UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. 4.05.1 All employees who were members in good standing of the union on the date this agreement was ratified shall remain members in good standing. Any employee shall be deemed to be a member of the union unless that employee opts out, or has opted out, of membership by written notice to the union within thirty days of the date their appointment begins.
4.05.2 The employer shall deduct each month from the salary (if any) of each employee a sum equal to the monthly dues and/or assessments as certified to the employer from time to time by the treasurer of the union. The employer shall remit the amount deducted to the treasurer of the union by the end of the month in which deductions were made and at the same time forward a list of names of the persons from whom the deductions were made and their total monthly salary.
4.05.3 The union shall indemnify and save the employer harmless from any and all claims which may be made against it by an employee or employees for wrongful amounts deducted resulting from the union’s incorrect instructions or lack of instructions.
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. (a) The Employer will deduct Union dues from the pay of each Employee in the Bargaining Unit, in the amount specified in writing by the Union, and shall remit same to the Union as soon as practicable and not later than 10 Working Days following the pay period end date.
(b) When the amounts specified under Article 5.07(a) are remitted, the Employer will inform the Union in writing of the names of Employees from whose pay deductions for Union dues have been made and the amount of dues deducted from each Employee’s pay.
(c) The Union shall advise the University in writing at least 30 days in advance of any change in the amount of its Union dues. It is agreed that the rate structure of the dues requested shall not require deductions which are incompatible with the University’s payroll system.
(d) The Union shall indemnify and save the University harmless from any claims or any liability arising from or as a result of the deduction or non-deduction of Union dues.
(e) Every Employee of the Bargaining Unit who is now, or hereafter becomes a member of the Union, shall maintain her membership in the Union.
(f) Every new Employee shall, within 30 days after the commencement of her employment, become a member of the Union. The Employer will inform new Employees of this requirement and will deduct and remit to the Union all union dues, assessments and initiation fees, as directed by the Union.
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. The Union assumes all obligation and responsibility for the collection of union dues, and the Union shall retain the right to discipline its members at all times. No employee shall be discriminated against for upholding Union principals, and any employee who works under the instructions of the Union, or who serves on a committee, shall not lose his position or be discriminated against for this reason. However, the Employer shall be the judge of the employee's qualification.
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. A. It shall be a condition of employment that all employees of the Employer covered by this Agreement and hired on or after its execution date shall, on the thirtieth (30th) day following the beginning of such employment, become and remain members in good standing in the Union, or in lieu thereof pay each month a service charge to the Union as a contribution towards the administration of this Agreement; provided, that objections to joining the Union which are based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which such employee is a member will be observed. Any such employee shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular union dues and initiation fees to a non-religious charity or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the bargaining representative for which such employee shall furnish written proof to the Union that such payment has been made. If the employee and the bargaining representative do not reach agreement on such matter, the Public Employment Relations Commission shall designate the charitable organization.
B. It shall be the responsibility of the Union to provide all disclosures required by law concerning service fees.
C. The Union agrees that membership in the Union will not be denied or terminated for any reason other than the failure of an employee covered by this Agreement to tender the periodic dues and initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring membership in the Union. The parties also agree that, when an employee fails to fulfill the above obligation, the Union shall provide the employee and the Employer with thirty (30) days’ notification of the Union's intent to initiate discharge action. During this period the employee may make restitution in the amount that is overdue.
D. The Employer agrees to deduct from the paycheck of each employee who has so authorized it, the regular initiation fees, regular monthly dues, and assessments uniformly required of members of the Union or in lieu thereof the monthly service charge. The amounts deducted shall be transmitted monthly to the Union on behalf of the employees involved. Authorization by the employee shall be on a standard form approved by the Employer and may be revoked by the employee upon request and the Union so notified. The performance of this function is recognized as a service to the Union by the Employer.
E. The Employer agrees to deduct from the paycheck of each employee who has so...
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. 2.1 Each member of the bargaining unit shall be required as a condition of employment to maintain membership in good standing in the Association not later than 30 days after the individual becomes a member of the bargaining unit or 30 days after this contract is effective, whichever is later. For purposes of this Article, membership in good standing means the individual:
A. is a fully paid, regular member of the Association; or
B. pays to the Association an amount equivalent to the dues and initiation fees uniformly required of regular members, without becoming a regular member of the Association.
