Common use of Dues Deductions Clause in Contracts

Dues Deductions. The District will deduct from the pay of each unit member and pay to the Federation the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, by the member on the District approved form, subject to the following: A. The District agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1. Such deduction shall be made only upon the submission on a District approved form of a duly-executed and revocable authorization by the unit member; 2. The District shall not be obligated to put into effect any new, changed, or discontinued deduction unless the change is in the District payroll office prior to the tenth (10th) of the month; 3. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized dues deductions shall, from year to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues shall be deducted from warrants for each month of the twelve (12) month fiscal year. B. In addition to, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern the withholdings pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees to the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.

Dues Deductions. Section 01. The District Employer will deduct from the each pay of each unit member and pay of the bargaining unit, who in signed writing authorizes it to do so, the required amount as designated by the Union to the Federation employer. Section 02. The Union shall notify the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, Employer in writing, writing of any increase or decrease in the current dues. Such adjustment in the amount deducted by the member on Employer shall be made by the District approved formsecond deduction period following notification. Section 03. The Employer shall be relieved from making such deduction upon (1) termination of employment, subject (2) transfer to a non-bargaining unit position, (3) layoff from a bargaining unit position, (4) unpaid leave of absence or (5) a written request by an employee revoking deduction authorization. Monies deducted pursuant to the following: A. The District agrees provisions of this Article shall be remitted to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members the Union within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved thirty (30) days of their deduction. Each remittance shall be accompanied by the District, subject to the following conditionsalphabetical list: 1. Such deduction shall be made only upon The name and social security number of the submission on a District approved form of a duly-executed employee for whom the deductions were made, and revocable authorization by the unit member;amount deducted. 2. The District shall not be obligated name of each employee whose name has been dropped from the prior check off list and the reasons for the omission. Section 04. The Union agrees to put into effect hold the Employer harmless in any newsuit, changedclaim or administrative proceeding arising out of or connected with the imposition, determination, or discontinued deduction unless collection of dues, to indemnify the change Employer for any liability imposed on it as a result of any such suit, claim, or administrative proceeding. For the purposes of this Section, the term “Employer” includes Xxxxxxx Township and its various officers and officials, whether elected or appointed. Section 05. Both the Employer and the Union intend that this article be lawful in every respect. If any court of last resort determines any provision of this Article illegal, that provision, alone, shall be void. Invalidation of any provision of this Article does not invalidate the remaining provisions. If a provision is in judicially invalidated, the District payroll office prior Employer and the Union shall meet within fourteen (14) calendar days after the entry of judgement to negotiate lawful, alternative provisions. Section 06. This Article does not waive any of the Employer's rights to seek judicial review of any of its provisions at any time. Section 07. The Union warrants and guarantees to the tenth (10th) Employer that no provision of this article violates the month; 3constitution or laws of either the United States of America or the State of Ohio. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized dues Therefore the Union hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claim, actions or proceedings by any employee arising from arising from deductions shall, from year to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues shall be deducted from warrants for each month of made by the twelve (12) month fiscal year. B. In addition to, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern the withholdings Employer pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees . Once the funds are remitted to the FederationUnion, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 their disposition thereafter shall be the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this AgreementUnion.

