Common use of Union Dues Deduction Clause in Contracts

Union Dues Deduction. Section 1. The Employer agrees that upon receipt of an individual written request in a form approved by the Employer and signed by an employee covered by this Agreement, the Employer will deduct twenty-six (26) times per year from such employee’s wages union dues specified in such request, plus an initiation fee not to exceed $25.00 in a single deduction, and forward the full amount thus deducted to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union or his/her authorized agent as directed. The request may be revoked by the employee at any time upon their written request to the Employer, and such request should be directed to the appropriate Employer representative. Section 2. In general, dues deductions will be made or revoked in designated pay periods in the current payroll for properly executed dues deductions authorizations or revocations received by the appropriate employer representative on or before the last day of the previous payroll period. However, the Employer assumes no responsibility either to the employee or to the Union for any failure to make or for any errors made in making such deductions, but will correct any errors made in making such deductions in the payroll period following notice of such errors. The Union further agrees to hold the Employer harmless for any and all claims arising out of claims under this Article. Section 3. The Employer agrees to make payroll deductions of Union dues and one (1) initiation fee when authorized to do so by the employee on a form as set forth below in an amount as certified to the Employer by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union and to pay over to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union any amounts so deducted. Changes in the amount of monthly dues or the amount of the initiation fee will be certified to the Employer at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the requested change.