Dues Deduction Section 1: During the term of this Agreement, the Employer shall deduct initiation fees, assessments levied by the OPBA and the regular monthly OPBA dues from the wages of the employees who have voluntarily signed deduction authorization forms permitting said deductions. No new authorization forms will be required from any employees in the Cortland Police Department for whom the Employer is currently deducting dues. Section 2: The initiation fees, dues, or assessments deducted shall be in the amount established by the OPBA from time to time in accordance with its constitution and by-laws. The OPBA shall certify to the Employer the amounts due and owing from the employees involved. Section 3: The Employer shall deduct dues, initiation fees, or assessments from the first pay in each calendar month. If an employee has no pay due on that pay date, such amounts shall be deducted from the next subsequent pay. Fair Share members have the right of appeal to those portions of Union dues that are not associated with representative activities as outlined in OPBA practices. The fair share fee shall be certified to the City Finance Director by the OPBA. Section 4: A check in the amount of total dues withheld from these employees authorizing a dues deduction shall be tendered to the treasurer of the OPBA within thirty “30” days from the date of making said deductions. Section 5: All members of the bargaining unit after a period of thirty (30) days, as identified in Article 3 of this Agreement, shall either 1) maintain their membership in the OPBA, 2) become members of the OPBA or 3) as a condition of employment, shall in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, Section 4117.09, employees who are in the bargaining unit but are not members of the OPBA, that such employees shall pay a periodic fair share fee to be determined by the OPBA, but not to exceed dues paid by members of the OPBA in the same bargaining unit; such fair share fee payments to be effective with the date of this Agreement. The Employer agrees to deduct such fair share fees and pay them to the OPBA. Section 6: The OPBA hereby agrees to hold the Employer harmless from any and all liabilities or damages which may arise from the performance of its obligations under this Article and the OPBA shall indemnify the Employer for any such liabilities or damages that may arise.
Dues Deductions Prior to the preparation of the first payroll of the school year, the Association shall indicate to the District, in writing, the dollar amounts of individual dues and assessments of the Southside Education Association, National Education Association, Washington Education Association and Olympic UniServ Council, to be deducted during the school year to follow. These total deductions shall remain unchanged during the school year. The deductions, as indicated above, shall be deducted in twelve (12) equal amounts in paychecks to begin in September and continue through August; provided that the District has received a written authorization form from any such employee who desires to make said deductions; teachers who work less than a full year shall have their deductions pro-rated at one- twelfth (1/12th), of the total amount, for each month they are employed. Amounts may be prorated by the amount of FTE worked as agreed upon and presented in writing by the Southside Education Association. The District shall promptly remit all monies so collected directly to the Washington Education Association with a list of teachers from whom deductions have been made. The District shall notify the Association of any changes in said list due to teachers entering or leaving the employment of the District; such notification shall be before the monthly pay period. If the Association receives an amount for a teacher in excess of the proper amount to be deducted, the Association shall reimburse that teacher for any overcharge in dues. The Association will indemnify, defend and hold the District harmless against any claims, suits, orders, and/or judgments against the District on account of any check-off of Association dues. This dues deduction system is only for the collection of dues and shall not be used for the collection of any Association imposed fines, penalties, or assessments, nor will it be used for the collection of initiation fees or any other type of Association collection of monies. Employees who wish to revoke this deduction authorization may do so upon written notice to the District and the Association. The employee shall provide written notice to the Association and to the District of his/her wish to no longer have dues withheld from his/her paycheck. Teachers who decide to join the Association and currently have no deductions for dues may do so by signing and delivering, by the fifteenth of any month, a payroll deduction or revocation authorization form to the District office. This form shall authorize deduction of membership dues of the Associations (including NEA and WEA) and shall continue in force from year to year unless the teacher submits a written revocation to the District and the Association.