Common use of UNION SECURITY AND CHECKOFF Clause in Contracts

UNION SECURITY AND CHECKOFF. ‌ A. All graduate employees who become employed by the University and covered by this Agreement and who fail voluntarily to acquire and maintain membership in the Union, shall be required as a condition of continued employment to pay to the Union each month, beginning no later than thirty-one (31) days after the date of their employment, or after the ratification of this Agreement, whichever is later, an Agency Fee (a service charge as a contribution toward the cost of administration of this Agreement and the representation of graduate employees) . The amount of such Agency Fee shall be the equivalent to the amount uniformly required to be paid as dues and initiation fees by those who choose to become members of the Union. B. Payment of union dues and agency fees may be made via the check off procedure provided by this Agreement. The Union shall hold the University harmless for any action taken in connection with this Article or the enforcement thereof. C. Upon receipt of a graduate employee’s written authorization, the University shall deduct from such graduate employee’s compensation in accordance with this Agreement, such Union Dues or Agency Fees and remit same together with a list of the names of the graduate employee from whose compensation deductions were made. The deduction shall be made in the first paycheck of the month. The University agrees to transmit the dues and agency fees deducted to the Union by the tenth (10th) day of the following month. The Union shall have the exclusive right of dues and agency fee checkoff for all graduate employees covered by the Agreement. In order for the deductions to be made, the authorization cards must be received by the University 's designated representative by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month preceding the month when the checkoff is to begin. The University is not required to make retroactive deductions if an employee is out on an unpaid leave of absence or other unpaid status. The Union will provide to the University a suitable form, signed by a graduate employee, for the authorization of payroll deductions.

UNION SECURITY AND CHECKOFF. ‌ A. All graduate employees who become employed by the University and covered by this Agreement and who fail voluntarily to acquire and maintain membership in the Union, shall be required as a condition of continued employment to pay to the Union each month, beginning no later than thirty-one (31) days after the date of their employment, or after the ratification of this Agreement, whichever is later, an Agency Fee (a service charge as a contribution toward the cost of administration of this Agreement and the representation of graduate employees) . The amount of such Agency Fee shall be the equivalent to the amount uniformly required to be paid as dues and initiation fees by those who choose to become members of the Union. B. Payment of union dues and agency fees may be made via the check off procedure provided by this Agreement. The Union shall hold the University harmless for any action taken in connection with this Article or the enforcement thereof. C. Upon receipt of a graduate employee’s written authorization, the University shall deduct from such graduate employee’s compensation in accordance with this Agreement, such Union Dues or Agency Fees and remit same together with a list of the names of the graduate employee from whose compensation deductions were made. The deduction shall be made in the first paycheck of the month. The University agrees to transmit the dues and agency fees deducted to the Union by the tenth (10th) day of the following month. The Union shall have the exclusive right of dues and agency fee checkoff for all graduate employees covered by the Agreement. In order for the deductions to be made, the authorization cards must be received by the University 's designated representative by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month preceding the month when the checkoff is to begin. The University is not required to make retroactive deductions if an employee is out on an unpaid leave of absence or other unpaid status. The Union will provide to the University a suitable form, signed by a graduate employee, for the authorization of payroll deductions.