UNION DUES AND AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Employees shall tender weekly membership dues by signing an Authorization of Dues Form. During the life of this Agreement, and in accordance with the terms of the form of Authorization of Check-Off of Dues, the Employer agrees to deduct Union Membership dues levied in accordance with the Constitution of the Union from the pay of each employee who executes or has executed such form and remit the aggregate amount to the Treasurer of the Union along with a list of employees who have had said dues deducted. Such remittance shall be made monthly. The employee understands that during the life of this Agreement, should he/she discontinue his/her dues deductions, he/she shall be required to pay an Agency Service Fee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In accordance with Chapter 1078 of the Acts of 1 973 (M.G.L. Chapter 150E, Section 12), effective thirty (30) days after the signing of this Agreement, it shall be a condition of employment that all employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the Union and who have been employed for thirty (30) days or more, shall pay to the Union an Agency Service Fee. Such fee shall be paid bi-weekly and shall be commensurate with the periodic dues charged by Teamsters Local 404 to its members. The Union will indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless against any and all claims made and against any suit instituted against the City on account of any check off of union dues or Agency Fee provision. The Union agrees to refund the City any amount paid to it in error on account of the check off and Agency Fee provision upon presentation of proper evidence thereof. The Union certifies that this collective bargaining Agreement is formally executed pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in the bargaining unit present and voting.
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UNION DUES AND AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Employees shall tender weekly membership dues by signing an Authorization of Dues Form. Section 5.1 During the life of this Agreement, Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the form Form of Authorization for check-off of Check-Off of Duesdues hereinafter set forth, the Employer employer agrees to deduct Union Membership membership dues levied in accordance with the Constitution of the Union from the pay of each employee who executes or has executed such form and will remit the aggregate amount to the Treasurer of the Union along with a list of employees who have had said dues deducted. Such remittance shall be made monthly. The employee understands that during by the life of this Agreement, should he/she discontinue his/her dues deductions, he/she shall be required to pay an Agency Service Fee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In accordance with Chapter 1078 10th day of the Acts of 1 973 (M.G.L. succeeding month.
Section 5.2 Pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 150E, Section 12), effective thirty (30) days after as amended by Chapter 903 of the signing Acts of this Agreement1977, it shall be a condition of employment that all employees on or after the thirtieth (30th) day of employment in the bargaining unit who are not members unit, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, each and every member of the Union and who have been employed for thirty (30) days or more, bargaining unit shall pay to the Union an Agency Service Feeagency service fee which shall be equal to the amount required to become and remain a member in good standing of the bargaining agent and its affiliates to or from which membership dues or per capita fees are paid or received. Such Said agency service fee shall be paid bi-weekly and shall be commensurate with the periodic dues charged by Teamsters Local 404 to its members. The Union will indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless against any and all claims made and against any suit instituted against the City on account of any check off of union dues or Agency Fee provision. deducted monthly.
Section 5.3 The Union agrees to refund indemnify the City any amount paid Town for damages or costs in complying with this article. No request to it in error on account dismiss or suspend an employee for non-compliance shall be honored so long as there is a dispute before the State Labor Relations Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction as to whether the bargaining agent has complied with all the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 150E, Section 12, or so long as an employee demand for rebate or part of the check off service payment remains in dispute, however, the Town will place into an interest-bearing escrow account on a monthly basis the amount of the agency fee which shall be disbursed as appropriate upon resolve of the matter.
Section 5.4 The employer agrees to deduct Andover Firefighters Relief Association dues from the pay of each employee and Agency Fee provision upon presentation will remit the aggregate amount to the Treasurer of proper evidence thereofthe Union along with a list of employees who have had dues deducted. The Union certifies that this collective bargaining Agreement is formally executed pursuant to a vote Such remittance shall be made by the tenth day of a majority of all employees in the bargaining unit present and votingsucceeding month.
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UNION DUES AND AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Employees Section 1. EMPLOYEES shall tender weekly the initiation fee (if any) and membership dues by signing an Authorization the authorization of Dues Form. dues form in Attachment B. During the life of this Agreement, agreement and in accordance with the terms of the form of Authorization of Check-Off of Duesauthorization form, the Employer EMPLOYER agrees to deduct Union Membership UNION membership dues levied in accordance with the Constitution of the Union UNION from the pay of each employee EMPLOYEE who executes or has executed such form and form. Dues are deducted weekly for four (4) weeks per month. The EMPLOYER Treasurer shall remit the aggregate amount to the Treasurer of the Union UNION along with a list of employees EMPLOYEES who have had said dues deducted. Such remittance shall be made monthly.
Section 2. The employee understands that during EMPLOYER shall require, as a condition of employment, the life payment of this Agreement, should he/she discontinue an agency service fee up to the amount of UNION dues by any EMPLOYEE who is not a member of the UNION. The agency service fee for any EMPLOYEE who is not a member of the UNION shall begin after the thirtieth (30th) day following the commencement of his/her dues deductionsemployment or the effective date of this agreement, he/she whichever is later. The EMPLOYER agrees that, upon appropriate written authorization executed by such EMPLOYEE, it will deduct the agency fee once each week, for four (4) weeks per month, from the pay of the EMPLOYEE. The EMPLOYER will remit the monthly aggregate amount of such deductions to the same EMPLOYEE of the UNION as is designated in Section 1 of this Article. Any such authorization for the deduction of an agency fee may be withdrawn by the EMPLOYEE by giving not less than sixty (60) days written notice to the EMPLOYER and by filing a copy thereof with the UNION. The UNION shall indemnify and save harmless the EMPLOYER and hold it harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of any action that shall be required to pay an Agency Service Fee in accordance taken by the EMPLOYER for the purposes of complying with the provisions of this Agreement. In accordance with Chapter 1078 of the Acts of 1 973 (M.G.L. Chapter 150E, Section 12), effective thirty (30) days after the signing of this Agreement, it shall be a condition of employment that all employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the Union and who have been employed for thirty (30) days or more, shall pay to the Union an Agency Service Fee. Such fee shall be paid bi-weekly and shall be commensurate with the periodic dues charged by Teamsters Local 404 to its members. The Union will indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless against any and all claims made and against any suit instituted against the City on account of any check off of union dues or Agency Fee provision. The Union agrees to refund the City any amount paid to it in error on account of the check off and Agency Fee provision upon presentation of proper evidence thereof. The Union certifies that this collective bargaining Agreement is formally executed pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in the bargaining unit present and votingArticle.
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UNION DUES AND AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Employees SECTION 1. EMPLOYEES shall tender weekly the initiation fee (if any) and membership dues by signing an Authorization the authorization of Dues Form. dues form in Attachment B. During the life of this Agreement, agreement and in accordance with the terms of the form of Authorization of Check-Off of Duesauthorization form, the Employer EMPLOYER agrees to deduct Union Membership UNION membership dues levied in accordance with the Constitution of the Union UNION from the pay of each employee EMPLOYEE who executes or has executed such form and form. Dues are deducted weekly for four (4) weeks per month. The EMPLOYER Treasurer shall remit the aggregate amount to the Treasurer of the Union UNION along with a list of employees EMPLOYEES who have had said dues deducted. Such remittance shall be made monthly.
SECTION 2. The employee understands that during EMPLOYER shall require, as a condition of employment, the life payment of this Agreement, should he/she discontinue an agency service fee up to the amount of UNION dues by any EMPLOYEE who is not a member of the UNION. The agency service fee for any EMPLOYEE who is not a member of the UNION shall begin after the thirtieth (30th) day following the commencement of his/her dues deductionsemployment or the effective date of this agreement, he/she whichever is later. The EMPLOYER agrees that, upon appropriate written authorization executed by such EMPLOYEE, it will deduct the agency fee once each week, for four (4) weeks per month, from the pay of the EMPLOYEE. The EMPLOYER will remit the monthly aggregate amount of such deductions to the same Officer of the UNION as is designated in Section 1 of this Article. Any such authorization for the deduction of an agency fee may be withdrawn by the employee by giving not less than sixty (60) days written notice to the EMPLOYER and by filing a copy thereof with the UNION. The UNION shall indemnify and save harmless the EMPLOYER and hold it harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of any action that shall be required to pay an Agency Service Fee in accordance taken by the EMPLOYER for the purposes of complying with the provisions of this Agreement. In accordance with Chapter 1078 of the Acts of 1 973 (M.G.L. Chapter 150E, Section 12), effective thirty (30) days after the signing of this Agreement, it shall be a condition of employment that all employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the Union and who have been employed for thirty (30) days or more, shall pay to the Union an Agency Service Fee. Such fee shall be paid bi-weekly and shall be commensurate with the periodic dues charged by Teamsters Local 404 to its members. The Union will indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless against any and all claims made and against any suit instituted against the City on account of any check off of union dues or Agency Fee provision. The Union agrees to refund the City any amount paid to it in error on account of the check off and Agency Fee provision upon presentation of proper evidence thereof. The Union certifies that this collective bargaining Agreement is formally executed pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in the bargaining unit present and votingArticle.
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