Union Dues 2.1.5.1 The Employer shall deduct from the monthly wages or salary of each Employee in the Bargaining Unit, whether or not the Employee is a member of the Union, the amount of the regular monthly dues payable to the Union by a member of the Union, and shall require as a condition of employment that each Employee make and maintain whatever authorization is required for this deduction. 2.1.5.2 The Employer shall deduct from any Employee who is a member of the Union any assessments levied in accordance with the Union Constitution and/or By-Laws owing by the Employee to the Union each month and membership dues or payments in lieu thereof shall be considered as owing in the month for which they are deducted. 2.1.5.3 All deductions shall be remitted to the agent appointed by the Union not later than ten (10) days after the date of deduction. The Employer shall also provide a list of names and classifications of those Employees from whose salaries such deductions have been made together with the amounts deducted from each Employee. 2.1.5.4 Before the Employer is obliged to deduct any amount under Articles 2.1.5.1 and 2.1.5.2, the Union must advise the Employer in writing of the amount of its regular monthly dues. The amount so advised shall continue to be the amount of its regular monthly dues and shall continue to be the amount to be deducted until changed by further written notice to the Employer signed by the President or Executive Director of the Union. Upon receipt of such notice, such changed amount shall be the amount deducted. 2.1.5.5 From the date of signing of this Agreement and for its duration, no Employee organization other than the Union shall be permitted to have membership dues or other monies deducted by the Employer from the pay of the Employees in the Bargaining Unit. 2.1.5.6 The Employer shall supply each Employee, without charge, a receipt for income tax purposes in the amount of the deductions paid to the Union by the Employee in the previous year. Such receipts shall be provided to the Employee prior to March 1 of the succeeding year.
UNION DUES AND ASSESSMENTS (a) The Employer shall, as a condition of employment, deduct from the wages or salary of each employee in the bargaining unit, whether or not the employee is a member of the Union, the amount of the regular dues payable to the Union by a member of the Union. . (b) The Employer shall deduct from each employee who is a member of the Union any assessments levied in accordance with the Union's Constitution and Bylaws and/or owing by the employee to the Union. (c) Deductions shall be made for each biweekly payroll period and membership dues or payments in lieu thereof shall be considered owing in the period for which they are so deducted. (d) All deductions shall be remitted to the President of the Union no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the subsequent month after the date of the deduction and the Employer shall also provide the following information by Contract Area: ⇒ Social Insurance Number ⇒ Surname and First Name ⇒ Address ⇒ Job Classification ⇒ Amount of Dues ⇒ Gross Pay (e) Before the Employer is obliged to deduct any amount under (a) or (b) above, the Union must advise the Employer in writing of the amount of its regular dues. The amount so advised shall continue to be the amount to be deducted until changed by further written notice to the Employer signed by the President of the Union. Upon receipt of such notice, such changed amount shall be the amount deducted. (f) From the date of the signing of this Agreement and for its duration, no employee organization other than the Union shall be permitted to have membership dues or other moneys deducted by the Employer from the pay of the employees in the bargaining unit. (g) The Employer shall supply each employee, without charge, a receipt for income tax purposes in the amount of the deductions paid to the Union by the employee in the previous year. Such receipts shall be provided to the employees prior to March 1 of the succeeding year. (h) An employee shall, as a condition of continued employment, complete an authorization form providing for the deduction from an employee's wages or salary the amount of the regular dues payable to the Union by a member of the Union.
Group Grievance Where a number of employees have identical grievances and each employee would be entitled to grieve separately they may present a group grievance in writing signed by each employee who is grieving to the Administrator or her designate within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to the grievance have occurred or ought reasonably to have come to the attention of the employee(s). The grievance shall then be treated as being initiated at Step No. 1 and the applicable provisions of this Article shall then apply with respect to the processing of such grievance.
