DUES DEDUCTION AND FAIR SHARE FEE. 14.01 On the effective date of this Agreement and for employees hired after the effective date of the Agreement sixty (60) days following the beginning of employment, employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the Association shall pay to the Association a fair share fee as a condition of employment with the Employer. Such fair share fee shall not exceed dues paid by Association members, and shall only represent the proportionate amount paid by Association members for non-Union related activities, as certified by the Union. The Association shall notify the Employer of the fair share fee amounts and of any changes in the fair share fee amounts in the same manner as notification of amounts and changes in the amounts of dues deductions. 14.02 Notice of the amount of the annual fair share fee, which shall not be more than one hundred percent (100%) of the unified dues of the Association shall then be transmitted by the Association to the Treasurer of the Board on or about January 1st of each year for the purpose of determining amounts to be payroll-deducted and the Board agrees to promptly transmit all amounts deducted to the association. Payroll deduction of such fair share fees shall begin at the second payroll period in January except that no fair share fee deductions shall be made for bargaining unit members employed after January 15th until the second paycheck. The Treasurer of the Board shall, upon notification from the Association that a member has terminated membership, commence the deduction of the fair share fee with respect to the former member, and the amount of the fee yet to be deducted shall be the annual fair share fee less the amount previously paid through payroll deduction. The Board further agrees to accompany each such transmittal with a list of the names of the bargaining unit members for whom all such fair share fee deductions were made, the period covered, and the amounts deducted for each. A. The Board shall provide payroll deduction for the Association's annual dues. Each employee shall give written authorization to have Association dues deducted. Once an employee has given authorization, the deduction shall continue each year unless the employee gives notice of a change. B. The first paycheck deduction shall start the second pay in October and continue in equal installments with the final installment made by the second pay in July. C. The Treasurer shall transmit the dues deductions to the Association within ten (10) days of the payroll deduction, 14.04 The Association shall defend and indemnify the Board of Education and Treasurer and hold them harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability, including legal fees and expenses, that may arise out of or by reason of the action taken by the Board of Education and/or Treasurer for purposes of complying with any of the provisions of this Article or in reliance on any list, notices, certifications or assignments furnished under any of such provisions. The Association shall reserve the right to designate counsel for defense and indemnification of the Board and Treasurer. The Association covenants that counsel furnished by the Association for defense and indemnification of the Board and Treasurer shall conscientiously endeavor to cooperate with Board counsel. Any legal claim or action filed concerning fair share fee made against the Board shall be notified promptly to the Association.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
DUES DEDUCTION AND FAIR SHARE FEE. 14.01 On 1. The Board Treasurer shall deduct from the effective date wage of this Agreement and for employees hired after any employee who is member of OAPSE, all membership dues prescribed by OAPSE. OAPSE shall submit, in writing, to the effective date Board a list of the Agreement sixty (60) days following current membership and the beginning annual membership dues no later than October 1 of employment, employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the Association each school year.
2. The Board shall pay to the Association deduct a fair share fee as a condition of employment with the Employer. Such fair share fee shall not exceed dues paid by Association members, and shall only represent the proportionate amount paid by Association members for non-Union related activities, as certified by the Union. The Association shall notify the Employer of the fair share fee amounts and of from any changes in the fair share fee amounts in the same manner as notification of amounts and changes in the amounts of dues deductions.
14.02 Notice of the amount of the annual fair share fee, which shall not be employee who works more than one hundred percent (100%1) hour per day and is not a member of OAPSE.
3. OAPSE shall indemnify and hold harmless the Board from all costs, losses, expenses and damages in the event of any controversy, legal or otherwise, which may arise out of the unified application of this provision.
4. All dues and fair share fees collected by the Board by application of this provision shall be paid to OAPSE following each pay.
5. All monies collected shall be forwarded by the Board Treasurer to the State OAPSE Treasurer along with a list of names and amount credited each month. The Local OAPSE Treasurer may, upon request, receive a duplicate list of names and amount. Local dues shall be paid by the State OAPSE Treasurer back to the Local in care of the Association shall then be transmitted by the Association to the Local OAPSE Treasurer upon receipt of the funds from the Board on or about January 1st of each year for the purpose of determining amounts to be payroll-deducted and the Treasurer.
6. The Board agrees to promptly transmit all amounts deducted make deductions from each paycheck of any employee who voluntarily requests to the association. Payroll deduction of such fair share fees shall begin at the second payroll period in January except that no fair share fee deductions shall be made for bargaining unit members employed after January 15th until the second paycheck. The Treasurer of the Board shall, upon notification from the Association that a member has terminated membership, commence the deduction of the fair share fee with respect make contributions to the former member, and the amount of the fee yet to be deducted shall be the annual fair share fee less the amount previously paid AFSCME PEOPLE through payroll deduction. Said requests shall be made in writing to the Board Treasurer and may be cancelled at any time by the employee. Said deductions shall be forwarded to the OAPSE state office on a monthly basis listing the name of each employee and the amount deducted.
7. The Board further agrees to accompany each such transmittal Treasurer shall furnish the OAPSE Treasurer with a list hire dates, step level position and yearly salaries for all newly hired employees at the end of the names of the bargaining unit members for whom all such fair share fee deductions were made, the period covered, and the amounts deducted for eachnew employee’s probationary period.
A. The Board shall provide payroll deduction for the Association's annual dues. Each employee shall give written authorization to have Association dues deducted. Once an employee has given authorization, the deduction shall continue each year unless the employee gives notice of a change.
B. The first paycheck deduction shall start the second pay in October and continue in equal installments with the final installment made by the second pay in July.
C. The Treasurer shall transmit the dues deductions to the Association within ten (10) days of the payroll deduction,
14.04 The Association shall defend and indemnify the Board of Education and Treasurer and hold them harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability, including legal fees and expenses, that may arise out of or by reason of the action taken by the Board of Education and/or Treasurer for purposes of complying with any of the provisions of this Article or in reliance on any list, notices, certifications or assignments furnished under any of such provisions. The Association shall reserve the right to designate counsel for defense and indemnification of the Board and Treasurer. The Association covenants that counsel furnished by the Association for defense and indemnification of the Board and Treasurer shall conscientiously endeavor to cooperate with Board counsel. Any legal claim or action filed concerning fair share fee made against the Board shall be notified promptly to the Association.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement