Payroll Dues Deduction. 1. Pursuant to SB 1960, unit members shall be required, as a condition of continued employment, to either join BVEA/CTA/NEA and become an Association member, or to be identified as an agency fee payer and pay to those organizations an amount equal to membership dues and assessments, which shall be identified as a fair share service fee. Payments shall be made in the manner described in Article X, Section 2. The District shall not be obligated to put into effect any new or changed deduction until the first pay warrant issued thirty (30) days or more after such new or changed deduction. BVEA president or designee will be notified in writing within 10 days of Board- approved new hire to schedule a meeting with the individual to discuss union membership. District shall distribute BVEA membership applications to new hires (but not make any statement suggesting workers must join). District shall provide a jointly-agreed letter to new hires and anyone asking about Janus v American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al., 585 US (2018), expressing District’s desire to work cooperatively with BVEA due to its professionalism and strong support for increased school funding. District shall refer all employee questions about BVEA or dues over to the BVEA President or CTA Unit members desiring to become Association members must complete an application for membership and file it with BVEA. 2. A unit member who is a member of the Association, or who is an agency fee payer, shall have BVEA/CTA/NEA dues deducted in the appropriate prorated amount consistent with the warrant payment schedule. Deductions for unit members who are employed after commencement of the school year shall be appropriately prorated to complete remaining payments to the end of service for that school year. 3. BVEA shall have the sole and exclusive right to receive the payroll deduction for regular membership dues. 4. Any unit member who is a verified member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organization shall not be required to join or financially support the Association as a condition of employment; except that such unit member shall pay, in lieu of a fair share service fee, sums equal to such membership and assessment fees to a non- religious, non-labor organization, charitable funds exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code. Qualifying organizations shall be listed in the BVEA bylaws. An employee claiming an exemption from the fair share service fee shall annually provide a statement to the Association setting forth the reasons upon which the exemption is taken. Such statement shall be signed by the religious leader of the local religious body, stating that payment of unified association fees violates the tenets of the organization. Religious exempt fees paid to the above charities shall be deducted on a monthly basis by the District and forwarded to the charity designated by the member. In lieu of a monthly deduction, religious exempt fee payers may provide documentation to the Association in the form of a cancelled check or money order made out to the designated organization for the full amount by September 1 each year, or within 30 days of the first day of employment for those employed after commencement of the school year. If such documentation is not provided by that time, the Association shall inform the District to begin payroll deduction for the monthly amount, and the unit member becomes an agency fee payer. 5. With respect to all sums deducted by the District, the District will remit such monies to the Association accompanied by an alphabetical list of employees from whom such deductions have been made. The list shall designate those individuals paying Association dues, those individuals paying fair share service fees, and those who are religious exempt fee payers. 6. The District’s managers, supervisors, and confidential employees shall be either positive or neutral regarding employees’ decisions to belong to an employee organization or participate in its activities. Managers, supervisors and confidential employees shall not instruct employees on the process to leave BVEA, but instead simply refer any questions to the BVEA Labor Relations Representative and shall obtain his/her approval on behalf of the union before processing any revocation request.
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Samples: Certificated Agreement
Payroll Dues Deduction. 1. Pursuant to SB 1960, unit members shall be required, as a condition of continued employment, to either join BVEA/CTA/NEA and become an Association member, or to be identified as an agency fee payer and pay to those organizations an amount equal to membership dues and assessments, which shall be identified as a fair share service fee. Payments shall be made in the manner described in Article X, Section 2. The District shall not be obligated to put into effect any new or changed deduction until the first pay warrant issued thirty (30) days or more after such new or changed deduction. BVEA president or designee will be notified in writing within 10 days of Board- approved new hire to schedule a meeting with the individual to discuss union membership. District shall distribute BVEA membership applications to new hires (but not make any statement suggesting workers must join). District shall provide a jointly-agreed letter to new hires and anyone asking about Janus v American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al., 585 US (2018), expressing District’s desire to work cooperatively with BVEA due to its professionalism and strong support for increased school funding. District shall refer all employee questions about BVEA or dues over to the BVEA President or CTA Labor Relations Representative. BVEA/CTA shall defend and indemnify District for any claims arising from its compliance with this clause. Unit members desiring to become Association members must complete an application for membership and file it with BVEA.
