Common use of Union Dues and Agency Fee Clause in Contracts

Union Dues and Agency Fee. A. All employees covered by this Agreement wishing to join the Union shall tender their membership dues to the Union by signing the Authorization for Payroll Deduction form provided by the Union. B. The Board of Education agrees to deduct membership dues from the salaries of employees who are members of the Union and to provide any additional deductions mutually agreed upon as said employees individually and voluntarily authorize the Board to deduct, and to transmit the monies promptly to the designated financial officer of the Union. Such authorization shall be in writing in a form to be supplied by the Union. C. The aggregate total of all such deductions shall be remitted biweekly to the designated financial officer together with a list of those from whom dues have been deducted. D. The Union shall certify to the Board the current rate of membership dues to such organization, and shall notify the Board of any change in membership dues. E. Dues deductions as authorized by individual members of the Union shall continue in effect from year to year for the life of this Agreement, unless revoked in writing. Any member of the Union desiring to have the Board discontinue deductions he/she has previously authorized shall do so by notifying the Director of Accounting in writing of said revocation. A copy of the written revocation shall be sent by the employee to the designated financial officer of the Union. F. The Board agrees that it will not accord dues deductions rights to any employee organization claiming or seeking to represent employees covered by this Agreement other than the Board of Education Non Teaching Employees (BENTE) Union, Local 2419, New York Council 66, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. G. The Board shall not be responsible for collecting any such dues not authorized to be deducted. H. If any monies are deducted by the Board from the pay of members of the Union and turned over to said organization and those members do not owe said monies, the Union shall refund same to the members, and the Board shall not be liable for any refund. I. The Board agrees to submit to the Union each month a list of new employees hired, their job classification, and work location. J. Effective December 1, 1978 the Rochester City School District shall deduct from the wage or salary of employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the BENTE/AFSCME Local 2419 the amount equivalent to the dues levied by the Union and shall transmit the sum so deducted to the Union, in accordance with Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of 1977 of the State of New York. The Union affirms that it has adopted such procedures for refund of agency shop fee deducted as required in Section 3 of Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of 1977 of the State of New York. This provision for agency shop fee deduction shall continue in effect so long as the Union maintains such procedure. This agency shop fee deduction shall be made following the same procedures as applicable for dues check-off, except as otherwise mandated by law or this Section of the Agreement. K. The Board of Education agrees to deduct monies for the AFSCME Political and Legislative Fund from the salaries of employees who are members of the Union and who voluntarily authorize the Board to deduct, and to transmit the monies promptly to the designated financial officer of the Union. Such authorization shall be in writing in a form to be supplied by the Union. L. It is specifically agreed that the City School District and the Board of Education assume no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Section, and the Union agrees that it will indemnify and hold the District and the Board harmless from any and all claims, actions, demands, suits, or proceedings by any employee, or any other party, arising from deductions made by the District or Board and remittance to the Union of dues and any other fees under this Section. Once the funds are remitted to the Union, their disposition thereafter shall be the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union.

