Common use of Objections to Amount of Service Fee Clause in Contracts

Objections to Amount of Service Fee. 30 A Service Fee payer shall have the right to object to the amount of the Service Fee and 31 to obtain a reduction of the Service Fee to exclude all expenses not germane to 32 collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance administration, or 33 otherwise necessarily or reasonably incurred for the purpose of performing the duties of 34 an exclusive representative of the employees in dealing with the employer on labor- 35 management issues. 36 37 The Union shall give every Service Fee payer financial information sufficient to 38 determine how the Service Fee was calculated. A Service Fee payer may challenge the 39 amount of the Service Fee by filing a written objection with the Union within 30 calendar 40 days. The Union shall consolidate all objections and shall initiate arbitration under the 41 "Rules for Impartial Determination of Union Fees" of the American Arbitration