Dues Deductions. Section 4.1. The District will Employer agrees to deduct Union membership dues in accordance with this Article for all employees eligible for the bargaining unit upon receipt from the employee or the Union of an authorization card voluntarily signed by the employee for that purpose. Section 4.2. The Employer agrees to deduct regular Union membership dues from the pay of any such employee once each unit member and month, or in accordance with the procedures of the Auditor's Office. Upon receipt the proper authorization form, the Employer will deduct the Union dues from the payroll check for the next pay to period in which dues are normally deducted following the Federation pay period in which the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, authorization was received by the member on the District approved form, subject to the followingEmployer. The Employer must be given a one (1) month (30 days) notice for making any changes in any individual's dues deductions. Section 4.3. The Employer shall be relieved from making such individual check-off deductions upon: A. The District agrees termination of employment; B. transfer or promotion to deduct a job other than one covered by a bargaining unit; X. xxxxxx from work; D. an agreed leave of absence; or E. revocation of the check-off authorization. Section 4.4. Each eligible employee's written authorization for dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1. Such deduction shall be made only upon honored by the submission on a District approved form Employer for the duration of this Agreement, unless the eligible employee certifies in writing by certified mail or personal delivery of a dulynotarized statement to the Employer and the Union that the dues check-executed and revocable off authorization has been revoked, at which point the dues deduction will cease, effective the pay period following the pay period in which the written dues deduction revocation was received by the unit member;Employer. 2Section 4.5. The District Employer will cause the dues deducted from the eligible bargaining unit employees pay to be remitted once each month in accordance with this Article to the individual officer designated in writing to receive same by the Union. Section 4.6. It is specifically agreed by the Employer and the Union that the Employer assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Article, and the Union agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claims, actions or proceedings by anyone arising from the deductions made by the Employer. Once Union dues are remitted to the Union, their deposition shall be the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union. Section 4.7. The Employer shall not be obligated to put into effect make dues deductions from any newemployee who, changedduring any dues month involved, or discontinued shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to make all legally required deductions in addition to the deduction unless of dues. Section 4.8. It is specifically agreed that neither the change is employees nor the Union shall have claims against the Employer for errors in the District payroll office prior processing of deductions, unless a claim of error is made to the tenth Employer in writing within thirty (10th30) of days after the month; 3date such an error was made. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized It will be corrected at the next pay period that Union dues deductions shall, from year to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues shall would normally be deducted from warrants for each month of by deducting the twelve (12) month fiscal yearproper amount. B. In addition to, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern the withholdings pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees to the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.

Dues Deductions. A. The District will CITY agrees to deduct from the pay salaries of each unit member and pay to the Federation the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, by the member on the District approved formits employees, subject to this Agreement, dues for the following: A. The District agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1ASSOCIATION. Such deduction deductions shall be made only upon in compliance with Chapter 310, Public Laws of 1967, N.J.S.A. (RS 52:14-15.9(e), as amended. B. If during the submission on a District approved form life of a duly-executed and revocable authorization by the unit member; 2. The District this Agreement there shall not be obligated to put into effect any new, changed, or discontinued deduction unless the change is in the District payroll office rate of membership dues, the ASSOCIATION shall furnish to the CITY written notice 30 days prior to the tenth (10th) beginning of the month;season and shall furnish new authorization from its members showing the authorized deduction for such employee. 3C. The ASSOCIATION will provide the necessary “check-off authorization” form and the ASSOCIATION will secure the signatures of its members on the forms and deliver the signed forms to the City Treasurer. Unit The ASSOCIATION shall indemnify, defend and save the CITY harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken by the City in reliance upon salary deduction authorization cards submitted by the ASSOCIATION to the CITY in reliance upon the notification on the letterhead of the ASSOCIATION and signed by the President and Secretary of the ASSOCIATION advising of such changed deduction. D. The ASSOCIATION agrees that there shall be no discrimination, intimidation, restraint, coercion, harassment, or pressure by it or its officers, agents or members against any employee who have voluntarily authorized dues refuses or fails to execute an authorization card. E. Any such written authorization may be withdrawn at any time by the filing of notice of such withdrawal with the City Treasurer. Automatic deductions at the start of the season or at the date of hire if after July 1st, unless so notified by written authorization. The filing of notice of withdrawal shall be effective to halt deductions as of and filed by July 1st next succeeding the date on which notice of withdrawal is filed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9 (e) as amended. F. Any employee in the bargaining unit of the effective date of the Agreement who does not join the ASSOCIATION within 30 days thereafter, and any new employee who does not join within 30 days of initial employment within the unit, and any employee who does not join within 10 days of re-entry into employment with the units shall, from year as a condition of employment, pay a representation fee to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4the ASSOCIATION by automatic payroll deduction. Dues This representation fee shall be deducted from warrants for each month paid in an amount equal to 85% of the twelve (12) month fiscal yearregular ASSOCIATION dues, fees and assessments as certified to the employer by the ASSOCIATION. The ASSOCIATION may revise its certification of the amount of the representation fee at any time to reflect changes in the regular ASSOCIATION membership dues, fee and assessments. The ASSOCIATION’S entitlement to the representation fee shall continue beyond the termination date of this Agreement as long as the ASSOCIATION remains the majority representative of the employees in the unit, provided that no modification is made in the provision by the successor agreement between the ASSOCIATION and the employer. B. In addition toG. The ASSOCIATION agrees to furnish the CITY a copy of its “demand and return system” which must be established and maintained by the ASSOCIATION in accordance with the law. H. The ASSOCIATION shall indemnify, defend and notwithstanding save the provisions CITY harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 liability that shall arise out of or by reason of any action taken in making deductions and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern remitting the withholdings same to the ASSOCIATION pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees to the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.