Union Dues and Agency Fee. A. All employees covered by this Agreement wishing to join the Union shall tender their membership dues to the Union by signing the Authorization for Payroll Deduction form provided by the Union. B. The Board of Education agrees to deduct membership dues from the salaries of employees who are members of the Union and to provide any additional deductions mutually agreed upon as said employees individually and voluntarily authorize the Board to deduct, and to transmit the monies promptly to the designated financial officer of the Union. Such authorization shall be in writing in a form to be supplied by the Union. The District will make every reasonable effort to process applicable dues payments for the paycheck covering the pay period upon which the payroll deduction authorization is submitted to the District. In the event it is no longer legally permissible for the Board to comply with the obligation to provide employees with the right to have their authorized payments to the Union withheld from their paychecks, the Board shall provide the Union with a reasonable period of time to access all bargaining unit employees on duty time to provide employees with the opportunity to arrange payments to the Union using alternatives to payroll deduction. C. The aggregate total of all such deductions shall be remitted biweekly to the designated financial officer together with a list of those from whom dues have been deducted. D. The Union shall certify to the Board the current rate of membership dues to such organization, and shall notify the Board of any change in membership dues. E. Dues deductions as authorized by individual members of the Union shall continue in effect from year to year for the life of this Agreement, unless revoked in writing. Any member of the Union desiring to have the Board discontinue deductions he/she has previously authorized shall do so by notifying the Director of Accounting in writing of said revocation. A copy of the written revocation shall be sent by the employee to the designated financial officer of the Union. F. The Board agrees that it will not accord dues deductions rights to any employee organization claiming or seeking to represent employees covered by this Agreement other than the Board of Education Non Non- Teaching Employees (BENTE) Union, Local 2419, New York Council 66, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. G. The Board shall not be responsible for collecting any such dues not authorized to be deducted. H. If any monies are deducted by the Board from the pay of members of the Union and turned over to said organization and those members do not owe said monies, the Union shall refund same to the members, and the Board shall not be liable for any refund. I. The Board agrees to submit to provide the Union each month with a current list of new bargaining unit employees hiredtwice per month. This list shall include name, their department, job classificationtitle, pay rate, pay bracket and pay step, health benefit designation, life insurance designation, home address, phone number, pay status, seniority dates, stipends, and work locationunion membership. J. Effective December 1, 1978 the Rochester City School District shall deduct from the wage or salary of employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the BENTE/AFSCME Local 2419 the amount equivalent to the dues levied by the Union and shall transmit the sum so deducted to the Union, in accordance with Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of 1977 of the State of New York. The Union affirms that it has adopted such procedures for refund of agency shop fee deducted as required in Section 3 of Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of 1977 of the State of New York. This provision for agency shop fee deduction shall continue in effect so long as the Union maintains such procedure. This agency shop fee deduction shall be made following the same procedures as applicable for dues check-off, except as otherwise mandated by law or this Section of the Agreement. K. The Board of Education agrees to deduct monies for the AFSCME Political and Legislative Fund from the salaries of employees who are members of the Union and who voluntarily authorize the Board to deduct, and to transmit the monies promptly to the designated financial officer of the Union. Such authorization shall be in writing in a form to be supplied by the Union. L. It is specifically agreed that the City School District and the Board of Education assume no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Section, and the Union agrees that it will indemnify and hold the District and the Board harmless from any and all claims, actions, demands, suits, or proceedings by any employee, or any other party, arising from deductions made by the District or Board and remittance to the Union of dues and any other fees under this Section. Once the funds are remitted to the Union, their disposition thereafter shall be the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union.

Union Dues and Agency Fee. A. All employees covered by this Agreement wishing to join the Union shall tender their membership dues to the Union by signing the Authorization for Payroll Deduction form provided by the Union. B. The Board of Education agrees to deduct membership dues from the salaries of employees who are members of the Union and to provide any additional deductions mutually agreed upon as said employees individually and voluntarily authorize the Board to deduct, and to transmit the monies promptly to the designated financial officer of the Union. Such authorization shall be in writing in a form to be supplied by the Union. C. The aggregate total of all such deductions shall be remitted biweekly to the designated financial officer together with a list of those from whom dues have been deducted. D. The Union shall certify to the Board the current rate of membership dues to such organization, and shall notify the Board of any change in membership dues. E. Dues deductions as authorized by individual members of the Union shall continue in effect from year to year for the life of this Agreement, unless revoked in writing. Any member of the Union desiring to have the Board discontinue deductions he/she has previously authorized shall do so by notifying the Director of Accounting in writing of said revocation. A copy of the written revocation shall be sent by the employee to the designated financial officer of the Union. F. The Board agrees that it will not accord dues deductions rights to any employee organization claiming or seeking to represent employees covered by this Agreement other than the Board of Education Non Non-Teaching Employees (BENTE) Union, Local 2419, New York Council 66, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. G. The Board shall not be responsible for collecting any such dues not authorized to be deducted. H. If any monies are deducted by the Board from the pay of members of the Union and turned over to said organization and those members do not owe said monies, the Union shall refund same to the members, and the Board shall not be liable for any refund. I. The Board agrees to submit to the Union each month a list of new employees hired, their job classification, and work location. J. Effective December 1, 1978 the Rochester City School District shall deduct from the wage or salary of employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the BENTE/AFSCME Local 2419 the amount equivalent to the dues levied by the Union and shall transmit the sum so deducted to the Union, in accordance with Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of 1977 of the State of New York. The Union affirms that it has adopted such procedures for refund of agency shop fee deducted as required in Section 3 of Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of 1977 of the State of New York. This provision for agency shop fee deduction shall continue in effect so long as the Union maintains such procedure. This agency shop fee deduction shall be made following the same procedures as applicable for dues check-off, except as otherwise mandated by law or this Section of the Agreement. K. The Board of Education agrees to deduct monies for the AFSCME Political and Legislative Fund from the salaries of employees who are members of the Union and who voluntarily authorize the Board to deduct, and to transmit the monies promptly to the designated financial officer of the Union. Such authorization shall be in writing in a form to be supplied by the Union. L. It is specifically agreed that the City School District and the Board of Education assume no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Section, and the Union agrees that it will indemnify and hold the District and the Board harmless from any and all claims, actions, demands, suits, or proceedings by any employee, or any other party, arising from deductions made by the District or Board and remittance to the Union of dues and any other fees under this Section. Once the funds are remitted to the Union, their disposition thereafter shall be the sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union.