OFF OF UNION DUES. The parties agree that there shall be a check-off of Union dues compulsory upon all employees who come within the unit to which the Agreement applies. It shall continue during the period of the Agreement. The amount to be deducted shall be such sum as may from time to time be assessed by the Union on its members according to its Constitution. The deduction shall be made only in the conditions and circumstances relating to the payment of dues laid down by the Constitution and By-laws of the Union. At the end of each calendar month and prior to the tenth of the following month the Company shall remit by cheque the total of the deductions to the Local. The deduction on the records of the Company shall constitute the sums so deducted as money held by the Company in trust for the Local. In a case where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an employee already has made to the Union, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Union Constitution and By-laws, a refund to the employee will be made by the Local Union. The Company shall not be liable to the National Union or its Local by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by employees. The Union shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all liability which may arise by reason of the check-off by the Company of Union initiation fees and membership dues from employee’s wages in accordance with this Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically provided or dealt with, any dispute as to a violation or interpretation of any provision of this check-off section shall be matter for the grievance procedure and shall be submitted directly to the Umpire.
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Sources: Hourly Agreement, Ontario Hourly Agreement