Common use of Fair Share Fee Clause in Contracts

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 All bargaining unit employees who are not members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union as a condition of continued employment. 5.02 All bargaining unit employees who do not become members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union effective sixty-one (61) calendar days from the employee's date of hire or the date of execution of this Agreement, whichever is later, as a condition of employment. 5.03 The fair share fee amount shall be certified to the Employer by the Union. The deduction of the fair share fee from any earnings of the employee shall be automatic and does not require a written authorization for payroll deduction. 5.04 Payment to the Union of fair share fees shall be made in accordance with the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer shall provide the Union with an alphabetical list of the names, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount of the fair share fee deduction. 5.05 The City shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee with a copy of Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notice. Such notice shall be presented to each newly hired bargaining unit employee within the first thirty (30) days of employment. A sufficient supply of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices shall be provided by Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 to the City to allow the City to meet this obligation. The City shall require that the newly hired bargaining unit employee sign a receipt acknowledging that the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 6.01 All bargaining unit employees who are not members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union as a condition of continued employment. 5.02 6.02 All bargaining unit employees employees, who do not become members in good standing of the Union Union, shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union effective sixty-one (61) calendar days from the employee's date of hire or the date of execution of this Agreement, whichever is later, as a condition of employment. 5.03 6.03 The fair share fee amount shall be certified to the Employer by the Union. The deduction of the fair share fee from any earnings of the employee shall be automatic and does not require a written authorization for payroll deduction. 5.04 6.04 Payment to the Union of fair share fees shall be made in accordance with the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer shall provide the Union with an alphabetical list of the names, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount of the fair share fee deduction. 5.05 6.05 The City shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee with a copy of Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 AFSCME's fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notice. Such notice shall be presented to each newly hired bargaining unit employee within the first thirty (30) days of employment. A sufficient supply of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices shall be provided by Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 AFSCME to the City to allow the City to meet this obligation. The City shall require that the newly hired bargaining unit employee sign a receipt acknowledging that the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15Ohio Council 8 Regional Office.

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 All Any professional employee who is eligible to hold membership in the Badger Education Association shall either be a member of the BEA paying dues according to its structure or pay a service fee for representation. Each person in the bargaining unit employees who are is not members in good standing a member of the Union BEA shall be required obligated to pay a fair share fee to the Union as a condition of continued employment. 5.02 All bargaining unit employees who do not become members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union effective sixty-one (61) calendar days from the employee's date of hire or the date of execution of this Agreement, whichever is laterBEA, as a condition of employment, a "fair share fee" for the BEA efforts with respect to collective bargaining, labor contract enforcement, and grievance resolution. This obligation does not require any person in the bargaining unit to become a member of the BEA. 5.03 The 17.1 Notice of the amount of the annual fair share fee amount fee, which shall not exceed 100% of the United Education Profession (UEP) dues of the Association, shall be certified transmitted by the Association to the Employer by Treasurer of the UnionBoard no later than January 1st of each year during the term of this contract for the purpose of determining amounts to be payroll-deducted. The Board agrees to promptly transmit all amounts deducted to the BEA. 17.2 The deduction of the fair share fee from any earnings shall be made by the Treasurer of the employee Board from the employee’s first paycheck issued after January 15th. In the case of a bargaining unit member newly hired after the beginning of the school year who elects fair share fee status, the payroll deduction shall commence on the first pay date on or after the later of sixty (60) days in a bargaining unit position or January 15th. The Treasurer or his/her staff will make every effort possible to provide payroll deduction forms and solicit their return from all employees. The fee deductions shall be automatic made on the same payroll days that XXX xxxx are deducted. The obligation of the Board to deduct the fee shall cease upon the removal of the bargaining unit member from the Board's active payroll for any reason. Any remaining dues owed shall be deducted from the employee’s last pay check. Payroll deducted dues and does not require a written authorization for service fees shall be continued from year to year unless the Board Treasurer is notified by the individual in writing between September 1st and 10th of any year to stop payroll deductiondeductions. 5.04 Payment 17.3 The BEA/OEA/NEA/District shall establish and operate an internal rebate procedure in accordance with 4117.09 (C) of the Ohio Revised Code by which unit members obligated to pay a “fair share fee” may recover that portion of the fee expended for purposes other than collective bargaining, contract enforcement, and grievance resolution. A procedure for challenging the amount of the representation fee has been established and will be provided to each member of the bargaining unit who elects fair share fee status. This rebate procedure and notice conforms to all requirements of applicable federal and state statutory and constitutional law. 17.4 Upon timely demand, non-members may apply to the Union of fair share fees shall be made in accordance with the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer shall provide the Union with for an alphabetical list of the names, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount advance reduction/rebate of the fair share fee deductionpursuant to the internal procedure adopted by the Association. 5.05 17.5 The City BEA/OEA/NEA/District shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee indemnify and save the Board, individual Board members, its officers and its employees harmless against any and all claims, suits, or other forms of liability arising out of any action taken or not taken by the Board or its officers or employees for the purpose of complying with a copy any of Fraternal Order the provisions of Police, Lodge 15 fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notice. Such notice shall be presented to each newly hired bargaining unit employee within the first thirty (30) days of employment. A sufficient supply of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices shall be provided by Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 to the City to allow the City to meet this obligation. The City shall require that the newly hired bargaining unit employee sign a receipt acknowledging that the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15article.