Dues Deductions. Section 4.1. The District will Employer agrees to deduct Union membership dues in accordance with this Article for all employees eligible for the bargaining unit upon receipt from the employee or the Union of an authorization card voluntarily signed by the employee for that purpose. Section 4.2. The Employer agrees to deduct regular Union membership dues from the pay of any such employee once each unit member and month, or in accordance with the procedures of the Auditor's Office. Upon receipt the proper authorization form, the Employer will deduct the Union dues from the payroll check for the next pay to period in which dues are normally deducted following the Federation pay period in which the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, authorization was received by the member on the District approved form, subject to the followingEmployer. The Employer must be given a one (1) month (30 days) notice for making any changes in any individual's dues deductions. Section 4.3. The Employer shall be relieved from making such individual check-off deductions upon: A. The District agrees termination of employment; B. transfer or promotion to deduct a job other than one covered by a bargaining unit; C. layoff from work; D. an agreed leave of absence; or E. revocation of the check-off authorization. Section 4.4. Each eligible employee's written authorization for dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1. Such deduction shall be made only upon honored by the submission on a District approved form Employer for the duration of this Agreement, unless the eligible employee certifies in writing by certified mail or personal delivery of a dulynotarized statement to the Employer and the Union that the dues check-executed and revocable off authorization has been revoked, at which point the dues deduction will cease, effective the pay period following the pay period in which the written dues deduction revocation was received by the unit member;Employer. 2Section 4.5. The District Employer will cause the dues deducted from the eligible bargaining unit employees pay to be remitted once each month in accordance with this Article to the individual officer designated in writing to receive same by the Union. Section 4.6. It is specifically agreed by the Employer and the Union that the Employer assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Article, and the Union agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claims, actions or proceedings by anyone arising from the deductions made by the Employer. Once Union dues are remitted to the Union, their deposition shall be the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union. Section 4.7. The Employer shall not be obligated to put into effect make dues deductions from any newemployee who, changedduring any dues month involved, or discontinued shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to make all legally required deductions in addition to the deduction unless of dues. Section 4.8. It is specifically agreed that neither the change is employees nor the Union shall have claims against the Employer for errors in the District payroll office prior processing of deductions, unless a claim of error is made to the tenth Employer in writing within thirty (10th30) of days after the month; 3date such an error was made. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized It will be corrected at the next pay period that Union dues deductions shall, from year to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues shall would normally be deducted from warrants for each month of by deducting the twelve (12) month fiscal yearproper amount. B. In addition to, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern the withholdings pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees to the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.