DEDUCTION OF UNION DUES 29.1 The Company shall deduct on the payroll for the pay period which contains the 24th day of the month from wages due and payable to each employee subject to the terms of this agreement an amount equivalent to the uniform, monthly dues of the Union, subject to the conditions and exceptions set forth in this Article. 29.2 The amount to be deducted shall be equivalent to the uniform, regular dues payment of the Union and shall not include initiation fees or special assessments. The amount to be deducted shall not be changed during the term of this agreement except to conform with a change in the amount of regular dues of the Union in accordance with its constitutional provisions. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable on receipt by the Company of notice in writing from the Union of the amount of regular monthly dues. 29.3 Membership in the Union shall be available to any employee eligible under the constitution of the Union on payment of the initiation or reinstatement fees uniformly required of all other such applicants. 29.4 Union dues deductions for new employees shall commence on the first pay period which contains the 24th day of the month. 29.5 If the wages of an employee payable on the payroll for the pay period which contains the 24th day of the month are insufficient to permit the deduction of the full amount of dues, no such deduction shall be made from the wages of such employee by the Company in such month. The Company shall not, because the employee did not have sufficient wages payable to him/her on the designated payroll, carry forward and deduct from any subsequent wages any dues not deducted in an earlier month. 29.6 Only payroll deductions now or hereafter required by law, deduction of monies due or owing the Company, pension deductions and deductions for provident funds shall be made from wages prior to the deduction of dues. 29.7 The amounts of dues so deducted from wages, accompanied by a statement of deductions from individuals, shall be remitted by the Company to the designated officer of the Union not later than forty calendar days following the pay period in which the deductions are made. The remittance shall be sent to TC Local 1976 USW, 0000 Xx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx (Xxxxxx) X0X 0X0. 29.8 The Company shall not be responsible financially or otherwise, either to the Union or to any employee, for any failure to make deductions or for making improper or inaccurate deductions or remittances. However, in any instance in which an error occurs in the amount of any deduction of dues from an employee's wages, the Company shall adjust it directly with the employee. In the event of any mistake by the Company in the amount of its remittance to the Union, the Company shall adjust the amount in a subsequent remittance. The Company's liability for any and all amounts deducted pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall terminate at the time it remits the amounts payable to the designated officer of the Union. 29.9 The question of what, if any, compensation shall be paid the Company by the Union in recognition of services performed under this Article shall be left in abeyance subject to reconsideration at the request of either party on fifteen days notice in writing. 29.10 In the event of any action at law against the parties hereto resulting from any deduction or deductions from payrolls made or to be made by the Company pursuant to this Article, both parties shall co-operate fully in the defense of such action. Each party shall bear its own cost of such defense except that, if at the request of the Union counsel fees are incurred, these shall be borne by the Union. Save as aforesaid, the Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company from any losses, damages, costs, liability or expenses suffered or sustained by it as a result of any such deduction or deductions from payrolls. 29.11 Union dues may be deducted on a bi-weekly basis upon mutual agreement between the parties.
CHECK-OFF OF UNION DUES Check-off – Process and Procedures (a) The Employer agrees to deduct union dues, fines, assessments and arrears, upon receipt of the appropriate assignment of wages form, signed by each employee. (b) Upon commencement of employment, each new employee will be required to sign the appropriate assignment of wages form. In the event that the Employer's files do not contain the necessary assignment of wages for any existing employee, such employees shall, upon demand, sign and present the appropriate assignment of wages form. (c) All monies deducted from employees' earnings pursuant to this article, are to be forwarded to the Treasurer of the Union, together with a list of employees and their employee number to whom the monies are to be credited, and the names, addresses and employee number of new employees hired, on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the monies were deducted. (d) It is the responsibility of the Union to advise the Employer in writing as to the amount of money to be deducted for union dues, fines, assessments and arrears, and of any changes in the amounts to be deducted. In the event that any amount to be deducted is changed from the amount specified in the assignment of wages form signed by the employees, the Employer can require the employees to sign new forms reflecting the new amounts to be deducted prior to making such deductions. (e) The Union recognizes and agrees that the Employer's obligation to deduct such dues is expressly restricted to make only such deductions as are permitted by law, and as are authorized by a valid assignment of wages form executed by each employee. (f) Upon resignation, layoff, or termination for cause, the Employer will deduct the current month's dues from the employee's final paycheque and remit it as per Article 4(c) above. (g) In the event that the Union alleges any violation by the Employer of this article, notice of such alleged violation shall be given to the Employer in writing. If the matter is not resolved between the Employer and the Union, either party may then refer the issue directly to arbitration. (h) The Employer agrees to record the amount of union dues deducted on each employee's T4 slip. (i) A report of employees who cease employment will be provided to the Union up to four times a year upon request.
Written Grievance If the grievance is not resolved in the informal conference and the grievant(s) wish to continue to pursue the grievance, it shall be reduced to writing and presented to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) calendar days of the incident giving rise to the grievance. All written grievances shall include: (a) The date(s) when the alleged violation occurred and a brief statement of facts; (b) What section(s) of the contract have allegedly been violated; (c) What adjustment is requested; (d) The signature of the grievant and/or appropriate Union official. Step 1 The written grievance must be presented to and discussed with the immediate supervisor by the employee and/or no more than two (2) Union representatives. Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving the written grievance, the supervisor shall communicate his/her decision in writing to the Union. Step 2 If the Step 1 decision is not satisfactory, the Union may appeal the grievance to the Superintendent or his/her designee. Such appeal shall be made within ten (10) calendar days from receipt of the supervisor's decision. The appeal shall include a copy of the written grievance accompanied by copies of previous decisions. Within ten (10) calendar days after delivery of the appeal, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall hold a conference, investigate the grievance, and shall communicate a decision in writing to the Union. Step 3 If the Step 2 decision is not satisfactory, the grievance shall be presented to the Board of Education within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the Step 2 decision. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the grievance, the Board of Education or its representative shall convene a hearing with the grievant(s) and the Union Representative(s). The Board of Education or its representative shall render a written decision to the grievant(s) and the Union within ten (10) calendar days after the hearing. Step 4 If the grievance remains unresolved at the conclusion of Step 3, it may be submitted to binding arbitration at the request of the Union, provided written notice of the request is delivered to the Superintendent within twenty (20) calendar days after the receipt of the Board of Education’s written decision under Step 3. (a) Following the written notice of request to arbitration, the Union and the Board or its representatives shall attempt to select an arbitrator. If mutual agreement of the selection of an arbitrator cannot be reached within fifteen