Common use of Union Dues Deduction Clause in Contracts

Union Dues Deduction. ‌ 6.1 The Employer shall provide for payroll deduction of uniform union dues and fees for employees upon written authorization by the individual employee. Recognized union payroll deduction authorization cards which are submitted to the Employer’s Payroll Office by the 15th day of the month shall become effective as of the first day of the next payroll period. 6.2 In order to cancel payroll deduction of union dues or fees, it is the sole responsibility of the employee to file a written notice with the Employer’s Payroll Office and also to file written notice with the Union (Washington Federation of State Employees, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 98501) thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective day of the month following the 30-day period above. 6.3 Twice each month the Employer’s Payroll Office will transmit the total deducted amount of dues and fee money to the Union’s office which will include a) a listing of employees on payroll deduction including employee ID number, name, pay period, dues/fee amount and year-to-date dues/fee amount; c) a listing of employees with a change in deduction status and the reason for the change. When the Employer can provide this information electronically, it will do so in lieu of a hard copy. 6.4 Monthly, the Employer will electronically transmit to the Union the following information on bargaining unit employees: employee ID number, name, mailing address, bargaining unit code, home department, mailstop, classification code and title, total monthly wages earned from which union dues/fees are calculated, appointment start date, budget number, salary step, employment status [permanent, temporary, or cyclical] and percent of fulltime work. Similarly, semi-annually a copy of the computer listing of hourly student employees will be made available to the Union upon request. 6.5 The Employer will notify each employee hired into a bargaining unit position of the union shop requirement. All employees covered by this Agreement will, as a condition of employment, either become members of the Union and pay membership dues or pay the applicable fee pursuant to RCW 41.80. In addition, the Employer will distribute a recognized union payroll deduction authorization card for dues/fees and a union contract to each new bargaining unit employee. The reproduction cost for union contracts will be jointly shared by the Employer and the Union. Failure by an employee to abide by the aforementioned provision of this Article shall constitute cause for discharge of such employee; however, the University has no duty to act until the Union makes an appropriate written request for discharge and verifies (by forwarding a copy of the written notification to the Employer) that the employee received written notification from the Union of the delinquency, including the amount owing, method of calculation, if appropriate, and that non-payment will result in discharge by the University. The University will inform employees when they leave a bargaining unit position.

Union Dues Deduction. ‌ 6.1 The Employer shall provide for payroll deduction of uniform union dues and fees for employees upon written authorization by the individual employee. Recognized union payroll deduction authorization cards which are submitted to the Employer’s Payroll Office by the 15th day of the month shall become effective as of the first day of the next payroll period. 6.2 In order to cancel payroll deduction of union dues or fees, it is the sole responsibility of the employee to file a written notice with the Employer’s Payroll Office and also to file written notice with the Union (Washington Federation of State Employees, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 98501) thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective day of the month following the 30-day period above. 6.3 Twice each month the Employer’s Payroll Office will transmit the total deducted amount of dues and fee money to the Union’s office which will include a) a listing of employees on payroll deduction including employee ID number, name, pay period, dues/fee amount and year-to-date dues/fee amount; c) a listing of employees with a change in deduction status and the reason for the change. When the Employer can provide this information electronically, it will do so in lieu of a hard copy. 6.4 Monthly, the Employer will electronically transmit to the Union the following information on bargaining unit employees: employee ID number, name, mailing address, bargaining unit code, home department, mailstop, classification code and title, total monthly wages earned from which union dues/fees are calculated, appointment start date, budget number, salary step, employment status [permanent, temporary, or cyclical] and percent of fulltime work. Similarly, semi-annually a copy of the computer listing of hourly student employees will be made available to the Union upon request. 6.5 The Employer will notify each employee hired into a bargaining unit position of the union shop requirement. All employees covered by this Agreement will, as a condition of employment, either become members of the Union and pay membership dues or pay the applicable fee pursuant to RCW 41.80. In addition, the Employer will distribute a recognized union payroll deduction authorization card for dues/fees and a union contract to each new bargaining unit employee. The reproduction cost for union contracts will be jointly shared by the Employer and the Union. Failure by an employee to abide by the aforementioned provision of this Article shall constitute cause for discharge of such employee; however, the University has no duty to act until the Union makes an appropriate written request for discharge and verifies (by forwarding a copy of the written notification to the Employer) that the employee received written notification from the Union of the delinquency, including the amount owing, method of calculation, if appropriate, and that non-payment will result in discharge by the University. The University will inform employees when they leave a bargaining unit position.