UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF Clause Samples

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. 7.01 Neither the Employer nor the Union will compel employees to join the Union. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because of Union membership or lack of it and will inform all new employees of the existence of the Collective Agreement between the Employer and the Union. 7.02 The Union agrees that, subject to Union policies, it will make membership in the Union available to all employees covered by this Agreement on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to other members of the Union. 7.03 The Employer will deduct from each employee covered by this Agreement an amount equal to regular dues and fees, as directed by the Union, and in accordance with the following: a. Dues shall be deducted from each bi-weekly pay period and, in the case of newly hired employees, such deductions shall begin in the month following their date of hire. There shall be no deduction from a part-time or casual employee in a month in which the employee does not work. b. The amount of regular dues and fees shall be those authorized by the Union and the Union shall notify the Employer of any changes thereto. Such notification shall be the Employer's conclusive authority to make the deductions specified. c. In consideration of deducting and forwarding union dues by the Employer, the Union agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Employer against any claims or liabilities arising or resulting from the operation of this Article. 7.04 The collection, deduction, and remittance of union dues and fees shall be directed to the Union as follows: The amounts deducted under this Article shall be remitted monthly to the Union’s Provincial Office by the 15th of the following month. In remitting such dues, the Employer shall provide a list of employees from whom deductions were made, including their Social Insurance Numbers, addresses and phone numbers. The Employer shall notify the Union in writing (with a copy to the local Union) on a monthly basis of all new hires, discharges, lay-offs and recalls. 7.05 The Employer shall annually report on an employee’s T-4 form the amount of union dues and fees deducted and remitted to the Union on the employee’s behalf in that year. 7.06 Employees who cannot support the Union because of a conscientious objection may apply to the Union in writing for conscientious objector status, subject to, and as determined by the Union’s internal guidelines and the Ontario Labour Relations Act. 7.07 The Employer agrees to provide to the Union...

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. 5.01 Neither the Employer nor the Union will compel employees to join the Union. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because of Union membership or lack of it, and will inform all new employees of the contractual relationship between the Employer and the Union. Before commencing work, any new employee will be introduced by the Employer to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in her/his department. 5.02 The Union agrees that it shall make membership in the Union available to all employees covered by this Agreement.

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UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. 4.01 The Town agrees to acknowledge and comply with check off authorization for Union Dues in accordance with the following: a) The Town agrees to deduct Union dues from each pay period in the month from its employees covered by this agreement commencing from the date of hire. b) The Town agrees to deduct an amount equivalent to the regular monthly dues as certified in writing by the Union from the pay of each employee as per Section 47 of the Labour Relations Act of Ontario the amounts so deducted shall be forwarded to the Union so that they are received by the Union no later than the 15th day of the month following the month in respect of which the dues are deducted and shall be accompanied by an alphabetical listing of the names of each employee, on behalf of when the deductions were made and the amount deducted on behalf of each employee and information upon which such deductions were calculated. New employees shall have the initiation fee deducted from the first pay period. The Union will notify the Town of the initiation fee. c) Union dues and initiation fee certified in writing to the Town by the Union shall be the amount deducted. d) The Town will inform the Union in writing, posted within five (5) working days of the engagement of probationary, temporary and regular employees 4.02 The union agrees to save the Town harmless and to indemnify the Town with respect to any claim made against the Town by any employee or group of employees arising from the deduction of Union dues as provided herein.

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. 4.01 All present regular plant employees, all regular plant employees hired after the signing date of the Agreement, and probationary employees, on the completion of their probationary period, shall, as a condition of employment, become a member of the Union. 4.02 Dues are defined for the purpose of this Article as the regular Union dues, and assessments, as prescribed by the Constitution of the Union and Bylaws of the Local Union. (a) The Company will, upon receipt of an authorization card, signed by an employee covered by Clause 4.01 of this Agreement, for the duration of the Agreement, deduct from the weekly pay cheque the regular dues of such employees and remit such monies to the Financial Secretary of Local 127 of the National Union C.A.W. by the tenth of the month following the month in which the dues were collected. (b) Any such authorization shall take effect, as of the next regular deduction date after it is received by the Company. (c) If a regular employee, because of absence from work due to compensable or noncompensable sickness or injury, or approved leave of absence, has no earnings during a pay period, dues deductions shall be deferred to the next subsequent pay period, subject to Clause 4.04 of the Agreement. (d) The Company will, at the time of making such remittance, supply a list of the names of each employee from whose pay deductions have been made and the total amount deducted for the month. Also, the name and status of any employee from whom the Company has made no dues deductions. Dues deductions shall be included in the employee’s annual T-4 slip. (e) The Company shall also supply the following information to the Local Financial Secretary: 1) A list of all members in the bargaining unit, regardless of whether or not they paid dues in the month. 2) Each member’s mailing address. 3) The employee number. 4) Each member’s hourly rate or equivalent. 5) Each member’s status (i.e. at work, on vacation, weekly sick benefits, L.T.D., W.C.B., retired in the month, any other leave of absence.) 6) The number of hours worked in the month. 4.04 No deductions shall be made from the pay of any employee covered by Clause 4.01 of this Agreement, in any month, where such employee has worked less than a total of forty (40) hours as of the last pay period of the month. Paid Vacation days and paid Statutory Holidays will be considered as days worked. 4.05 The Union agrees to indemnify and save the Company harmless against all claims or other forms of l...