2. A The District shall not interfere with the terms of any agreement between BVEA and the District’s employee with regard to that employee’s membership in BVEA, including but not limited to automatic renewal yearly unless the unit member who is drops out during a member specified window period. The District need not keep track of the Association, or who is an agency fee payer, shall have BVEA/CTA/NEA dues deducted in the appropriate prorated amount consistent with the warrant payment schedule. Deductions for unit members who are employed after commencement of the school year this period which shall be appropriately prorated to complete remaining payments to the end of service for that school yeartracked by BVEA within its membership database.
3. BVEA shall have the sole and exclusive right to receive the payroll deduction for regular membership dues.
4. Any unit member who is a verified member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organization The employer shall not be required to join or financially support the Association as a condition of employment; except that such unit member shall paydeduct, in lieu of a fair share service fee, sums equal to such membership and assessment fees to a non- religious, non-labor organization, charitable funds exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code. Qualifying organizations shall be listed in accordance with the BVEA bylaws. An employee claiming an exemption dues schedule, dues from the fair share service fee shall annually provide a statement to the Association setting forth the reasons upon which the exemption is taken. Such statement shall be signed by the religious leader wages of the local religious body, stating that payment all employees who are members of unified association fees violates the tenets of the organization. Religious exempt fees paid to the above charities shall be deducted on a monthly basis by the District and forwarded to the charity designated by the member. In lieu of a monthly deduction, religious exempt fee payers may provide documentation to the Association in the form of a cancelled check or money order made out to the designated organization for the full amount by September 1 each year, or within 30 days of the first day of employment for those employed after commencement of the school year. If such documentation is not provided by that time, the Association shall inform the District to begin payroll deduction for the monthly amount, and the unit member becomes an agency fee payerBVEA.
5. With respect to all sums deducted by the District, the District will remit such monies to the Association accompanied by an alphabetical list of employees from whom such deductions have been made. The list shall designate those individuals paying Association dues, those individuals paying fair share service fees, and those who are religious exempt fee payers.
6. The District’s managers, supervisors, and confidential employees shall be either positive or neutral regarding employees’ decisions to belong to an employee organization or participate in its activities. Managers, supervisors and confidential employees shall not instruct employees on the process to leave BVEA, but instead simply refer any questions to the BVEA Labor Relations Representative and shall obtain his/her approval on behalf of the union before processing any revocation request.
7. The Association and District agree to furnish to each other any lawfully disclosable information needed to fulfill the provisions of this Article.
8. The employer shall not be obligated to put into effect any new or changed deductions until the pay period commencing thirty (30) days or more after such submission.
9. The District shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of BVEA members’ personal information, including but not limited to members’ Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, personal phone number, personal cellular phone number, and status as a union member.
10. The District shall reject all Public Records Act requests from outsiders for work email addresses for bargaining unit members unless there is a court decision directing public agencies to release this information.
11. The District shall use its best efforts to filter out outsiders’ emails to work email addresses soliciting against union membership. District shall only post on the public portion of its website work email addresses for employees whom the public needs to contact.
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Samples: Certificated Agreement
Payroll Dues Deduction. 1. Pursuant The School Board agrees to SB 1960deduct from the salaries of its administrative assistant dues for the Dover Educational Office Personnel, unit members the NEA-New Hampshire, NEA, as said administrative assistant individually and voluntarily authorize the School Board to deduct. Said monies shall be requiredtransmitted to the Dover Educational Office Personnel treasurer on a monthly basis. The Association shall indemnify and hold the District and the School Board and its representatives/designees harmless from any and all claims arising out of the District’s non-negligent deduction and transmission of Association dues.
2. The Dover Educational Office Personnel shall certify to the School Board in writing the current rate of its membership dues. If there is any change in the rate of its membership dues, as a condition the Association shall give the School Board written notice, prior to the effective date of continued employment, to either join BVEA/CTA/NEA and become an Association member, or to such change. Dues deductions shall be identified as an agency fee payer and made on each pay to those organizations week in an amount equal to membership 1/21st or l/26th of the annual dues and assessments, which as defined in this paragraph.
3. The Association shall be identified as a fair share service feenotified of any administrative assistant being dropped from payroll deductions.
4. Payments The initial payroll deduction shall be made in within two (2) pay periods following the manner described in Article X, Section 2. The District shall not be obligated to put into effect any new or changed central office's receipt of the dues deduction until the first pay warrant issued thirty (30) days or more after such new or changed deduction. BVEA president or designee will be notified in writing within 10 days of Board- approved new hire to schedule a meeting with the individual to discuss union membership. District shall distribute BVEA membership applications to new hires (but not make any statement suggesting workers must join). District shall provide a jointly-agreed letter to new hires and anyone asking about Janus v American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al., 585 US (2018), expressing District’s desire to work cooperatively with BVEA due to its professionalism and strong support for increased school funding. District shall refer all employee questions about BVEA or dues over to the BVEA President or CTA Unit members desiring to become Association members must complete an application for membership and file it with BVEAauthorization.
25. A unit member Any present or future employee who is chooses not to join or not to remain a member of the Association shall pay to the Association, or who a service charge for the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration. Such fee is an agency fee payer, shall have BVEA/CTA/NEA dues deducted to be paid in the appropriate prorated amount consistent with the warrant payment schedulesame manner as Association dues as provided in this section. Deductions for unit members who are employed after commencement No part of the school year this service charge shall be appropriately prorated to complete remaining payments to the end of used for political donations. Said service for that school year.
3. BVEA shall have the sole and exclusive right to receive the payroll deduction for regular membership dues.
4. Any unit member who is a verified member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organization charge shall not be required to join or financially support exceed the Association as a condition of employment; except that such unit member shall pay, in lieu of a fair share service fee, sums equal to such membership and assessment fees to a non- religious, non-labor organization, charitable funds exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code. Qualifying organizations shall be listed in the BVEA bylaws. An employee claiming an exemption from the fair share service fee shall annually provide a statement to the Association setting forth the reasons upon which the exemption is taken. Such statement shall be signed by the religious leader of the local religious body, stating that payment of unified association fees violates the tenets of the organization. Religious exempt fees paid to the above charities shall be deducted on a monthly basis by the District and forwarded to the charity designated by the member. In lieu of a monthly deduction, religious exempt fee payers may provide documentation to the Association in the form of a cancelled check or money order made out to the designated organization dues for the full amount by September 1 each year, or within 30 days of the first day of employment for those employed after commencement of the school year. If such documentation is not provided by that time, the Association shall inform the District to begin payroll deduction for the monthly amountmembership, and the unit member becomes Association agrees to defend and hold the School District harmless should there be a dispute between an employee and the Association over the matter of agency fee payerdeductions. An agency fee deduction shall only be made after the employee has authorized such deduction in writing.
5. With respect to all sums deducted by the District, the District will remit such monies to the Association accompanied by an alphabetical list of employees from whom such deductions have been made. The list shall designate those individuals paying Association dues, those individuals paying fair share service fees, and those who are religious exempt fee payers.
6. The District’s managers, supervisors, and confidential employees shall be either positive or neutral regarding employees’ decisions to belong to an employee organization or participate in its activities. Managers, supervisors and confidential employees shall not instruct employees on the process to leave BVEA, but instead simply refer any questions to the BVEA Labor Relations Representative and shall obtain his/her approval on behalf of the union before processing any revocation request.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Payroll Dues Deduction. 1. Pursuant to SB 1960, unit members shall be required, as a condition of continued employment, to either join BVEA/CTA/NEA and become an Association member, or to be identified as an agency fee payer and pay to those organizations an amount equal to membership dues and assessments, which shall be identified as a fair share service fee. Payments shall be made in the manner described in Article X, Section 2. The District shall not be obligated to put into effect any new or changed deduction until the first pay warrant issued thirty (30) days or more after such new or changed deduction. BVEA president or designee will be notified in writing within 10 days of Board- approved new hire to schedule a meeting with the individual to discuss union membership. District shall distribute BVEA membership applications to new hires (but not make any statement suggesting workers must join). District shall provide a jointly-agreed letter to new hires and anyone asking about Janus v American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al., 585 US (2018), expressing District’s desire to work cooperatively with BVEA due to its professionalism and strong support for increased school funding. District shall refer all employee questions about BVEA or dues over to the BVEA President or CTA Labor Relations Representative. BVEA/CTA shall defend and indemnify District for any claims arising from its compliance with this clause. Unit members desiring to become Association members must complete an application for membership and file it with BVEA.
2. A The District shall not interfere with the terms of any agreement between BVEA and the District’s employee with regard to that employee’s membership in BVEA, including but not limited to automatic renewal yearly unless the unit member who is drops out during a member specified window period. The District need not keep track of the Association, or who is an agency fee payer, shall have BVEA/CTA/NEA dues deducted in the appropriate prorated amount consistent with the warrant payment schedule. Deductions for unit members who are employed after commencement of the school year this period which shall be appropriately prorated to complete remaining payments to the end of service for that school yeartracked by BVEA within its membership database.
3. BVEA shall have the sole and exclusive right to receive the payroll deduction for regular membership dues.
4. Any unit member who is a verified member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organization The employer shall not be required to join or financially support the Association as a condition of employment; except that such unit member shall paydeduct, in lieu of a fair share service fee, sums equal to such membership and assessment fees to a non- religious, non-labor organization, charitable funds exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code. Qualifying organizations shall be listed in accordance with the BVEA bylaws. An employee claiming an exemption dues schedule, dues from the fair share service fee shall annually provide a statement to the Association setting forth the reasons upon which the exemption is taken. Such statement shall be signed by the religious leader wages of the local religious body, stating that payment all employees who are members of unified association fees violates the tenets of the organization. Religious exempt fees paid to the above charities shall be deducted on a monthly basis by the District and forwarded to the charity designated by the member. In lieu of a monthly deduction, religious exempt fee payers may provide documentation to the Association in the form of a cancelled check or money order made out to the designated organization for the full amount by September 1 each year, or within 30 days of the first day of employment for those employed after commencement of the school year. If such documentation is not provided by that time, the Association shall inform the District to begin payroll deduction for the monthly amount, and the unit member becomes an agency fee payerBVEA.
5. With respect to all sums deducted by the District, the District will remit such monies to the Association accompanied by an alphabetical list of employees from whom such deductions have been made. The list shall designate those individuals paying Association dues, those individuals paying fair share service fees, and those who are religious exempt fee payers.
6. The District’s managers, supervisors, and confidential employees shall be either positive or neutral regarding employees’ decisions to belong to an employee organization or participate in its activities. Managers, supervisors and confidential employees shall not instruct employees on the process to leave BVEA, but instead simply refer any questions to the BVEA Labor Relations Representative and shall obtain his/her approval on behalf of the union before processing any revocation request.
7. The Association and District agree to furnish to each other any lawfully disclosable information needed to fulfill the provisions of this Article.
8. The employer shall not be obligated to put into effect any new or changed deductions until the pay period commencing thirty (30) days or more after such submission.
9. The District shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of BVEA members’ personal information, including but not limited to members’ Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, personal phone number, personal cellular phone number, and status as a union member.
10. The District shall reject all Public Records Act requests from outsiders for work email addresses for bargaining unit members unless there is a court decision directing public agencies to release this information.
11. The District shall use its best efforts to filter out outsiders’ emails to work email addresses soliciting against union membership. District shall only post on the public portion of its website work email addresses for employees whom the public needs to contact.
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Samples: Certificated Agreement