Dues Deductions. Section 3.1. The District Employer agrees that dues will deduct be deducted from the first pay period of each unit member month from each employee who certifies in writing on an authorization signed (see Appendix A) individually and pay voluntarily of his desire that such deductions be made when authorized by the IAFF. The signed authorization must be presented to the Federation the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, Auditor’s Office by the member on employee or the District approved form, subject employee’s designee. Section 3.2. Notice of the amounts of the above deductions will be furnished to the following: A. The District agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved Employer by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1IAFF. Such Changes in rates of deduction shall be made only upon the submission on a District approved form of a duly-executed and revocable authorization effective thirty (30) calendar days after notice is received by the unit member;Employer or on the next payday from which dues are customarily deducted. Once dues are remitted to the IAFF, their disposition thereafter shall be its sole obligation and responsibility. 2Section 3.3. The District Employer shall not be obligated to put into effect make dues deductions of any newkind from any employee who, changedduring any dues month involved, or discontinued deduction unless shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to equal the change is amount of the dues deduction. Section 3.4. The Employer shall be relieved from taking such employee dues deductions upon termination of employment; transfer to a job classification other than one included in the District payroll office bargaining units; lay-off from work; an agreed leave of absence; or written revocation of the dues authorization given to the Employer. Section 3.5. Bargaining unit employees may revoke their authorization for the Auditor to make dues deductions. Such revocation must be voluntarily submitted in writing by the employee to the Auditor and such request must be submitted not earlier than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the tenth expiration of this Agreement, as indicated in Article 38, Duration, nor later than thirty (10th30) calendar days prior to the expiration of the month; 3. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized dues deductions shallthis Agreement, from year to yearas indicated in Article 38, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues shall be deducted from warrants for each month of the twelve (12) month fiscal yearDuration. B. In addition toSection 3.6. The IAFF shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any and all claims, and notwithstanding demands suits or other forms of liability that arise out of reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with any of the provisions of this Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern or any errors or omissions by the withholdings pursuant to this articleAuditor or his office. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 3.7. Deductions provided for in this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees Article are further subject to the Federationprocedures and regulations for the Auditor and shall only be made during one pay period each month. In the event a deduction is not appropriately made for any IAFF member during any particular month, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligiousthe Employer, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee upon written verification from the following list IAFF will make the deduction during the next pay period that union dues would normally be deducted, but only if the deduction does not exceed the total of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; two (2) meeting(smonths regular dues. Such claim of error must be submitted to the Employer not more than sixty (60) between calendar days after the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this Agreementerror was made.

Dues Deductions. Section 1. The District will Employer and the Union agree that membership in the Union is available after thirty-one (31) days of employment to all employees occupying classifications within the bargaining unit as certified by the State Employment Relations Board. The Employer agrees to deduct initiation fees, re-initiation fees, entry fees, and assessments in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Union from the pay of each unit member any employee eligible for membership in the bargaining unit, upon the individual employee voluntarily signing and submitting a written deduction authorization. Upon receipt of the proper authorization form, the Xxxxxx County Auditor will deduct Union dues from the payroll check for the first pay period of the month following the month which the authorization was received. Upon receipt of the proper authorization form, the Xxxxxx County Auditor will deduct Union dues from the payroll check for the first pay period of the month following the month which the authorization was received. Section 2. It is specifically agreed that the Employer assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this article. The Union hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claims, actions, or proceedings by any employee arising from deductions made by the Employer pursuant to this article. Once the funds are remitted to the Federation Union, their disposition thereafter shall be the normal sole and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorizedexclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union. Section 3. The Employer shall be relieved from making such “check-off” deductions upon (a) termination of employment, in writing, or (b) transfer to a job other than one covered by the member on bargaining unit, or (c) layoff from work, or (d) an agreed leave of absence, or (e) revocation of the District approved form, subject to the following:check-off authorization. A. The District agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1. Such deduction shall be made only upon the submission on a District approved form of a duly-executed and revocable authorization by the unit member; 2Section 4. The District Employer shall not be obligated to put into effect make deductions of any newkind from any employee who, changedduring any month involved, or discontinued deduction unless shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to equal the change deductions. Section 5. It is agreed that neither the employees nor the Union shall have a claim against the Employer for errors in the District payroll office prior processing of deductions. If a claim of error is made to the tenth Employer, in writing, within thirty (10th30) days after the date such error is claimed to have occurred, and it is found an error was made, the error will be corrected in the next pay period that Union dues are normally deducted, by deducting the proper amount from the pay of the month; 3employee to correct said error. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized Payroll collection of dues deductions shall, from year to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues shall be deducted from warrants authorized for each month the exclusive bargaining agent only, and for no other organization attempting to represent the employees within the bargaining unit as herein determined for the duration of the twelve (12) month fiscal yearthis agreement. B. In addition to, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended 6. Each eligible employee’s written deduction authorization shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern honored by the withholdings pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision Employer for the duration of this Articleagreement, any unit member who is not to exceed a member period of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees to the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and three (3) years, unless an eligible employee certifies, in writing, that the Grievance Procedure check-off authorization has been revoked, at which point the deduction(s) will cease to be effective the pay period following the pay period in which the written deduction revocation was received by the Employer, and a copy of the written revocation shall be forwarded to the Union’s designated representative within the appropriate bargaining unit. All deductions shall cancel upon the termination date of this Agreementagreement, or unless the parties mutually agree to continue this agreement or negotiate a successor agreement. Section 7. A check in the aggregate amount of the total dues withheld from those employees authorizing a dues deduction shall be submitted to the Treasurer of the Union within fifteen (15) days of the date said deductions were made. The Employer agrees to supply the Union with a list of those employees for whom dues deductions have been made.

Dues Deductions. SECTION 1: The District will Employer agrees to deduct OPBA membership dues in accordance with this Article for all employees eligible for the bargaining unit. For purposes of this Article, the term OPBA membership dues deductions shall include membership dues, initiation fees and/or assessments. SECTION 2: The Employer agrees to deduct regular OPBA membership dues once each month from the pay of each any employee eligible to be in the bargaining unit member upon receiving written authorization signed individually and pay voluntarily by the employee. The signed Payroll Deduction Form (See Appendix A) must be presented to the Federation the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, Employer by the member on employee. Upon receipt of the District approved formproper authorization, subject the Employer will deduct OPBA dues from the payroll check for the next pay period which dues are normally deducted following the pay period in which the authorization was received by the Employer. SECTION 3: For the duration of this Agreement, the Employer agrees to remit the dues deducted from eligible bargaining unit employees’ pay in accordance with this Article to the following:treasurer of the OPBA within thirty (30) days from the date of making such deductions. A. SECTION 4: The District parties agree that the Employer assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Article regarding the deductions of OPBA dues. The OPBA hereby agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed any claims, actions or proceedings by an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved employee arising from deductions made by the District, subject Employer pursuant to this Article. Once the funds are remitted to the following conditions: 1. Such deduction OPBA, their disposition thereafter shall be made only the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the OPBA. SECTION 5: The Employer shall be relieved from making such individual dues deduction upon an employee's: (1) Termination of employment; (2) Transfer to a job other than one covered by the submission on a District approved form bargaining unit; (3) Layoff from work; (4) An unpaid leave of a dulyabsence; or (5) Revocation of the check-executed and revocable off authorization by the unit member;employee if such revocation is in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 2. SECTION 6: The District Employer shall not be obligated to put into effect make dues deductions from any newemployee who, changedduring any dues months involved, or discontinued deduction unless the change is shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to make all legally required deductions in the District payroll office prior addition to the tenth (10th) deduction of the month; 3OPBA dues. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized dues deductions shallIf an employee has no pay due on that payment date, from year to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues such amount shall be deducted from warrants for each month of the twelve (12) month fiscal yearnext subsequent pay, subject to the aforementioned limitation in this section. B. In addition toSECTION 7: The parties agree that neither the employees nor the union shall have a claim against the Employer for errors in the processing of deductions, and notwithstanding unless a claim of error is made to the provisions Employer in writing within sixty (60) days after the date such an error is claimed to have occurred. If it is found that an error was made, it will be corrected at the next pay period when the union dues deduction would normally be made by deducting the proper amount. All amounts of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended dues deducted shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern listed on the withholdings pursuant to this articleemployee's payroll receipt. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections SECTION 8: The rate at which dues are to joining or financially supporting employee organizations be deducted shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, ce1tified in lieu of payment of dues or service fees writing to the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of payroll clerk by the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the FederationOPBA. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: One (1) investigation month advance notice must be given the payroll clerk prior to making any changes in an individual's dues deductions. SECTION 9: Except as otherwise provided herein, each eligible employee's written authorization for dues deduction shall be honored by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between Employer until such time it is withdrawn in writing to the Federation Clerk-Treasurer and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this AgreementOPBA.

