Common use of Union Dues and Service Fees Clause in Contracts

Union Dues and Service Fees. A. Upon signed authorization of the employee, the Employer agrees to deduct the monthly Union dues and service fees and transmit the deductions to the Financial Secretary of the Union on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month following the month in which said deductions were made, together with a listing of each employee, the employee's social security number, and the amount that is deducted each month. The Union shall have submitted to the Employer an authorization card signed by the employee from whose pay said deductions are to be made. B. During the term of this Agreement, all employees shall pay either the monthly membership dues of the Union or the appropriate service fee, not to exceed the amount of the dues uniformly required of members of the Union. The employee may pay such dues or fees directly to the Union, or authorize payment through payroll deduction, as herein provided. The Union shall certify to the Employer, at the beginning of the school year, the membership of the Union subject to deduction of membership dues and the amount of the monthly dues to be deducted. The Union shall also certify to the representation service fees to be deducted. These amounts so certified and deducted shall be forwarded to the Union, provided that if an employee objects to the appropriate amount of the service fee, the amount of the deduction contested shall be placed in an escrow account as required by law until a determination of the appropriate amount of the deduction has been determined. A bargaining unit member contesting the appropriate amount of service fee assessed by the Union and to be deducted under the provisions of this Article must first exhaust the Union's administrative procedures in this context. The remedies of those procedures shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures shall have been exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting employee concerning the application or interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement. The remedies of such procedures shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures shall have been exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting employee concerning the application and interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement. In the event that an employee shall not pay such service fee directly to the Union, or authorized payment through payroll deduction, the Employer shall, upon completion of the procedures contained herein, at the request of the Union and pursuant to MCLA 408.477; MSA 17.277(7), deduct the service fee from the employee's wages and remit same to the Union. The Union, in all cases of mandatory fee deduction pursuant to MCLA 408-477; MSA 17.277(7), shall notify the employee of noncompliance by certified mail, return receipt requested. Said notice shall detail the noncompliance and shall provide ten (10) days for compliance, and shall further advise the employee that a request for wage deduction may be filed with the Employer in the event compliance is not effected. If the employee fails to remit the service fee or authorize deduction for same, the Union may request the Employer to make the deductions. The Employer, upon receipt of the request for involuntary deduction, shall provide the employee with an opportunity for a due process hearing limited to the question of whether or not the employee has remitted the service fee to the Union or has authorized payroll deduction for same. A bargaining unit member who, because of sincerely held religious beliefs, or due to adherence to teachings of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or supporting labor organizations, shall not be required to join or maintain Union membership or otherwise financially support the Union as a condition of employment. However such bargaining unit member shall be required, in lieu of periodic dues, service fees, and/or initiation fees, to pay sums equal to such amounts to a non-religious charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations shall be made to one of three such charitable organizations as mutually designated by the district and the Union. The Board agrees to provide Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC) check-off upon receipt of voluntary deduction authorization cards if permitted by law. The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Board, including each individual School Board member and its agents, harmless against any and all claims, demands, costs, suits, damages, awards, judgments, or other forms of liability and expense, including but not limited to, back pay damages and court or administrative agency costs that may arise out of or by reason of any action or legal stance taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. It is specifically and expressly agreed that any payment for these specified reasons shall be made directly from the Union to the demanding party and at no time shall the Employer be obligated to pay out any monies for any reasons associated with the provisions of this Article.

Union Dues and Service Fees. A. Upon signed authorization of the employee, the Employer agrees to deduct the monthly Union dues and service fees and transmit the deductions to the Financial Secretary of the Union on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month following the month in which said deductions were made, together with a listing of each employee, the employee's ’s social security number, and the amount that is deducted each month. The Union shall have submitted to the Employer an authorization card signed by the employee from whose pay said deductions are to be made. B. During the term of this Agreement, all employees shall pay either the monthly membership dues of the Union or the appropriate service fee, not to exceed the amount of the dues uniformly required of members of the Union. The employee may pay such dues or fees directly to the Union, or authorize payment through payroll deduction, as herein provided. The Union shall certify to the Employer, at the beginning of the school year, the membership of the Union subject to deduction of membership dues and the amount of the monthly dues to be deducted. The Union shall also certify to the representation service fees to be deducted. These amounts so certified and deducted shall be forwarded to the Union, provided that if an employee objects to the appropriate amount of the service fee, the amount of the deduction contested shall be placed in an escrow account as required by law until a determination of the appropriate amount of the deduction has been determined. “A bargaining unit member contesting the appropriate amount of service fee assessed by the Union and to be deducted under the provisions of this Article must first exhaust the Union's union’s administrative procedures in this context. The remedies of those procedures shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures shall have been exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting employee concerning the application or interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement. .” The remedies of such procedures shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures procedures, shall have been exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting employee concerning the application and interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement. In the event that an employee shall not pay such service fee directly to the Union, or authorized payment through payroll deduction, the Employer shall, upon completion of the procedures contained herein, at the request of the Union and pursuant to MCLA 408.477; MSA 17.277(7), deduct the service fee from the employee's ’s wages and remit same to the Union. The Union, in all cases of mandatory fee deduction pursuant to MCLA 408-477; MSA 17.277(7), shall notify the employee of noncompliance by certified mail, return receipt requested. Said notice shall detail the noncompliance and shall provide ten (10) days for compliance, and shall further advise the employee that a request for wage deduction may be filed with the Employer in the event compliance is not effected. If the employee fails to remit the service fee or authorize deduction for same, the Union may request the Employer to make the deductions. The Employer, upon receipt of the request for involuntary deduction, shall provide the employee with an opportunity for a due process hearing limited to the question of whether or not the employee has remitted the service fee to the Union or has authorized payroll deduction for same. A bargaining unit member who, because of sincerely held religious beliefs, or due to adherence to teachings of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or supporting labor organizations, shall not be required to join or maintain Union membership or otherwise financially support the Union as a condition of employment. However However, such bargaining unit member shall be required, in lieu of periodic dues, service fees, and/or initiation fees, to pay sums equal to such amounts to a non-religious charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations shall be made to one of three such charitable organizations as mutually designated by the district District and the Union. The Board board agrees to provide Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC) check-check- off upon receipt of voluntary deduction authorization cards if permitted by law. The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Board, including each individual School Board member and its agents, harmless against any and all claims, demands, costs, suits, damages, awards, judgments, or other forms of liability and expense, including but not limited to, back pay damages and court or administrative agency costs that may arise out of or by reason of any action or legal stance taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this Article. It is specifically and expressly agreed that any payment for these specified reasons shall be made directly from the Union union to the demanding party and at no time shall the Employer be obligated to pay out any monies for any reasons associated with the provisions of this Article.