Common use of VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP Clause in Contracts

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. A. Membership in the Association is not compulsory and no Employee shall be compelled to join or remain a member of the Association. Each unit Employee shall have the right to join, or not to join, the Association as they individually prefer, it being agreed that there shall be no discrimination or coercion by the Employer or by the Association in connection with the decision of the individual Employee. The Association agrees that its members and representatives will not interfere with the free choice of any Employee in an effort to persuade them to join, not join, or to continue or discontinue membership in the Association, and further agrees that it will in no way discriminate in favor of or against any Employee because of their status or membership in the Association. B. During the life of this Agreement, the Employer will honor written dues deduction requests of unit Employees who have voluntarily executed and presented to the Employer the Association, MEA and NEA Dues Deduction Authorization (“Deduction Authorization”) form attached to this Agreement as Appendix G. Each dues deduction authorization will remain in effect (1) for a specified time in accordance with law, (2) until active employment in a covered classification is terminated, or (3) until the Employer receives written notification that the Employee has revoked the authorization. C. The Employer shall deduct membership dues on a biweekly basis for those Employees who have voluntarily submitted a properly executed Deduction Authorization form to the Employer at least thirty (30) days before the first deduction is to be made. Any Deduction Authorization form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Employee by the Employer. The Employer will also notify the Association of any returned Deduction Authorization forms. D. The bi-weekly amounts to be deducted for Association local, state and national dues shall be provided by the Association to the Employer’s Human Resources Office on or before August 15th of each year. E. Deductions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of the Employee’s Deduction Authorization form, together with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer shall have no responsibility for the collection of membership dues and special assessments, or any other deductions not in accordance with the express provisions of this Article. Further, the Employer shall have no obligation to make deductions from the pay of any Employee who has insufficient net earnings due to them to cover the full amount of such deductions. F. Membership dues shall be direct deposited into the Association’s bank account each pay period. The Employer shall provide to the Treasurer of the Association an itemized list of Employees from whom deductions have been made, including the amount of the deduction from each Employee, within ten (10) working days after the end of each month to the address furnished in writing to the Employer’s Human Resources Office by the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility for the disposition of all monies deducted once they have been forwarded to the Association as set forth above. G. Authorization forms may be revoked by an Employee by providing written notice to the Employer of said revocation. (Appendix H). Said notice must be hand-delivered or sent via postal or inter-office mail or email to the Employer’s Human Resources Office. Employees shall cease to be subject to deduction following the pay period in which the Employer receives notice of revocation or the Employees’ employment in the Bargaining Unit terminates. The Association shall be notified by the Employer of the names of the Employees who revoke their authorizations or terminate their employment following the end of the pay period in which the revocation or termination occurs. H. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an Employee already has made to the Association, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Association’s Constitution or Bylaws, or this Agreement, refunds to the Employee will be made by the Association. I. The Employer shall not be liable to the Association by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than those constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by the Employee. J. The Association shall protect and save harmless the Employer from any and all claims, costs, fees, demands, suits, proceedings, and other forms of liability by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. K. Any dispute arising out of the application of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure, starting at Step Two.

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. A. Membership in the Association is not compulsory and no Employee librarian shall be compelled to join or remain a member of the Association. Each unit Employee librarian shall have the right to join, or not to join, the Association as they he/she individually preferprefers, it being agreed that there shall be no discrimination or coercion by the Employer or by the Association in connection with the decision of the individual Employeelibrarian. The Association agrees that its members and representatives will not interfere with the free choice of any Employee librarian in an effort to persuade them him/her to join, not join, or to continue or discontinue membership in the Association, and further agrees that it will in no way discriminate in favor of or against any Employee librarian because of their his/her status or membership in the Association. B. During the life of this Agreement, the Employer will honor written dues deduction requests of unit Employees librarians who have voluntarily executed and presented to the Employer the Association, MEA and NEA Dues Deduction Authorization (“Deduction Authorization”) form attached to this Agreement as Appendix G. Each dues deduction authorization will remain in effect (1) for a specified time in accordance with law, (2) until active employment in a covered classification is terminated, or (3) until the Employer receives written notification that the Employee librarian has revoked the authorization. C. The Employer shall deduct membership dues on a biweekly basis for those Employees librarians who have voluntarily submitted a properly executed Deduction Authorization form to the Employer at least thirty (30) days before the first deduction is to be made. Any Deduction Authorization form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Employee librarian by the Employer. The Employer will also notify the Association of any returned Deduction Authorization forms. D. The bi-weekly amounts to be deducted for Association local, state and national dues shall be provided by the Association to the Employer’s Human Resources Office on or before August 15th of each year. E. Deductions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of the Employeelibrarian’s Payroll Deduction Authorization form, together with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer shall have no responsibility for the collection of membership dues and special assessments, or any other