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 All A. Membership in the Union shall be voluntary, and no employee shall be required to become or remain a member of the Union as a condition of employment with the Employer. However, all current bargaining unit employees who are not Union members, and all Union members in good standing who during the term of this agreement withdraw their membership, shall pay a fair share fee to the Union. New hire employees who choose not to join the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union as a condition of continued employment. 5.02 All bargaining unit employees who do not become members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union effective sixty-one commencing sixty (6160) calendar days from the employee's their date of hire hire, or commencing at the date conclusion of execution of this Agreementtheir probationary period, whichever is later, as a condition of employment. 5.03 The fair B. Fair share fee amount fees shall be certified deducted automatically from paychecks of employees subject to said fees, without the Employer by the Unionnecessity of prior written authorization. The deduction of the fair share fee from any earnings of the employee shall be automatic and does not require a written authorization for payroll deduction. 5.04 Payment to the Union of No fair share fees shall be made in accordance with deducted until such time as all employees, and the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer shall provide the Union with an alphabetical list of the namesEmployer, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount of the fair share fee deduction. 5.05 The City shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee have been presented with a copy of Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 the independent audit establishing the basis for the fair share fee. The Union must also provide for alternative fee (agency fee/union shop) notice. Such notice payments to charitable funds by those conscientious objectors who are members of a bona fide religion or religious body which historically or by its tenets object to financial support of employee organizations. C. Fair share fees shall be presented equal to each newly hired bargaining unit employee dues paid by Union members in the prior agreement year, less any non-chargeable expenditures. Non-chargeable expenditures are those fees used to support partisan political activities, ideological and social causes, and any other activities not germane to the realm of collective bargaining. The Union must annually provide to all employees and the Employer a certification, from an independent auditor not otherwise employed by the Union, specifying the major categories of expenditures of the Union, and establishing the proportionate amount of chargeable and non-chargeable expenditures. D. The challenge procedure referred to in Section 9 (B) of this article shall include appeal to an independent umpire appointed by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to the Association’s “Rules for Impartial Determination of Union Fees,” effective June 1, 1986. Challenges by fee payers must be affected within the first thirty sixty (3060) calendar days of employmentinitial imposition of the fee or any change in the fee. A sufficient supply The Union shall provide for the escrow of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices any fees in dispute or otherwise ensure that the Union does not have use of funds in dispute while objections are resolved. All costs related to the challenge of disputed fees, except representational costs of the objector, shall be provided paid by Fraternal Order the Union. E. It is the intent of Police, Lodge 15 to the City to allow parties that this article comply with state and federal law currently in existence or developed in the City to meet this obligation. The City shall require future. F. It is specifically agreed that the newly hired bargaining unit Employer assumes no obligations, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this article, and the Union hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claims, actions, or proceedings by any employee sign a receipt acknowledging that arising from deductions made by the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15Employer hereunder.

