Dues/Service Fee Deduction a. The Employer agrees to deduct from the pay of any employee dues or service fees, provided the Association presents an authorization to the Employer, signed by the employee, allowing such deductions and payments to the Association.
b. Payroll deductions shall be taken in twenty (20) equal deductions beginning with the second paycheck in September and continuing through the twentieth (20th) consecutive paycheck. Employees for whom deductions are commenced after the beginning of the school year will have their deductions prorated over the remaining paychecks in the dues deduction period for that year.
c. The amount of deductions for a year will be certified to the Employer by the Association by August 1 of that year. Deductions for a specific paycheck will only be made if the authorization of fee payer notification is received by the Employer at least ten (10) days prior to that pay date. It shall be the responsibility of the Association to collect dues from those individuals whose authorizations or fee payer notice are not received by the deadline.
d. The Employer agrees to remit to the Association all monies deducted accompanied by an alphabetized list of employees from whom deductions have been made.
e. It shall be the responsibility of the Association to return duplicate or overpayments to an employee. It shall be the responsibility of the Association to handle all complaints and demands for refund by an employee.
f. Any special assessments or penalties imposed by the Association upon its members shall be collected by the Association.
g. Service fees shall be determined by the Michigan Education Association in accordance with the law and Federal Court decisions, and shall be reported by the Association as provided in Section 4(c) above.
h. The Association shall indemnify and save the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken for the purpose of compliance with the provisions of this article.
Dues/Service Fee Deduction. Section 2:1 Each employee shall have, and be protected in the exercise of the right to join and remain as a member of, and the right to refuse to join or become a member of, the Union, free from interference, restraint or coercion.
Section 2:2 Employees of the City who are covered by this Agreement, and who are members in good standing of the Union on the day that said Agreement becomes effective, may either remain members in good standing or may pay to the Union a service fee neither of which is required as a condition of employment. All other present employees covered by this Agreement, and all new employees covered by this Agreement and hired on or after the effective date of said contract, may either become and remain members of the Union or may pay to the Union a service fee neither of which is required as a condition of employment.
Section 2:3 The City is authorized to deduct per pay period, Union dues of members of Local 233 or service fees for non-members. Such deductions shall be made only after said employee has voluntarily signed a request form furnished by the Union, authorizing the City to deduct said Union dues or service fees. The amount of dues or service fees to be deducted shall be determined by the Union by written notice to the Human Resources Department with the Union being totally responsible for amount requested. Any change in the amount of dues deducted will not become effective until thirty (30) days after receipt of such written request. Should an employee who is voluntarily paying services fees revoke such authorization at any time, the City will immediately cease those deductions pursuant to the revocation and as required by law. Should an employee who is voluntarily paying Union dues revoke such authorization, the City will inform the Union of the revocation. The Union shall hold the City harmless against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, lawsuits, attorneys' fees or other costs which may arise out of, or by reason of, actions taken against the City as a result of the enforcement or administration of this Article.
Dues/Service Fee Deduction. 14.1 All teachers employed by the Board shall, as a condition of continued employment, join the Association or pay a service fee to the Association. Said service fee shall be equal to the proportion of Association dues uniformly required of members to underwrite the costs of collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment.
14.2 Effective fifteen (15) days after the Board has received a mutually approved written authorization form signed by the teacher, the Board agrees to deduct from each teacher's salary an amount equal to the Association membership dues or service fee by means of payroll deductions. The amount of the deduction from each paycheck for membership dues shall be equal to the total Association membership dues divided by the number of paychecks from and including the first paycheck in September through and including the last paycheck in June. The amount of the service fee deduction from each paycheck shall be equal to the total service fee divided by the number of paychecks from and including the first paycheck in January through and including the last paycheck in June. The amount of Association membership dues shall be certified by the Treasurer of the Association to the Board prior to the opening of school each year. The amount of the service fee shall be certified by the Treasurer of the Association to the Board prior to
14.3 The Treasurer of the Association shall certify to the Board in writing the current annual membership dues or service fee. In the event the Association changes said amount, it shall give the Board thirty (30) days’ written notice prior to the effective date of such change.
14.4 Each month, the Board shall send the Treasurer of the Association a check for the total amount of dues or service fees deducted during the preceding month together with a list of teachers for whom such deductions were made.
14.5 The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Board and the Town of Bethel against all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability, including all attorney fees and costs incurred in defense of same, which may arise by reason of any action the Board may take to carry out this Article.
14.6 As referred to in this Article, the "Association" means the Bethel Education/Teachers Association and the Connecticut Education Association and the National Education Association.
Dues/Service Fee Deduction. All bargaining unit members shall either become a member of Association or pay Association service fees. The District shall deduct dues or service fees in accordance with the Association dues and service fee schedule, from the wages of all employees. Payments to charity in lieu of service fees in an amount not to exceed the standard employee organization membership dues, and general assessments of Association membership may only be made based on religious objection. Employees being reinstated from layoff or under reemployment rights as defined by Personnel Commission Rules and Regulations will be considered current employees. However, nothing contained herein shall prohibit an employee from paying service fees directly to Association. In the event that an employee revokes a dues authorization or fails to make arrangements with Association for the direct payment of service fees, pursuant to Education Code Section 45168(b), the District shall deduct service fees until such time as Association notifies the District that arrangements have been made for the payment of such fees. Such notification should be made within thirty (30) days of employee’s revocation.
Dues/Service Fee Deduction
