Common use of DUES CHECK-OFF AND FAIR SHARE Clause in Contracts

DUES CHECK-OFF AND FAIR SHARE. The Employer shall notify the Union of all new hires, work location and job classification. The Employer, upon receipt of a validly executed written authorization card, shall deduct Union Dues and initiation fees from the payroll checks of all employees so authorizing the deduction in an amount certified by the Union, and shall remit such deductions on a semi-monthly basis to the Union. If the bargaining agent of the employees has a majority of union members, as verified by a mutually agreeable method, non-union members, in the unit shall be required to pay their proportionate share of the costs or the collective bargaining process, contract administration and the pursuance of matters affecting wages, hours, and working conditions, but not to exceed the amount of dues uniformly required of members. This "FAIR SHARE" provision will also be effective if the Union lacks a majority, but requests an election of all bargaining unit employees and a majority vote that a "Fair Share" provision shall be applied to non-members. The election shall be conducted by a third party, neutral, and in accordance with the rules established by the neutral. Failure of the Union to receive a majority in the election bars a subsequent election for a period of one (1) year. Such proportionate share, once authorized or certified, shall be deducted from the non-members paychecks and remitted to the Union at the same time the Union check-off is submitted.