Dues Deductions. Section 1. The District will Employer agrees to deduct Union membership dues in accordance with this article for all employees eligible for the bargaining unit. Section 2. The Employer agrees to deduct regular Union membership dues bi-weekly from the pay of each any employee in the bargaining unit member and pay to the Federation the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, by the member on the District approved form, subject to the following: A. The District agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved upon receiving written authorization signed individually and voluntarily by the Districtemployee. Upon receipt of the proper authorization, subject the Employer will deduct Union dues from the payroll check for the next pay period in which dues are normally deducted following the pay period in which the authorization was received by the Employer. Section 3. The parties agree that the Employer assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this article regarding the deduction of Union dues. The Union hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claims, actions or proceedings by any employee arising from deductions made by the Employer pursuant to this article. Once the funds are remitted to the following conditions: 1. Such deduction Union, their disposition thereafter shall be made only the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union. Section 4. The Employer shall be relieved from making such individual “check-off” deductions upon an employee’s : (1) termination of employment; (2) transfer to a job other than one covered by the submission on a District approved form bargaining unit; (3) layoff from work; (4) an unpaid leave of a dulyabsence; (5) written revocation of the check-executed and revocable off authorization, in accordance with the terms of this agreement. An employee may revoke their individual “check-off” authorization by giving a written notice to the unit member;Employer and the Union. Said notice shall include proof of service (i.e., certified, registered letter). Upon receipt of written notice, the Employer shall be relieved of such individual “check- off “deduction in the applicable pay period following said receipt. 2Section 5. The District Employer shall not be obligated to put into effect make dues deductions from any newemployee who, changedduring any dues months involved, or discontinued shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to make all legally required deductions in addition to the deduction unless of Union dues. Section 6. The parties agree that neither the change is employees nor the Union shall have a claim against the Employer for errors in the District processing of deductions, unless a claim of error is made to the Employer in writing within sixty (60) days after the date such an error is claimed to have occurred. If it is found an error was made, it will be corrected at the next pay period that the Union dues deduction would normally be made by deducting the proper amount. Section 7. One (1) month advance notice must be given the payroll office clerk prior to making any changes in an individual’s dues deductions. Section 8. Except as otherwise provided herein, each eligible employee’s written authorization for dues deduction shall be honored by the Employer for the duration of this agreement. Section 9. The Employer agrees to forward to the Treasurer, care of Controller, AFSCME, at the address designated by the Union, a warrant in the amount of the deduction with an alphabetical listing of employees from whom deductions have been made, to be transmitted to the Controller with a copy to the Union no later than the tenth (10th) day following the payroll period in which the deductions were made. Section 10. Each bargaining unit employee hired after the effective date of this agreement who is not a member of the month; 3Union and/or any employee who, during the term of the agreement, becomes a member and withdraws his membership pursuant to Section 4 herein, shall as a condition of employment pay a fair share fee to the Union. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized dues The obligation to pay the fair share fee shall commence either upon execution of this agreement or sixty-one (61) days following an employee’s date of hire, whichever is later. Fair share fees shall be paid by automatic payroll deduction. Fair share fee deductions shall, do not require prior authorization from year to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4the affected employee. Dues The Union shall prescribe a rebate and challenge procedure which complies with applicable state and federal law. Fair share fees shall be deducted from warrants for each month and transmitted to the Union in the same manner as regular dues. The Employer shall provide the Union with an alphabetical list of names, social security numbers, and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount of the twelve (12) month fiscal yearfair share fee deduction. B. In addition Section 11. The Union warrants and guarantees that no provision of this article violates the law or constitution of either the United States of America or the State of Ohio. Should the Employer be sued by any person or entity or charged by any administrative agency on any theory arising in any way out of this article, the Union shall indemnify the Employer for all expenses it incurs in its defense including, but not limited to, and notwithstanding reasonable legal fees. The Union shall indemnify the provisions Employer for any award made against it as a result of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern the withholdings pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision Section 12. The parties agree that neither the employees nor the Union shall have a claim against the Employer for errors in the processing of this Articledeductions, any unit member who unless a claim of error is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, made in lieu of payment of dues or service fees writing to the FederationEmployer within sixty (60) days after the date such error is claimed to have occurred. If it is found that an error was made, to it will be corrected at the next pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of period that the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall Union dues deduction would normally be made on an annual basis to by deducting the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this Agreementproper amount.

