Common use of Dues, Deductions & Representation Fees Clause in Contracts

Dues, Deductions & Representation Fees. 1. North Franklin Education Association (NFEA) shall have the right to have deducted from the salary of members of the Association an amount equal to the fees and dues required for membership in NFEA, WEA and NEA. Payroll deduction shall also be available for those employees belonging to WEA-PAC and the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education. The dues deduction form and authorization shall remain in effect from year to year, unless withdrawn in writing by the employee. Dues deduction forms must be delivered to the Business Office within thirty (30) days from the start of school, or within thirty (30) days of an individual's beginning date of employment. 2. No member of the bargaining unit shall be required to join the Association; however, those employees who are not Association members, but are members of the bargaining unit, shall be required to pay a representation fee to the Association. The amount of the representation fee shall be determined by the Association, and transmitted to the Business Office in writing. Nonmembers shall not be allowed to make a payroll deduction for WEA- PAC or the NEA-FCPE. The representation fee shall be regarded as fair compensation and reimbursement to the Association for fulfilling its legal obligation to represent all members of the bargaining unit. In the event that the representation fee is regarded by an employee as a violation of their right to non-Association, such bona fide objections shall be resolved according to the provisions of RCW 41.59.100, or the Public Employment Relations Commission. Any employee objecting to the representation fee based on bona fide religious tenets, or teachings, of a church pursuant to RCW 41.59 and WAC 000-00-000, shall notify the Association and the District of such objection in writing. Upon filing of such objection, and after it has been determined that an employee has a bona fide religious objection to the payment of the representation fee, the employee and the Association shall agree on an appropriate secular charity. In the event agreement cannot be reached, the charity shall be designated by the Public Employment Relations Commission pursuant to RCW 41.59.100. The Association shall indemnify, defend and hold the District harmless against any claim made or judgment rendered against the District resulting from any deduction of Association dues or representation fee. The Association agrees to refund to the District any amounts paid in error because of the dues deduction provision, provided such error has been brought to the attention of the Association within one year of the erroneous payment. In the event of any suits against the District relative to dues or representation fee deductions, the District shall be entitled to select its own attorney(s).

Dues, Deductions & Representation Fees. 1. North Franklin Education A. On or before August 25 of each school year, the Association (NFEA) shall have give written notice to the right to have deducted from District of the salary dollar amount of members dues and assessments of the Association an amount and, which dues and assessments are to be deducted in the coming school year under payroll deduction. The total for these deductions shall not be subject to change during the school year. B. The deductions authorized above shall be made in twelve (12) equal amounts from each paycheck beginning the pay period in September. Employees who commence employment after September or terminate employment before June shall have their deductions prorated. The District agrees to remit promptly and directly to the fees Washington Education Association all moneys so deducted, accompanied by a list of employees from whom the deduction has been made. C. The Association agrees to reimburse the District or any teacher from whose pay dues and assessments were deducted, those sums in excess of the total amount due to the Association at that time, provided the Association or its affiliate actually received the excessive amount. a) Within ten (10) days of their commencement of employment, employees may sign and deliver to the District an Assignment of Wages Form (see Appendix J), which form shall authorize deduction of membership dues required for membership in NFEA, WEA and NEA. Payroll deduction shall also be available for those employees belonging to WEA-PAC and assessments of the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education. The dues deduction form and Association. b) Such authorization shall remain continue in effect from year to yearyear unless a request of revocation is submitted to the parties, unless withdrawn in writing signed by the employeeemployee and received before August 31 preceding the designated school year for which revocation is to take effect. Dues deduction forms must be delivered Each month during the school year the Association agrees to provide the Business Office within thirty (30) days from District with the start names of school, or within thirty (30) days of an individual's beginning date of employmentthose employees who have joined the Association and paid its dues and assessments by means other than through payroll deduction. 2. E. No member employee of the bargaining unit shall will be required to join the Association; however, those employees who are not Association members, but are members of the bargaining unit, shall unit will be required to pay a representation fee to the Association. The amount of the representation fee shall will be determined by the Association, Association and transmitted to the Business Office in writing. Nonmembers The representation fee shall not be an amount less than the regular dues for the Association membership in that non-members shall be neither required nor allowed to make a payroll deduction for WEA- PAC or the NEA-FCPEpolitical deduction. The representation fee shall be regarded as fair compensation and reimbursement to the Association for fulfilling its legal obligation to represent all members of the bargaining unit. . F. In the event that the representation fee is regarded by an employee as a violation of their right to non-Associationassociation, such bona fide objections shall will be resolved according to the provisions of RCW 41.59.100, or the Public Employment Relations Commission. Any employee objecting to the representation fee based on bona fide religious tenets, or teachings, of a church pursuant to RCW 41.59 and WAC 000-00-000, shall notify the Association and the District of such objection in writing. Upon filing of such objection, and after it has been determined that an employee has a bona fide religious objection to the payment of the representation fee, the employee and the Association shall agree on an appropriate secular charity. In the event agreement cannot be reached, the charity shall be designated by the Public Employment Relations Commission pursuant to RCW 41.59.100. The Association shall indemnify, defend and hold the District harmless against any claim made or judgment rendered against the District resulting from any deduction of Association dues or representation fee. The Association agrees to refund to the District any amounts paid in error because of the dues deduction provision, provided such error has been brought to the attention of the Association within one year of the erroneous payment. In the event of any suits against the District relative to dues or representation fee deductions, the District shall be entitled to select its own attorney(s)PERC.