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. All present employees, new hires and probationary employees, on completion of their probationary period, shall, as a of employment, become and remain members of the Union, for the term of agreement. Dues are defined for the purpose of this clause as the regular Union dues and initiation fees as prescribed by the constitution of the Union. (a) The Company upon completion of an card, signed by an employee covered by clause of this agreement. for the duration of this agreement, deduct from the pay for the second pay period of each month, the regular monthly dues of such employees, and remit monies to the Secretary of the Local Union of the National Union by the tenth of the month following the month in which the dues were deducted. The card shall be completed prior to a new hire work and the Union shall be forwarded to the If an employee, because of absence from work due to compensable or non-compensable sickness or injury, or approved of absence, has no the second pay period of any month, dues deduction shall be deferred to their next pay period to clause Initiation fees shall be taken off on a different pay period than the dues deduction period, immediately after an employee has completed his period. The Company will, at the time of making each remittance, supply a list of the of each employee from whose pay deductions have been made and the amount deducted for the month including the name and status of any employee from whom the Company has made no dues deductions. This list will also indicate any employee whose employment is terminated, transferred out of the bargaining unit or who has died. The Company agrees to supply the National Representative with a list of employee’s names, addresses, phone numbers, and postal codes upon ratification of this agreement. The Company further agrees to provide the Financial Secretary of the Local Union with a quarterly list of names, addresses. phone numbers and postal codes of all employees including new hires. No deduction shall be made from the pay of any employee covered by clause of this agreement, in any month, where such employee has worked less than a total of forty hours. Paid vacation days and paid holidays will be considered as days worked. The Company agrees to include on an employee’s slip for income tax purposes. the total Union dues paid for the year excluding any initiation fees. The Union agrees to indemnify and save the harmless against all claims or other forms of liability that might out of, by reaso...

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. 4.01 All regular employees who are Union members at the signing of the Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, maintain their Union membership in good standing for the duration of this contract. 4.02 All regular employees, who are not members of the Union at the date of the signing of this Agreement, shall, as a condition of employment, have the Company deduct from their pay an amount equal to the local Union monthly dues, for the duration of the contract. 4.03 Dues are to be defined for the purpose of this Clause as the regular Union dues, as prescribed by the constitution of the Union. The following will make up the earnings that are to be included in the calculation: Regular Wages Vacation Pay Statutory Pay Jury Duty Pay Union Leave Pay Bereavement The following are not to be included in the calculation: Overtime Premiums WSIB Short Term Disability Pension Supplemental Benefits Termination or Severance Pay 4.04 a) The Company, will upon receipt of an authorization card, signed by an employee covered by clause 4.01 and 4.02 of this Agreement and for the duration of this agreement, deduct monthly, the regular monthly dues of such employees, and remit such monies to the Financial Secretary of Local 127 of the National Union Unifor by the fifteenth (15) if the month following the month in which dues were deducted. Upon receipt of an authorization card, the Company will also deduct a union initiation fee in the amount of twenty (20) dollars on the second pay of a new member and are to be submitted for each month along with the monthly dues as prescribed above.

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. Section 13.1. Each employee subject to this Agreement, who on the effective date of this Agreement is a member of the Union in good standing, shall as a condition of employment, maintain membership in the Union in good standing during the period of this Agreement. Section 13.2. Each employee subject to this Agreement who is not a member of the Union on the effective date of this Agreement, or who is hired at a time subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement, shall as a condition of employment, become a member in good standing of the Union within thirty (30) days of the hire date or within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is appropriate. Such employee shall then maintain membership in good standing during the period of this Agreement. Section 13.3. The parties recognize that an employee should have the option of declining to participate as a member in the Union, yet contribute financially to the activities of the Union in representing such employee as a member of the collective bargaining unit. Therefore, as an alternative to, and in lieu of the membership requirements of the previous sections of this Article, an employee who declines membership in the Union may pay to the Union each month a service charge as a contribution towards the administration of this Agreement in an amount not to exceed the regular monthly dues. This service charge shall be collected by the Union in the same manner as monthly dues. Section 13.4. The District will notify the Union of all new hires within ten (10) working days of the hire date. At the time of hire, the District will inform the new hire of the terms and conditions of this Article. Section 13.5. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall require Union membership of employees who object to such membership based on bona fide religious beliefs. Such employee shall pay an amount equivalent to normal dues to a nonreligious charity or other charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee and the Union. The employee shall furnish written proof that such payment has been made. If the employee and the Union cannot agree on such matter, it shall be resolved by the Washington Public Employment Relations Commission. Section 13.6. The District shall deduct PSE dues or service charges from the pay of any employee who authorizes such deductions in writing pursuant to RCW 41.56.110. The District shall transmit all such funds deducted to the Treasurer of the Public School Employees ...

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF. A. All employees who are members of the Union as of the date of execution of this Agreement and are covered by this Agreement shall, as a condition of continued employment, remain members in good standing of the Union during the term of this Agreement. Any employee not currently a member of the Union shall be covered by Paragraph B, below. B. All new employees hired subsequent to execution of this Agreement and who are covered by this Agreement, shall, as a condition of employment, become members of the Union within sixty (60) days of employment and remain members in good standing during the term of this Agreement or pay to the Union a representational service fee in an amount equal to current dues, initiation fees or assessments required of any member. New employees shall be advised, when hired, of the presence of the union and existence of this Agreement. a. The Employer agrees to make available reasonable time to the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to present Union benefits at the New Employee Orientation.