Dues Deductions. Section 1. The District will Employer and the Union agree that membership in the Union is available after thirty-one (31) days of employment to all employees occupying classifications within the bargaining unit as certified by the State Employment Relations Board. Section 2. The Employer agrees to deduct initiation fees, re-initiation fees, entry fees, and assessments in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Union from the pay of each unit member and pay to any employee eligible for membership in the Federation the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorizedbargaining unit, in writing, by the member on the District approved form, subject to the following: A. The District agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1. Such deduction shall be made only upon the submission on individual employee voluntarily signing and submitting a District approved form of a duly-executed and revocable authorization by the unit member;written deduction authorization. 2. The District shall not be obligated to put into effect any new, changed, or discontinued deduction unless the change is in the District payroll office prior to the tenth (10th) of the month; Section 3. Unit members who have voluntarily authorized dues deductions shallIt is specifically agreed that the Employer assumes no obligation, from year to yearfinancial or otherwise, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4. Dues shall be deducted from warrants for each month arising out of the twelve (12) month fiscal year. B. In addition to, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article IXthis article. The Union hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claims, Section 12Aactions, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern or proceedings by any employee arising from deductions made by the withholdings Employer pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any Section 4. The Employer shall be relieved from making such “check-off” deductions upon (a) termination of employment, or (b) transfer to a job other provision than one covered by the bargaining unit, or (c) layoff from work, or (d) an agreed leave of this Articleabsence, any unit member who is a member or (e) revocation of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations the check-off authorization. Section 5. The Employer shall not be required obligated to join, maintain membership in, or financially support make deductions of any kind from any employee organization as who, during any month involved, shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to equal the deductions. Section 6. It is agreed that neither the employees nor the Union shall have a condition claim against the Employer for errors in the processing of employment; except that such employee deductions. If a claim of error is requiredmade to the Employer, in lieu writing, within thirty (30) days after the date such error is claimed to have occurred, and it is found an error was made, the error will be corrected in the next pay period that Union dues are normally deducted, by deducting the proper amount from the pay of payment the employee to correct said error. Payroll collection of dues or service fees to shall be authorized for the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Codeexclusive bargaining agent only, and chosen by such employee from for no other organization attempting to represent the following list employees within the bargaining unit as herein determined for the duration of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund this agreement. Section 7. Each eligible employee’s written deduction authorization shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation honored by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between Employer for the Federation and the employee; and duration of this agreement, not to exceed a period of three (3) years, unless an eligible employee certifies, in writing, that the Grievance Procedure check-off authorization has been revoked, at Section 8. A check in the aggregate amount of this Agreementthe total dues withheld from those employees authorizing a dues deduction shall be submitted to the Treasurer of the Union within fifteen (15) days of the date said deductions were made. The Employer agrees to supply the Union with a list of those employees for whom dues deductions have been made.