deductions not in accordance with the express provisions of this Article. Further, the Employer shall have no obligation to make deductions from the pay of any Employee librarian who has insufficient net earnings due to them him/her to cover the full amount of such deductions. F. Membership dues shall be direct deposited into the Association’s bank account each pay period. The Employer shall provide to the Treasurer of the Association an itemized list of Employees librarians from whom deductions have been made, including the amount of the deduction from each Employeelibrarian, within ten (10) working days after the end of each month to the address furnished in writing to the Employer’s Human Resources Office by the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility for the disposition of all monies deducted once they have been forwarded to the Association as set forth above. G. Authorization forms may be revoked by an Employee by a librarian providing written notice to the Employer of said revocation. (Appendix H). Said notice must be hand-delivered or sent via postal or inter-office mail or email to the Employer’s Human Resources OfficeOffice by certified mail. Employees Librarians shall cease to be subject to deduction following the pay period in which the Employer receives notice of revocation or of the Employees’ librarian’s employment in the Bargaining Unit terminates. The Association shall be notified by the Employer of the names of the Employees librarians who revoke their authorizations or terminate their employment following the end of the pay period in which the revocation or termination occurs. H. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an Employee a librarian already has made to the Association, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Association’s Constitution or Bylaws, or this Agreement, refunds to the Employee librarian will be made by the Association. I. The Employer shall not be liable to the Association by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than those that constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by the Employee. J. librarian. The Association shall protect and save harmless the Employer from any and all claims, costs, fees, demands, suits, proceedings, and other forms of liability by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. K. J. Any dispute arising out of the application of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure, starting at Step Two.

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. A. Membership in the Association is not compulsory and no Employee shall be compelled to join or remain a member of the Association. Each unit Employee shall have the right to join, or not to join, the Association as they individually prefer, it being agreed that there shall be no discrimination or coercion by the Employer or by the Association in connection with the decision of the individual Employee. The Association agrees that its members and representatives will not interfere with the free choice of any Employee employee of the Library in an effort to persuade them to join, not join, or to continue or discontinue membership in the Association, and further agrees that it will in no way discriminate in favor of or against any Employee employee because of their status or membership in the Association. B. During the life of this Agreement, the Employer will honor written dues deduction requests of unit Employees who have voluntarily executed and presented to the Employer the Association, MEA and NEA Dues Deduction Authorization (“Deduction Authorization”) form attached to this Agreement as Appendix G. I. Each dues deduction authorization will remain in effect (1) for a specified time in accordance with law, (2) until active employment in a covered classification is terminated, or (3) until the Employer receives written notification that the Employee librarian has revoked the authorization. C. The Employer shall deduct membership dues on a biweekly basis for those Employees who have voluntarily submitted a properly executed Deduction Authorization form to the Employer at least thirty (30) days before the first deduction is to be made. Any Deduction Authorization form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Employee by the Employer. The Employer will also notify the Association of any returned Deduction Authorization forms. D. The bi-weekly amounts to be deducted for Association local, state and national dues shall be provided by the Association to the Employer’s Human Resources Office on or before August 15th of each year. E. Deductions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of the Employee’s Payroll Deduction Authorization form, together with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer shall have no responsibility for the collection of membership dues and special assessments, or any other deductions not in accordance with the express provisions of this Article. Further, the Employer shall have no obligation to make deductions from the pay of any Employee who has insufficient net earnings due to them to cover the full amount of such deductions. F. Membership dues shall be direct deposited into the Association’s bank account each pay period. The Employer shall provide to the Treasurer of the Association an itemized list of Employees from whom deductions have been made, including the amount of the deduction from each Employee, within ten (10) working days after the end of each month to the address furnished in writing to the Employer’s Human Resources Office by the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility for the disposition of all monies deducted once they have been forwarded to the Association as set forth above. G. Authorization forms may be revoked by an Employee by providing written notice to the Employer of said revocation. (Appendix HJ). Said notice must be hand-delivered or sent via postal or inter-office mail or email to the Employer’s Human Resources OfficeOffice by certified mail. Employees shall cease to be subject to deduction following the pay period in which the Employer receives notice of revocation or of the Employees’ Employee’s employment in the Bargaining Unit terminates. The Association shall be notified by the Employer of the names of the Employees who revoke their authorizations or terminate their employment following the end of the pay period in which the revocation or termination occurs. H. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an Employee already has made to the Association, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Association’s Constitution or Bylaws, or this Agreement, refunds to the Employee will be made by the Association. I. The Employer shall not be liable to the Association by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than those that constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by the Employee. J. . The Association shall protect and save harmless the Employer from any and all claims, costs, fees, demands, suits, proceedings, and other forms of liability by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. K. J. Any dispute arising out of the application of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure, starting at Step Two.

