Sole Bargaining Representative. Recognizing that the Union is required by the provisions of the State of Minnesota Labor Relations Act to be the sole bargaining representative of all employees within the coverage of this Agreement, without regard to membership in the Union, the School Board hereby agrees that it will not recognize or negotiate with any other person, association, group, committee or entity other than the Union with respect to such matters and will deal solely through the agency of and with the Union. With the authorization of the employee, each employee shall have the right to request and be allowed dues check off for the Union. The employee request shall be in the form of a written authorization, online sign-up or audio-recorded phone authorization submitted to the Union. The Union shall provide the District with the appropriate form of authorization (examples of appropriate form are: paper, electronic file, audio file) for dues/premier member dues deduction. The School District agrees to honor and implement all the terms of dues-checkoff authorizations submitted by the Union and agreed to by the employee. The School District shall adhere to the specific provisions in each dues check-off authorization regarding the duration, renewal, procedure for revocation, amount of dues deducted (including premier member) and all other provisions agreed to by the employee as stated in the authorization, irrespective of the employee’s membership in the Union. Such dues shall be remitted to the Union monthly. Subd. 1. It is in the interest of the employer and the Union that all newly hired employees are informed of their rights, obligations and the benefits of their employment with the District. Accordingly, the District shall inform the union representatives and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) of all new hires immediately upon hire. Each newly hired bargaining unit employee shall, during the employee’s first ten (10) days of employment, be scheduled at a time mutually agreeable to the parties for an orientation which shall be provided by the Union. The Union orientation period shall be one (1) hour, and shall take place during the employee’s regular working hours with no loss of pay to the employees involved. The District will be absent from the room during the new employee orientation. The Union agrees to not disparage the District during this session.
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