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 All bargaining unit employees who are not members in good standing Section 1. Sixty (60) days following the beginning of employment, or the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union as a condition of continued employment. 5.02 All bargaining unit employees who do not become members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union effective sixty-one (61) calendar days from the employee's date of hire or the date of execution of this Agreementagreement, whichever is later, employees in the unit who are not members of the Union shall pay to the Union a fair share fee as a condition of employment. 5.03 The employment with the Employer. Such fair share fee amount shall be certified to not exceed dues paid by members of the Union who are in the bargaining unit. The Union shall notify the Employer by the Union. The deduction of the fair share fee from amounts and of any earnings changes in the fair share fee amounts in the same manner as notification of amounts and changes in the amounts of dues deductions. At the same time the Union shall also provide to all employees in the bargaining unit a notice containing the amount of the fee, the basis for the fee, and a statement that the employee may file an objection to the fee as assessed. Fair share fees shall be automatic deducted from the payroll checks of the employees in the same manner as regular membership dues are deducted and does not require a forwarded by the Employer to the Union, except that written authorization for payroll deduction. 5.04 Payment to the Union deduction of fair share fees shall be made in accordance is not required. Section 2. In the event that an employee objects to the deduction of fair share fees, the employee may file an objection with both the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer shall provide and the Union with an alphabetical list of within fifteen (15) days after the names, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee was first deducted along with from the amount employee’s paycheck. If an objection is filed, the Union shall place thirty percent (30%) of the fair share fee deduction. 5.05 in an interest bearing account. This procedure shall continue pending the exhaustion of the Union’s internal rebate procedure and any determination by the State Employment Relations Board pursuant to O.R.C. 4117.09 (C), and the Union agrees, if requested by the employee, to jointly request an expedited ruling from the State Employment Relations Board. The City shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee with Union agrees not to use funds in the interest bearing account pending final resolution by the State Employment Relations Board or any court to which an appeal may be made of the State Employment Relations Board’s determination. In the event a copy rebate is required, the Union assumes full responsibility for rebating the required portion of Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 the fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) noticeand any interest accumulated thereon. Section 3. Such notice shall be presented Other than to each newly hired bargaining unit employee within make the first thirty (30) days of employment. A sufficient supply of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices shall be deductions provided by Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 herein and to remit the same to the City to allow Union, the City to meet Employer assumes no financial obligation arising out of the provisions of this obligationarticle. The City shall require Union agrees that it will indemnify and hold the newly hired bargaining unit Employer harmless from any claims, actions, demands, suits, damages, awards, fines, and court costs by any employee sign a receipt acknowledging that arising from deductions made by the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt Employer pursuant to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15this article.

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 6.01 All bargaining unit employees who are not members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union as a condition of continued employment. 5.02 6.02 All bargaining unit employees employees, who do not become members in good standing of the Union Union, shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union effective sixty-one (61) calendar days from the employee's date of hire or the date of execution of this Agreement, whichever is later, as a condition of employment. 5.03 6.03 The fair share fee amount shall be certified to the Employer by the Union. The deduction of the fair share fee from any earnings of the employee shall be automatic and does not require a written authorization for payroll deduction. 5.04 6.04 Payment to the Union of fair share fees shall be made in accordance with the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer shall provide the Union with an alphabetical list of the names, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount of the fair share fee deduction. 5.05 6.05 The City shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee with a copy of Fraternal Order of PoliceFRATERAL ORDER OF POLICE, Lodge LODGE 15 fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notice. Such notice shall be presented to each newly hired bargaining unit employee within the first thirty (30) days of employment. A sufficient supply of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices shall be provided by Fraternal Order of PoliceFRATERAL ORDER OF POLICE, Lodge LODGE 15 to the City to allow the City to meet this obligation. The City shall require that the newly hired bargaining unit employee sign a receipt acknowledging that the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt to the Fraternal Order of PoliceFRATERAL ORDER OF POLICE, Lodge 15LODGE 15 Regional Office.

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 All 2.2.1 Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this agreement, or within thirty (30) days after being hired into the bargaining unit employees unit, as a condition of employment, any employee who are is not members in good standing an active member of the Union FOP shall be required to pay a “fair share” fee in an amount equal to the cost to finance collective bargaining, contract administration and grievance administration, including all costs germane to collective bargaining divided by the number of bargaining unit members, but not to exceed FOP dues. The fair share fee is assessed in the current contract year for all allowable costs which were accrued during the year immediately preceding the current contract year. The FOP shall mail to all non- members a notice of the amount of fair share due by July 1 of the current contract year. Further, the FOP shall provide the City a notice with the fair share fee amount prior to July 1 of each contract year. The FOP shall provide the City with the “fair share” fee schedule prior to the Union as a condition first day of continued employmentJuly of each contract year. 5.02 All bargaining unit employees 2.2.2 Any employee who do is a member of and adheres to established tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting labor organizations shall not become members in good standing of the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to support the Union effective sixty-one (61) calendar days from the employee's date of hire or the date of execution of this Agreement, whichever is later, FOP as a condition of employment; except that as a condition of employment, such employee shall be required to pay, in lieu of “fair share” payment, sums equal to such “fair share” payment to a non-religious, non-labor organization designated by the FOP. The employee shall submit such a claim no later than August 1 of the current contract year, and provide sufficient information to support the claim. 5.03 2.2.3 The City agrees to deduct FOP dues and “fair share fee amount share” fees from the pay of such employees who individually request in writing that such deductions shall be certified made on a form agreeable to the Employer City. FOP shall certify to the City the amounts to be deducted. The written authorization for FOP dues deduction shall remain in full force and effect until revoked in writing by the Unionemployee. The deduction of In the event the fair share fee from any earnings of is less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), individual employees shall pay their fair share fee in one lump sum through either automatic withdrawal by executing a payroll deduction form, by personal check to the FOP, or through some other method acceptable to the FOP. If the fair share fee is more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), the employee shall be automatic and does not require may pay it in a written authorization for lump sum, or through payroll deduction. 5.04 Payment , or through some other method acceptable to the Union of fair FOP. Fair share fees shall be made paid in accordance with full by December 31. On the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer first business day following September 1 of the current contract year, the FOP shall provide the Union City with an alphabetical a list of the names, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount of bargaining unit members that have failed to pay the fair share fee deductionfee, or started payroll deduction through the department, or claimed exemption pursuant to Section 2.2.2. 5.05 2.2.4 The City shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee with a copy of Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notice. Such notice shall be presented to each newly hired bargaining unit employee within the first thirty (30) days of employment. A sufficient supply of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices shall be provided by Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 to FOP agrees that it will indemnify and hold the City to allow harmless from all suits, actions and claims against the City to meet or persons acting on behalf of the City whether for damages, compensation or any combination thereof, arising out of the City's compliance with the terms of this obligationsection. The FOP shall reimburse the City for any and all reasonable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of the defense of any such action against the City. The City shall require that agrees to cooperate with the newly hired bargaining unit employee sign a receipt acknowledging that the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15FOP and its counsel concerning any such litigation.

