Common use of UNION SECURITY CLAUSE Clause in Contracts

UNION SECURITY CLAUSE. A. It shall be a condition of employment that all employees of the Employer covered by this Agreement shall remain members in good standing; and those who are not members on the effective date of this Agreement shall on the thirtieth (30th) day following the effective date of this Agreement, become and remain members in good standing in the Union. It shall also be a condition of employment that all employees covered by this Agreement and hired on or after the thirtieth (30th) day following the beginning of such employment become and remain members in good standing in the Union. B. All full-time or regular part-time employees presently employed who are not members of the local Union shall, as a condition of employment, pay to the local Union, the employees’ exclusive collective bargaining representative, a service fee equal to the regular and usual dues paid by other employees in the bargaining unit who are members of the local Union. This payment is to be made by deduction of wages and sent to the Union along with the regular dues deduction. C. Any employee whose religion forbids him/her from joining or contributing to a union may not be required to do so as a condition of employment, but will pay equivalent amounts of dues and initiation fees to a charity. Any employee who claims this religious objection will be charged for grievance/arbitration process fees. D. The Union agrees to hold Employer harmless for discharges made pursuant to Union request under Union security provision of this article. The Employer recognizes the Teamsters Local 690 (hereinafter UNION) as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative in all matters concerning wages, hours, and other conditions of employment for all employees described in the recognition clause. The Employer shall remain neutral when communicating with employees about Union membership and direct the employee to discuss union membership with a Union Staff Representative and or contact the Washington State Public Employment Commission. The Employer agrees to deduct an amount equal to the membership dues from the salary of employees who request such deduction in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of a properly completed request submitted to the appropriate agency payroll office. Such requests will be made on a Union payroll deduction authorization card. The Union shall provide the Employer copies of the blank payroll deduction authorization card for distribution to new employees. Upon receipt of the employee’s written authorization, the Employer will deduct from the employee’s salary an amount equal to the dues required to be a member of the Union. The Employer will provide payments for the deductions to the Union at the Union’s official headquarters each pay period. Forty-five (45) calendar days prior to any change in dues, the Union will provide the Human Resources Department and Payroll Department, the percentage and maximum dues to be deducted from the employee’s salary. Union payroll authorization cards are valid whether paper or electronic and either way the city agrees to keep a copy in a secure location which shall be made available for review to the Union. An employee may revoke his or her authorization for payroll deduction of payments to the Union by written notice to the Union and the Employer in accordance with the terms and conditions of their signed authorization card. If the Employer determines that it appears that the employee has revoked his or her authorization for payroll deduction in accordance with the terms and conditions of their signed authorization card, every effort will be made to end the deduction effective on the first payroll period following their revocation, and not later than the second payroll period. The Union has the right to challenge any employer action to revoke a dues deduction authorization by filing a grievance under the collective bargaining agreement’s grievance procedure. The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any liability which may arise by reason of any action taken by the Employer to comply with the provisions of this Article, including reimbursement for any legal fees or expenses incurred in connection with such action. The Employer will promptly notify the Union in writing of any claim, demand, suit or other form of liability asserted against it relating to its implementation of this article.

UNION SECURITY CLAUSE. A. It shall be a condition of employment that all employees of the Employer covered by this Agreement shall remain members in good standing; and those who are not members on the effective date of this Agreement shall on the thirtieth (30th) day following the effective date of this Agreement, become and remain members in good standing in the Union. It shall also be a condition of employment that all employees covered by this Agreement and hired on or after the thirtieth (30th) day following the beginning of such employment become and remain members in good standing in the Union. B. All full-time or regular part-time employees presently employed who are not members of the local Union shall, as a condition of employment, pay to the local Union, the employees’ exclusive collective bargaining representative, a service fee equal to the regular and usual dues paid by other employees in the bargaining unit who are members of the local Union. This payment is to be made by deduction of wages and sent to the Union along with the regular dues deduction. C. Any employee whose religion forbids him/her from joining or contributing to a union may not be required to do so as a condition of employment, but will pay equivalent amounts of dues and initiation fees to a charity. Any employee who claims this religious objection will be charged for grievance/arbitration process fees. D. The Union agrees to hold Employer harmless for discharges made pursuant to Union request under Union security provision of this article. The Employer recognizes the Teamsters Local 690 (hereinafter UNION) as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative in all matters concerning wages, hours, and other conditions of employment for all employees described in the recognition clause. The Employer shall remain neutral when communicating with employees about Union membership and direct the employee to discuss union membership with a Union Staff Representative and or contact the Washington State Public Employment Commission. The Employer agrees to deduct an amount equal to the membership dues from the salary of employees who request such deduction in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of a properly completed request submitted to the appropriate agency payroll office. Such requests will be made on a Union payroll deduction authorization card. The Union shall provide the Employer copies of the blank payroll deduction authorization card for distribution to new employees. Upon receipt of the employee’s written authorization, the Employer will deduct from the employee’s salary an amount equal to the dues required to be a member of the Union. The Employer will provide payments for the deductions to the Union at the Union’s official headquarters each pay period. Forty-five (45) calendar days prior to any change in dues, the Union will provide the Human Resources Department and Payroll Department, the percentage and maximum dues to be deducted from the employee’s salary. Union payroll authorization cards are valid whether paper or electronic and either way the city agrees to keep a copy in a secure location which shall be made available for review to the Union. An employee may revoke his or her authorization for payroll deduction of payments to the Union by written notice to the Union and the Employer in accordance with the terms and conditions of their signed authorization card. If the Employer determines that it appears that the employee has revoked his or her authorization for payroll deduction in accordance with the terms and conditions of their signed authorization card, every effort will be made to end the deduction effective on the first payroll period following their revocation, and not later than the second payroll period. The Union has the right to challenge any employer action to revoke a dues deduction authorization by filing a grievance under the collective bargaining agreement’s grievance procedure. The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any liability which may arise by reason of any action taken by the Employer to comply with the provisions of this Article, including reimbursement for any legal fees or expenses incurred in connection with such action. The Employer will promptly notify the Union in writing of any claim, demand, suit or other form of liability asserted against it relating to its implementation of this article.