Dues Deductions. A. The District will CITY agrees to deduct from the pay salaries of each unit member and pay to the Federation the normal and regular monthly Federation membership dues as voluntarily authorized, in writing, by the member on the District approved formits employees, subject to this Agreement, dues for the following: A. The District agrees to deduct dues in uniform amounts from all eligible Federation members within the unit recognized and enumerated in Article II who have signed an authorization card for such deduction in a form approved by the District, subject to the following conditions: 1ASSOCIATION. Such deduction deductions shall be made only upon in compliance with Chapter 310, Public Laws of 1967, N.J.S.A. (RS 52:14-15.9(e), as amended. B. If during the submission on a District approved form life of a duly-executed and revocable authorization by the unit member; 2. The District this Agreement there shall not be obligated to put into effect any new, changed, or discontinued deduction unless the change is in the District payroll office rate of membership dues, the ASSOCIATION shall furnish to the CITY written notice 30 days prior to the tenth (10th) beginning of the month;season and shall furnish new authorization from its members showing the authorized deduction for such employee. 3C. The ASSOCIATION will provide the necessary “check-off authorization” form and the ASSOCIATION will secure the signatures of its members on the forms and deliver the signed forms to the City Treasurer. Unit The ASSOCIATION shall indemnify, defend and save the CITY harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken by the City in reliance upon salary deduction authorization cards submitted by the ASSOCIATION to the CITY in reliance upon the notification on the letterhead of the ASSOCIATION and signed by the President and Secretary of the ASSOCIATION advising of such changed deduction. D. The ASSOCIATION agrees that there shall be no discrimination, intimidation, restraint, coercion, harassment, or pressure by it or its officers, agents or members against any employee who have voluntarily authorized dues refuses or fails to execute an authorization card. E. Any such written authorization may be withdrawn at any time by the filing of notice of such withdrawal with the City Treasurer. Automatic deductions at the start of the season or at the date of hire if after July 1st, unless so notified by written authorization. The filing of notice of withdrawal shall be effective to halt deductions as of and filed by July 1st next succeeding the date on which notice of withdrawal is filed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9 (e) as amended. F. Any employee in the bargaining unit of the effective date of the Agreement who does not join the ASSOCIATION within 30 days thereafter, and any new employee who does not join within 30 days of initial employment within the unit, and any employee who does not join within 10 days of re-entry into employment with the units shall, from year as a condition of employment, pay a representation fee to year, continue to have dues deducted until discontinued in writing; 4the ASSOCIATION by automatic payroll deduction. Dues This representation fee shall be deducted from warrants for each month paid in an amount equal to 85% of the twelve (12) month fiscal yearregular ASSOCIATION dues, fees and assessments as certified to the employer by the ASSOCIATION. The ASSOCIATION may revise its certification of the amount of the representation fee at any time to reflect changes in the regular ASSOCIATION membership dues, fee and assessments. The ASSOCIATION’s entitlement to the representation fee shall continue beyond the termination date of this Agreement as long as the ASSOCIATION remains the majority representative of the employees in the unit, provided that no modification is made in the provision by the successor agreement between the ASSOCIATION and the employer. B. In addition toG. The ASSOCIATION agrees to furnish the CITY a copy of its “demand and return system” which must be established and maintained by the ASSOCIATION in accordance with the law. H. The ASSOCIATION shall indemnify, defend and notwithstanding save the provisions CITY harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of Article IX, Section 12A, Government Code sections 3546, 3546.3 liability that shall arise out of or by reason of any action taken in making deductions and 3546.5 as amended shall be incorporated herein as though fully set forth and govern remitting the withholdings same to the ASSOCIATION pursuant to this article. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join, maintain membership in, or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee is required, in lieu of payment of dues or service fees to the Federation, to pay sums equal to such service fee to a nonreligious, nonlabor organization, charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and chosen by such employee from the following list of such funds: Proof of payment to any fund shall be made on an annual basis to the Federation. Any dispute over the eligibility of an employee under provision C above shall be resolved at any step in the following procedure: (1) investigation by the Federation; (2) meeting(s) between the Federation and the employee; and (3) the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.