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. A. Membership in the Association is not compulsory and no Employee shall be compelled to join or remain a member of the Association. Each unit Employee shall have the right to join, or not to join, the Association as they individually prefer, it being agreed that there shall be no discrimination or coercion by the Employer or by the Association in connection with the decision of the individual Employee. The Association agrees that its members and representatives will not interfere with the free choice of any Employee employee of the Library in an effort to persuade them to join, not join, or to continue or discontinue membership in the Association, and further agrees that it will in no way discriminate in favor of or against any Employee employee because of their status or membership in the Association. B. During the life of this Agreement, the Employer will honor written dues deduction requests of unit Employees who have voluntarily executed and presented to the Employer the Association, MEA and NEA Dues Deduction Authorization (“Deduction Authorization”) form attached to this Agreement as Appendix G. I. Each dues deduction authorization will remain in effect (1) for a specified time in accordance with law, (2) until active employment in a covered classification is terminated, or (3) until the Employer receives written notification that the Employee has revoked the authorization. C. The Employer shall deduct membership dues on a biweekly basis for those Employees who have voluntarily submitted a properly executed Deduction Authorization form to the Employer at least thirty (30) days before the first deduction is to be made. Any Deduction Authorization form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Employee by the Employer. The Employer will also notify the Association of any returned Deduction Authorization forms. D. The bi-weekly amounts to be deducted for Association local, state and national dues shall be provided by the Association to the Employer’s Human Resources Office on or before August 15th of each year. E. Deductions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of the Employee’s Payroll Deduction Authorization form, together with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer shall have no responsibility for the collection of membership dues and special assessments, or any other deductions not in accordance with the express provisions of this Article. Further, the Employer shall have no obligation to make deductions from the pay of any Employee who has insufficient net earnings due to them to cover the full amount of such deductions. F. Membership dues shall be direct deposited into the Association’s bank account each pay period. The Employer shall provide to the Treasurer of the Association an itemized list of Employees from whom deductions have been made, including the amount of the deduction from each Employee, within ten (10) working days after the end of each month to the address furnished in writing to the Employer’s Human Resources Office by the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility for the disposition of all monies deducted once they have been forwarded to the Association as set forth above. G. Authorization forms may be revoked by an Employee by providing written notice to the Employer of said revocation. (Appendix HJ). Said notice must be hand-delivered or sent via postal or inter-office mail or email to the Employer’s Human Resources OfficeOffice by certified mail. Employees shall cease to be subject to deduction following the pay period in which the Employer receives notice of revocation or of the Employees’ Employee’s employment in the Bargaining Unit terminates. The Association shall be notified by the Employer of the names of the Employees who revoke their authorizations or terminate their employment following the end of the pay period in which the revocation or termination occurs. H. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an Employee already has made to the Association, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Association’s Constitution or Bylaws, or this Agreement, refunds to the Employee will be made by the Association. I. The Employer shall not be liable to the Association by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than those constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by the Employee. J. . The Association shall protect and save harmless the Employer from any and all claims, costs, fees, demands, suits, proceedings, and other forms of liability by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. K. J. Any dispute arising out of the application of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure, starting at Step Two.

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. A. Membership in the Association is not compulsory and no Employee shall be compelled to join or remain a member of the Association. Each unit Employee shall have the right to join, or not to join, the Association as they individually preferprefers, it being agreed that there shall be no discrimination or coercion by the Employer or by the Association in connection with the decision of the individual Employee. The Association agrees that its members and representatives will not interfere with the free choice of any Employee in an effort to persuade them to join, not join, or to continue or discontinue membership in the Association, and further agrees that it will in no way discriminate in favor of or against any Employee because of their status or membership in the Association. B. During the life of this Agreement, the Employer will honor written dues deduction requests of unit Employees who have voluntarily executed and presented to the Employer the Association, MEA and NEA Dues Deduction Authorization (“Deduction Authorization”) form attached to this Agreement as Appendix G. Each dues deduction authorization will remain in effect (1) for a specified time in accordance with law, (2) until active employment in a covered classification is terminated, or (3) until the Employer receives written notification that the Employee has revoked the authorization. C. The Employer shall deduct membership dues on a biweekly basis for those Employees who have voluntarily submitted a properly executed Deduction Authorization form to the Employer at least thirty (30) days before the first deduction is to be made. Any Deduction Authorization form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Employee by the Employer. The Employer will also notify the Association of any returned Deduction Authorization forms. D. The bi-weekly amounts to be deducted for Association local, state and national dues shall be provided by the Association to the Employer’s Human Resources Office on or before August 15th of each year. E. Deductions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of the Employee’s Deduction Authorization form, together with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer shall have no responsibility for the collection of membership dues and special assessments, or any other deductions not in accordance with the express provisions