C. Employees who satisfy the religious exemption requirements of RCW 41.56.122 shall contribute an amount equivalent to regular Association dues and initiation fees to a non-religious charity or to another charitable organization mutually agreed-upon by the Association and the individual. The individual opting to make such charitable contributions in lieu of paying dues and initiation fees to the Association, shall furnish contemporaneous written proof that such payments have been timely made in accord with the times when dues and initiation fees would otherwise be due the Association. If the individual and the Association do not reach agreement on the matter, the Public Employment Relations Commission shall designate the charitable organization. If an individual fails to satisfy his/her obligations as described above, the individual shall be discharged from the bargaining unit upon the Employer’s receipt of the Association’s written demand for same, which demand the Employer shall immediately honor; provided, however, that prior to making such a demand for discharge, the Association must have made reasonable attempts to inform the subject individual (at her/his last address known to the Association) in writing of that individual’s financial obligations described in this Article, and the Association must have given the individual seven (7) calendar days thereafter in which to perfect payment to the Association of all monies due per the Association’s notice of delinquency to the individual. If the individual has not made all such required payments within the aforesaid seven (7) calendar days, the individual shall forthwith be discharged from employment in the bargaining unit upon the Association’s written demand therefore and written representation to the City’s Director of Labor Relations (with copies to the Chief of Police and to the individual) that full paymen...
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES.
5.1 The City agrees to deduct from the paycheck of each employee, who has so authorized it, the regular initiation fee, regular monthly dues, assessments and other fees as certified by the Union. The amounts deducted shall be transmitted monthly to the Union on behalf of the employees involved.
5.2 The performance of this function is recognized as a service to the Union by the City and the City shall honor the terms and conditions of each worker’s Union payroll deduction authorization(s) for the purposes of dues deduction only.
5.3 The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the City harmless from all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that arise against the City for deducting dues from Union members pursuant to this Article, including those that have communicated a desire to revoke a previous deduction authorization, along with all other issues related to the deduction of dues or fees.
5.4 The City will provide the Union access to all newly hired employees and/or persons entering the bargaining unit within thirty (30) days of such hire or entry into the bargaining unit.
5.5 The Union and a shop xxxxxxx/member leader will have at least thirty (30) minutes with such individuals during the employee’s normal working hours and at their usual worksite or mutually agreed upon location.
5.6 The City will require all new employees to attend a New Employee Orientation (NEO) within thirty (30) days of hire. The NEO will include an at-minimum thirty (30) minute presentation by a Union representative to all employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
5.7 At least five (5) business days before the date of the NEO, the City shall provide the Union with a list of names of the bargaining unit members attending the Orientation.
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. 3.1 It shall be a condition of employment that each employee covered by this Agreement who voluntarily is or who voluntarily becomes a member of the Union shall remain a member of same during the term of this Agreement. It shall also be a condition of employment that each employee hired prior to January 1, 1972, currently covered by this Agreement, who is not a member of the Union, shall on or before the thirtieth (30th) day following said date either join the Union or pay an amount equivalent to the regular monthly dues of the Union to the Union. Any employee hired or appointed to a position into a bargaining unit covered by this Agreement on or after January 1, 1972, shall on or before the thirtieth (30th) day following the beginning of such employment join the Union. Failure by any such employee to apply for and/or maintain such membership in accordance with this provision shall constitute cause for discharge of such employee; provided however, the requirements to apply for Union membership and/or maintain union membership shall be satisfied by the employee's payment of the regular initiation fee or regular reinitiation fee and the regular dues uniformly required by the Union of its members.
3.1.1 A temporary employee may, in lieu of the Union membership requirements set forth within Section 3.1, pay a Union service fee in an amount equivalent to one and one-half percent (1½%) of the total gross earnings received by the temporary employee for all hours worked within the bargaining unit each biweekly pay period, commencing with the thirty-first (31st) day following the temporary employee's first date of assignment to perform bargaining unit work.
3.1.2 Employees who are determined by the Public Employment Relations Commission to satisfy the religious exemption requirements of RCW
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. 5.01 Membership in the Union is mandatory. Membership is a right and participation is lawful and is a condition of employment.
