining unit member may authorize payroll deduction for such fee. In the event that the bargaining unit member shall not pay such Service Fee directly to the Association, or authorized payment though payroll deduction, the Employer shall, pursuant to MCLA 408.477: MSA 18,277 (7) and at the written request of the Association, deduct the Service Fee from the bargaining unit member’s wages and remit same to the Association. 2. Pursuant to Chicago Teachers Union V Xxxxxx, 000 X. Xx. 1066 (1986), the Union has established a “Policy Regarding Objections to Political-Ideological Expenditures.” That Policy, and the administrative procedures (including the timetable for payment) pursuant thereto, apply only to nonunion bargaining unit members. The remedies set forth in that Policy shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures, including any administrative or judicial review there, shall have been availed of and exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting bargaining unit member concerning the application and interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the grievance procedure set forth in this Agreement, or any other administrative or judicial procedure. The Association shall provide to all non-members copies of the Association’s Policy and Procedures.