of this Article. Further, the Employer shall have no obligation to make deductions from the pay of any Employee who has insufficient net earnings due to them to cover the full amount of such deductions. F. Membership dues shall be direct deposited into the Association’s bank account each pay period. The Employer shall provide to the Treasurer of the Association an itemized list of Employees from whom deductions have been made, including the amount of the deduction from each Employee, within ten (10) working days after the end of each month to the address furnished in writing to the Employer’s Human Resources Office by the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility for the disposition of all monies deducted once they have been forwarded to the Association as set forth above. G. Authorization forms may be revoked by an Employee by providing written notice to the Employer of said revocation. (Appendix H). Said notice must be hand-delivered or sent via postal or inter-office mail or email to the Employer’s Human Resources Office. Employees shall cease to be subject to deduction following the pay period in which the Employer receives notice of revocation or the Employees’ employment in the Bargaining Unit terminates. The Association shall be notified by the Employer of the names of the Employees who revoke their authorizations or terminate their employment following the end of the pay period in which the revocation or termination occurs. H. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an Employee already has made to the Association, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Association’s Constitution or Bylaws, or this Agreement, refunds to the Employee will be made by the Association. I. The Employer shall not be liable to the Association by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than those constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by the Employee. J. The Association shall protect and save harmless the Employer from any and all claims, costs, fees, demands, suits, proceedings, and other forms of liability by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. K. Any dispute arising out of the application of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure, starting at Step Two.

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. A. Membership in the Association is not compulsory and no Employee employee shall be compelled to join or remain a member of the Association. Each unit Employee employee shall have the right to join, or not to join, the Association as they he/she individually preferprefers, it being agreed that there shall be no discrimination or coercion by the Employer or by the Association in connection with the decision of the individual Employeeemployee. The Association agrees that its members and representatives will not interfere with the free choice of any Employee employee in an effort to persuade them him/her to join, not join, or to continue or discontinue membership in the Association, and further agrees that it will in no way discriminate in favor of or against any Employee employee because of their his/her status or membership in the Association. B. During the life of this Agreement, the Employer will honor written dues deduction requests of unit Employees employees who have voluntarily executed and presented to the Employer the Association, MEA and NEA Dues Deduction Authorization (“Deduction Authorization”) form attached to this Agreement as Appendix G. Each dues deduction authorization will remain in effect (1) for a specified time in accordance with law, (2) until active employment in a covered classification is terminated, or (3) until the Employer receives written notification that the Employee employee has revoked the authorization. C. The Employer shall deduct membership dues on a biweekly basis for those Employees employees who have voluntarily submitted a properly executed Deduction Authorization form to the Employer at least thirty (30) days before the first deduction is to be made. Any Deduction Authorization form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Employee employee by the Employer. The Employer will also notify the Association of any returned Deduction Authorization forms. D. The bi-weekly amounts to be deducted for Association local, state and national dues shall be provided by the Association to the Employer’s Human Resources Office on or before August 15th of each year. E. Deductions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of the Employeeemployee’s Deduction Authorization form, together with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer shall have no responsibility for the collection of membership dues and special assessments, or any other deductions not in accordance with the express provisions of this Article. Further, the Employer shall have no obligation to make deductions from the pay of any Employee employee who has insufficient net earnings due to them him/her to cover the full amount of such deductions. F. Membership dues shall be direct deposited into the Association’s bank account each pay period. The Employer shall provide to the Treasurer of the Association an itemized list of Employees employees from whom deductions have been made, including the amount of the deduction from each Employeeemployee, within ten (10) working days after the end of each month to the address furnished in writing to the Employer’s Human Resources Office by the Association. The Association assumes full responsibility for the disposition of all monies deducted once they have been forwarded to the Association as set forth above. G. Authorization forms may be revoked by an Employee employee by providing written notice to the Employer of said revocation. (Appendix H). Said notice must be hand-delivered or sent via postal or inter-office mail or email to the Employer’s Human Resources OfficeOffice by certified mail. Employees shall cease to be subject to deduction following the pay period in which the Employer receives notice of revocation or the Employeesemployees’ employment in the Bargaining Unit terminates. The Association shall be notified by the Employer of the names of the Employees employees who revoke their authorizations or terminate their employment following the end of the pay period in which the revocation or termination occurs. H. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an Employee employee already has made to the Association, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Association’s Constitution or Bylaws, or this Agreement, refunds to the Employee employee will be made by the Association. I. The Employer shall not be liable to the Association by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than those that constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by the Employeeemployee. J. The Association shall protect and save harmless the Employer from any and all claims, costs, fees, demands, suits, proceedings, and other forms of liability by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. K. Any dispute arising out of the application of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure, starting at Step Two.