Fair Share Fee. 5.01 All 2.2.1 Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this agreement, or within thirty (30) days after being hired into the bargaining unit employees unit, as a condition of employment, any employee who are is not members in good standing an active member of the Union FOP shall be required to pay a “fair share” fee in an amount equal to the cost to finance collective bargaining, contract administration and grievance administration, including all costs germane to collective bargaining divided by the number of bargaining unit members, but not to exceed FOP dues. The fair share fee to is assessed in the Union as a condition current contract year for all allowable costs which were accrued during the year immediately preceding the current contract year. For purposes of continued employment. 5.02 All bargaining unit employees who do not become members in good standing of assessing the Union shall be required to pay a fair share fee to the Union effective sixty-one (61) calendar days from the employee's date fee, on or before June 1st of hire or the date of execution each year of this Agreement, whichever the City shall provide to the FOP a current list of names and addresses of all members of the bargaining unit. The FOP shall mail to all non-members a notice of the amount of fair share due by July 1 of the current contract year. Further, the FOP shall provide the City a notice with the fair share fee amount prior to July 1 of each contract year. The FOP shall provide the City with the “fair share” fee schedule prior to the first day of July of each contract year. 2.2.2 Any employee who is latera member of and adheres to established tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting labor organizations shall not be required to support the FOP as a condition of employment; except that as a condition of employment, such employee shall be required to pay, in lieu of “fair share” payment, sums equal to such “fair share” payment to a non-religious, non-labor organization designated by the FOP. The employee shall submit such a claim no later than August 1 of the current contract year, and provide sufficient information to support the claim. 5.03 2.2.3 The City agrees to deduct FOP dues and “fair share fee amount share” fees from the pay of such employees who individually request in writing that such deductions shall be certified made on a form agreeable to the Employer City. FOP shall certify to the City the amounts to be deducted. The written authorization for FOP dues deduction shall remain in full force and effect until revoked in writing by the Unionemployee. The deduction of In the event the fair share fee from any earnings of is less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), individual employees shall pay their fair share fee in one lump sum through either automatic withdrawal by executing a payroll deduction form, by personal check to the FOP, or through some other method acceptable to the FOP. If the fair share fee is more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), the employee shall be automatic and does not require may pay it in a written authorization for lump sum, or through payroll deduction. 5.04 Payment , or through some other method acceptable to the Union of fair FOP. Fair share fees shall be made paid in accordance with full by December 31. On the regular dues deductions as provided herein. The Employer first business day following September 1 of the current contract year, the FOP shall provide the Union City with an alphabetical a list of the names, social security numbers and addresses of those employees who had a fair share fee deducted along with the amount of bargaining unit members that have failed to pay the fair share fee deductionfee, or started payroll deduction through the department, or claimed exemption pursuant to Section 2.2.2. 5.05 2.2.4 The City shall provide each newly hired bargaining unit employee with a copy of Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notice. Such notice shall be presented to each newly hired bargaining unit employee within the first thirty (30) days of employment. A sufficient supply of fair share fee (agency fee/union shop) notices shall be provided by Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15 to FOP agrees that it will indemnify and hold the City to allow harmless from all suits, actions and claims against the City to meet or persons acting on behalf of the City whether for damages, compensation or any combination thereof, arising out of the City’s compliance with the terms of this obligationsection. The FOP shall reimburse the City for any and all reasonable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of the defense of any such action against the City. The City shall require that agrees to cooperate with the newly hired bargaining unit employee sign a receipt acknowledging that the notice was presented. The City shall mail each original receipt to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15FOP and its counsel concerning any such litigation.