5.02 For the purpose of this Article, “gross earnings” shall mean all monies earned by the Employee under the terms of this Collective Agreement.
5.03 The Employer shall, as a condition of employment, deduct from the gross earnings of each Employee covered by this Collective Agreement an amount equal to the dues as determined by the Union.
5.04 The Union shall advise the Employer, in writing, of any percentage change in the amount of dues to be deducted for the Employees. Such notice shall be communicated to the Employer at least thirty (30) working days prior to the date of the change.
5.05 The Employer agrees to remit to the central office of the Union, the amounts equal to the dues that have been deducted from the pay of Employees by the first working day after the fifteenth (15th) calendar day in the following month. Where an accounting adjustment is necessary to correct an over or under payment, it shall be effective in the succeeding pay period. Particulars, identifying the Employee’s name and the amounts deducted from the Employee, shall be provided in an electronic format.
5.06 The Employer will record the amount of individual dues deducted on T4s issued for income tax purposes.
5.07 A minimum of once per month, the Board will provide to the Union a list of Employee particulars including: name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, work location, base earnings, the amount of dues deducted, gross earnings, commencement date, status (permanent, temporary, casual), full-time equivalency (FTE) and their classification. Employees who are working multiple positions, newly hired or on leave shall be identified. The information shall be provided in an electronic format.
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. Section 3.1 The City agrees to deduct from the pay of each employee, who has so authorized it, Union initiation fees, monthly dues, and assessments as certified by the secretary of the Union. The City will rely on information provided by the Union regarding the authorization and revocation of deductions, and the Union will provide such information to an email address provided by the City. Upon receiving notice of the employee’s authorization from the Union, the City will deduct from the employee’s pay the authorized deduction and remit the same to the Union no later than the second payroll cycle following receipt of the authorization. The amounts deducted shall be remitted monthly by the City to the Union on behalf of the employees identified by the Union as authorizing the deduction(s). The Union shall provide the City with at least one full pay period notice of any change in the amount of Union initiation fees, monthly dues, and assessments. The Union agrees to refund to the City any amounts paid to the Union in error on account of the provisions of this Section upon presentation of proper evidence thereof. There shall be no retroactive deduction of Union initiation fees, monthly dues, or assessments. The Union agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City from any action arising from this Section, unless caused by the City's error or negligence. Upon receipt of an employee request for authorization of payroll deduction of Union initiation fees, monthly dues, or assessments, the City will forward the request to the Union electronically within two weeks. The City will take no action upon receiving an employee request until receiving confirmation from the Union to begin deductions. The employee’s authorization will remain in effect until expressly revoked by the employee by written notice to the Union in accordance with the terms and conditions of the authorization. The cancellation will become effective no later than the second payroll cycle after receipt of the confirmation from the Union that the employee has revoked authorization for deduction.
Section 3.2 The City will provide Union access to new employees entering the bargaining unit prior to field training. The City will allow the Union at least thirty (30) minutes to meet with such individuals during work hours and at their usual worksite or a mutually agreed upon location.
Section 3.3 An employee may cancel their authorization to have the regular initiation fees, regular monthly dues, and assessm...
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. (a) Subject to the understanding that the rate structure of the Union dues shall not require deductions that are incompatible with the University’s payroll system, the University will deduct Union dues from the pay of each employee in the bargaining unit, in the amount specified in writing by the Union, and shall remit same to the Union as soon as practicable and not later than 15 working days following the pay period end date.
(b) When the amounts specified under Article 5.05
(a) are remitted, the University will inform the Union in writing of the names of employees from whose pay Union dues have been deducted and the amount of dues deducted from each employee’s pay.
(c) The Union shall advise the University in writing at least 30 days in advance of any change in the amount of its Union dues.
(d) The Union agrees to indemnify and save the University harmless from any claims or any liability in any way related to the deduction of dues under this Article, except for any claim or liability arising out of an error made by the University. This indemnification relates to claims or liability arising out of the deduction of dues prior to and following the effective date of this Agreement. In the event that the University makes an error in the deduction of dues from a member of the bargaining unit the University will correct such failure during the next following pay period.
(e) The University agrees to continue to comply with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) rules and regulations requiring the amount of Union dues to be recorded on each employee’s annual T-4 slip.
