Common use of Security and Dues Check-Off Clause in Contracts

Security and Dues Check-Off. 2.1 The Employer will provide a complete copy of the Agreement to the Union and an electronic version will be available to all employees on the City website and internal City portal. The Employer agrees to have an electronic version with any amendments, memorandum of agreement, or memorandum of understanding available for reference by bargaining unit employees, if the technology is available to the Employer. 2.2 Upon receipt of a written authorization from an employee, the Employer will deduct from the employee’s pay the amount owed to the Union for dues and uniform assessments. This provision will provide for twenty-six (26) deductions per year. The Employer will remit such sums to the Union by the tenth day of the month after the payroll in which the dues or assessments were deducted. Unless the Union notifies the Employer in writing of any errors or omissions within two (2) calendar weeks of receiving it, the Employer’s remittance will be deemed correct. Any notification of errors or omissions must be specific about the information believed to be erroneous or omitted. 2.3 The Union will indemnify, defend, and hold the Employer harmless against any claim made and against any suit instituted against the Employer on account of any deduction for Union dues or uniform assessments. 2.4 An employee may revoke his/her authorization for deduction of dues or uniform assessments, provided the employee submits a signed form to the Payroll Section revoking such authorization, with a copy to the Union. Any forms initiating or revoking deductions for Union dues or uniform assessments pursuant to this Article may only be completed by the employee affected. Requests for dues deduction or revocation of dues deduction will be processed on the next available payroll. 2.5 No deduction shall be made from the pay of any employee for any payroll period in which the employee’s net earnings for that payroll period are less than the amount of dues to be checked off. Net earnings shall mean net after required deductions of federal taxes, social security, pensions, credit union, and health and life insurance. 2.6 In accordance with Chapter 447, Florida Statutes, employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in, or refrain from forming, joining, or participating in, an employee organization of their own choosing. They shall have the right to be represented by an employee organization of their choosing to negotiate collectively through a certified bargaining agent with the Employer in the determination of the terms and conditions of their employment. 2.7 On a regular basis or upon written request, the Employer agrees to furnish the Union with an electronic file of all the employees within the defined bargaining unit at no cost to the Union. The request for the data may contain, but is not limited to, the following information: the employee’s name, address, classification, index code, date in grade, adjusted employment date, work site and home phone number listed, if any. The Employer will not be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided.

Security and Dues Check-Off. 2.1 The Employer will provide a complete copy of the Agreement to the Union and an electronic version will be available to all employees on the City website and internal City portal. The Employer agrees to have an electronic version with any amendments, memorandum of agreement, or memorandum of understanding available for reference by bargaining unit employees, if the technology is available to the Employer. 2.2 Upon receipt of a written authorization from an employee, the Employer will deduct from the employee’s pay the amount owed to the Union for dues and uniform assessments. This provision will provide for twenty-six (26) deductions per year. The Employer will remit such sums to the Union by the tenth day of the month after the payroll in which the dues or assessments were deducted. Unless the Union notifies the Employer in writing of any errors or omissions within two (2) calendar weeks of receiving it, the Employer’s remittance will be deemed correct. Any notification of errors or omissions must be specific about the information believed to be erroneous or omitted. 2.3 The Union will indemnify, defend, and hold the Employer harmless against any claim made and against any suit instituted against the Employer on account of any deduction for Union dues or uniform assessments. 2.4 An employee may revoke his/her authorization for deduction of dues or uniform assessments, provided the employee submits a signed form to the Payroll Section revoking such authorization, with a copy to the Union. Any forms initiating or revoking deductions for Union dues or uniform assessments pursuant to this Article may only be completed by the employee affected. Requests for dues deduction or revocation of dues deduction will be processed on the next available payroll. 2.5 No deduction shall be made from the pay of any employee for any payroll period in which the employee’s net earnings for that payroll period are less than the amount of dues to be checked off. Net earnings shall mean net after required deductions of federal taxes, social security, pensions, credit union, and health and life insurance. 2.6 In accordance with Chapter 447, Florida Statutes, employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in, or refrain from forming, joining, or participating in, an employee organization of their own choosing. They shall have the right to be represented by an employee organization of their choosing to negotiate collectively through a certified bargaining agent with the Employer in the determination of the terms and conditions of their employment.agent 2.7 On a regular basis or upon written request, the Employer agrees to furnish the Union with an electronic file of all the employees within the defined bargaining unit at no cost to the Union. The request for the data may contain, but is not limited to, the following information: the employee’s name, address, classification, index code, date in grade, adjusted employment date, work site and home phone number listed, if any. The Employer will not be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided.