Common use of UNION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTION Clause in Contracts

UNION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTION. Section 1. It shall be a condition of employment that all Faculty members covered by this Agreement who are members of the Union in good standing as of its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall remain members in good standing, and those who are not members in good standing as of the effective or execution date of this Agreement, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the later of the effective or execution date, become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or in lieu of union membership to pay an agency fee. The amount of such agency fee shall be determined by the Union, in accordance with applicable law. Section 2. It shall also be a condition of employment that all faculty members covered by this Agreement who are hired on or after its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) work day following the beginning of such employment either become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or pay an agency fee as determined by the Union. Section 3. The Union may request that a Faculty member who fails to join the Union, maintain Union membership or pay a representation fee shall be dismissed. If the Union makes such a request, the Employer shall comply. Prior to any dismissal, the Faculty member shall be offered an opportunity within thirty (30) calendar days, following the written notification from the Union to the Employer requesting discharge, to pay the required dues, initiation fees, and/or representation fees that have not been tendered. If the Faculty member fails to pay within that time period, and the Union so verifies, the University shall dismiss the faculty member, provided, however, that no such dismissal shall take effect during a semester in which the faculty member is teaching a course or courses. In such case, dismissal will be at the conclusion of the semester. Section 4. The University further agrees to deduct voluntary contributions made by employees to the SEIU Local 509 Committee on Political Education (COPE) and to remit said contributions to the Union at the same time union dues and agency fees are remitted. Said contributions are strictly voluntary and can be in any amount as determined by the employee. Section 5. Each payday, the University shall deduct from a faculty member’s wages a sum of dues and/or fees owed the Union and authorized under the federal labor law, provided the faculty member has furnished the University a written assignment executed in accordance with law. The Union will provide to the University a suitable form for the authorization of this payroll deduction and a link to the form from the Union’s website. As to new Faculty, the University will include that form in his/her initial employment packet, or the link to the form on the Union’s web site, provided the Union has provided the form or link to the form. Section 6. The Union shall be ultimately responsible for obtaining executed written assignments from existing Faculty. However, the University shall cooperate with the Union in seeking compliance with this provision by notifying covered faculty at their time of hire of the existence of this agreement and by providing them with union membership and pay deduction materials supplied by the Union. Materials voluntarily completed by the faculty member and returned to the University shall be promptly remitted to the Union. Section 7. Payment of Union dues and/or fees may be made via the check off procedure provided by this Article. It is agreed that the University shall assume no financial or other obligation arising out of the provisions of this Article. The Union hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend, and otherwise hold the University harmless against any and all claims, demands, actions or proceedings by a lecturer arising out of or by reason of action the University takes pursuant to this Article. Section 8. The Union shall be entitled to have payroll deductions for membership dues from any Union member in the unit who indicates in writing that he/she wishes such deductions to be made. Section 9. The Union shall establish and certify in writing to Tufts Support Services the amount of dues. The payroll deduction authorization form shall also be provided by the Union to the University. Section 10. Each pay day, the University shall deduct from the paycheck of each bargaining unit member the dues and/or fees owed to the Union, provided the faculty member has furnished the University prior to the payroll deadline a written assignment executed in accordance with law. Section 11. On or about the 15th of the month following the deductions, monies so deducted by the University shall be transmitted by mail or electronically to the Union Treasurer or other Union designee. a. Name and employee I.D. number; b. Rate of pay and earnings that the dues or representation fee deduction is based on; c. Month the deduction is based on; d. Separately listed dues, fees, and COPE deductions; and, e. If applicable, a reason dues are not deducted. Section 12. A faculty member shall be free to revoke his/her dues check-off authorization at any time by notifying Tufts Support Services in writing. Following receipt of any check-off revocation, the University shall notify the Union, in writing, of the revocation. Section 13. The Union may report missing or incorrect deductions as they become known. In the event that a payroll deduction for a faculty member is processed incorrectly, the University will correct the error in the next pay period or as soon as practicable after being informed of the error by either the lecturer or the Union.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement

UNION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTION. Section 1. It shall be a condition of employment that all Faculty adjunct faculty members covered by this Agreement who are members of the Union in good standing as of its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall remain members in good standing, and those who are not members in good standing as of the effective or execution date of this Agreement, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the later of the effective or execution date, become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or in lieu of union membership to pay an agency fee. The amount of such agency fee shall be determined by the Union, in accordance with applicable law. Section 2. It shall also be a condition of employment that all adjunct faculty members covered by this Agreement who are hired on or after its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) work day following the beginning of such employment employment, either become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or pay an agency fee as determined by the UnionUnion in accordance with applicable law. Section 3. The requirements of Section 1 and 2 shall not apply to adjunct faculty members who teach in the following departments: a. Accountancy b. Finance c. Law, Taxation and Financial Planning Adjunct Faculty Members in the departments listed above may voluntarily join the Union and maintain such membership for the duration of this Agreement. Section 4. The Union may request that a Faculty an adjunct faculty member who fails as required by this Agreement, to join the Union, maintain Union membership or pay a representation an agency fee shall be dismissed. If the Union makes such a request, the Employer shall comply, to the extent permitted by law. Prior to any dismissal, the Faculty adjunct faculty member shall be offered an opportunity within thirty (30) calendar days, following the written notification from the Union to the Employer requesting discharge, to pay the required dues, initiation fees, fees and/or representation fees that have not been tendered. If the Faculty adjunct faculty member fails to pay within that time period, and the Union so verifies, the University shall dismiss the adjunct faculty member, provided, however, that no such dismissal shall take effect during a semester in which the faculty member is teaching a course or courses. In such case, dismissal will be at the conclusion of the semester.in Section 45. The University further agrees to deduct voluntary contributions made by employees adjunct faculty members to the SEIU Local 509 Committee on Political Education (COPE) and to remit said contributions to the Union at the same time union dues and agency fees are remitted. Said contributions are strictly voluntary and can be in any amount as determined by the employeeadjunct faculty member. Section 56. Each payday, the University shall deduct from a faculty member’s wages a sum of dues and/or fees owed the Union and authorized under the federal labor law, provided the faculty member has furnished the University a written assignment executed in accordance with law. The Union will provide to the University a suitable form for the authorization of this payroll deduction and a link to the form from the Union’s website. As to new Faculty, the University will include that form in his/her initial employment packet, or the link to the form on the Union’s web site, provided the Union has provided the form or link to the form. Section 6. The Union shall be ultimately responsible for obtaining executed written assignments from existing Faculty. However, the University shall cooperate with the Union in seeking compliance with this provision by notifying covered faculty at their time of hire of the existence of this agreement and by providing them with union membership and pay deduction materials supplied by the Union. Materials voluntarily completed by the faculty member and returned to the University shall be promptly remitted to the Union.an adjunct faculty Section 7. Payment of Union dues and/or fees may be made via the check off procedure provided by this Article. It is agreed that the University shall assume no financial or other obligation arising out of the provisions of this Article. The Union hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend, defend and otherwise hold the University harmless against any and all claims, demands, actions or proceedings by a lecturer an adjunct faculty member arising out of or by reason of action the University takes pursuant to this Article. Section 8. The Union shall be entitled to have payroll deductions for membership dues from any Union member in the unit who indicates in writing that he/she wishes such deductions to be made. Section 9. The Union shall establish and certify in writing or electronically to Tufts Support Services the University Office of Human Resources the amount of dues. The payroll deduction authorization form shall also be provided by the Union to the University. Section 10. Each pay day, the University shall deduct from the paycheck of each bargaining unit member the dues and/or fees owed to the Union, provided the faculty member has furnished the University prior to the payroll deadline a written assignment executed in accordance with law. Section 119. On or about the 15th of the month following the deductions, monies so deducted by the University shall be transmitted will send by mail or electronically to the Union Treasurer treasurer or such other person as the Union designee. a. Name designates in writing, the deducted amounts, along with information listing for each employee for whom money was deducted: name, gross earnings, deducted amount, and employee I.D. number; b. Rate of pay and earnings that the dues or representation fee deduction is based on; c. Month basis for the deduction is based on; d. Separately listed (dues, feesagency fee, and COPE deductions; and, e. If applicableassessment, a reason dues are not deductedetc.) Section 1210. A An adjunct faculty member shall be free to revoke his/her dues check-check- off authorization at any time by notifying Tufts Support Services the University Office of Human Resources in writing. Following receipt of any check-off revocation, the University shall notify the Union, in writing, of the revocation. Section 1311. The Union may report missing or incorrect deductions as they become known. In the event that a payroll deduction for a faculty member is processed incorrectly, the University will correct the error in the next pay period or as soon as practicable after being informed of the error by either the lecturer adjunct faculty member or the Union.

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement

UNION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTION. Section 119.1. It shall be a condition of employment that all Faculty faculty members covered by this Agreement who are members of the Union in good standing as of its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall remain members in good standing, and those who are not members in good standing as of the effective or execution date of this Agreement, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the later of the effective or execution date, become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or in lieu of union membership to pay an agency fee. The amount of such agency fee shall be determined by the Union, in accordance with applicable law. Section 219.2. It shall also be a condition of employment that all faculty members covered by this Agreement who are hired on or after its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) work day following the beginning of such employment either become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or pay an agency fee as determined by the Union. Section 319.3. The Union may request that a Faculty faculty member who fails to join the Union, maintain Union membership or pay a representation an agency fee shall be dismissed. If the Union makes such a request, the Employer University shall comply. Prior to any dismissal, the Faculty faculty member shall be offered an opportunity within thirty (30) calendar days, following the written notification from the Union to the Employer University requesting discharge, to pay the required dues, initiation fees, dues and/or representation fees that have not been tendered. If the Faculty member fails to pay within that time period, and the Union so verifies, the University shall dismiss the faculty member, provided, however, that no such dismissal shall take effect during a semester quarter in which the faculty member is teaching a course or courses. In such case, dismissal will be at the conclusion of the semesterquarter. Section 419.4. The University further agrees to deduct will collect through payroll deduction voluntary contributions made by employees faculty members to the SEIU Local 509 925 Committee on Political Education (COPE) and to remit said contributions such funds to the Union at the same time union dues and agency fees are remitted. Said All contributions are strictly voluntary and can be in any amount as determined by the employeefaculty member. Section 519.5. Each payday, the University shall deduct from a faculty member’s wages a sum of dues and/or fees owed the Union and authorized under the federal labor law, provided the faculty member has furnished the University a written assignment authorization executed in accordance with law. Such deductions shall continue until instruction to cease payroll deductions is given in writing by the faculty to the University’s Seattle Human Resources office. The Union will establish and certify in writing to the University’s Seattle Human Resources office the amount of dues/fees to be collected. The Union will provide to the University a suitable form for the authorization of this payroll deduction and a link to the form from the Union’s website. As as to new Faculty, the faculty members. The University will include that form in with his/her initial employment packet, or the link to the form on the Union’s web site, provided the Union has provided the form or link to the formmaterials. Section 619.6. The Union shall be ultimately responsible for obtaining executed written assignments authorizations for withholding dues/fees from existing Facultyfaculty. However, the University shall cooperate with the Union in seeking compliance with this provision by notifying covered faculty at their time of hire of the existence of this agreement Agreement and by providing them with union membership dues/fees and pay deduction materials supplied by the Union. Materials voluntarily completed by the faculty member and returned to the University shall be promptly remitted to the Union. Section 719.7. Payment of Union dues and/or fees may be made via the check off procedure provided by this Article. It is agreed that the The University shall assume no financial or other obligation arising out of the provisions of this Article. The Union hereby agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, defend, and otherwise hold the University harmless against any and all claims, demands, actions or proceedings by a lecturer faculty member arising out of or by reason of action the University takes pursuant to this Article. Section 8. The Union shall be entitled to have payroll deductions for membership dues from any Union member in the unit who indicates in writing that he/she wishes such deductions to be made. Section 9. The Union shall establish and certify in writing to Tufts Support Services the amount of dues. The payroll deduction authorization form shall also be provided by the Union to the University. Section 10. Each pay day, the University shall deduct from the paycheck of each bargaining unit member the dues and/or fees owed to the Union, provided the faculty member has furnished the University prior to the payroll deadline a written assignment executed in accordance with law. Section 1119.8. On or about the 15th of the month following the deductions, monies so deducted by the University shall be transmitted by mail or electronically to the Union Treasurer or other Union designee. a. Name and employee I.D. number; b. Rate of pay and earnings that the dues or representation fee deduction is based on; c. Month the deduction is based on; d. Separately listed dues, fees, and COPE deductions; and, e. If applicable, a reason dues are not deducted. Section 1219.9. A faculty member shall be free to revoke his/her dues check-off authorization at any time by notifying Tufts Support Services the University’s Seattle Human Resources office in writing. Following receipt of any check-off revocation, the University shall notify the Union, in writing, of the revocation. Section 1319.10. The Union may report missing or incorrect deductions as they become known. In the event that a payroll deduction for a faculty member is processed incorrectly, the University will correct the error in the next a subsequent pay period or as soon as practicable no later than thirty (30) days after being informed of the error by either is reported to the lecturer or the UnionUniversity.

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement

UNION SECURITY AND DUES DEDUCTION. Section 1. 4.1 It shall be a condition of employment that all Faculty members Members covered by this Agreement who are members of the Union in good standing as of its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall remain members in good standing, and those who are not members in good standing as of the effective or execution date of this Agreement, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the later of the effective or execution date, become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or in lieu of union membership to pay an agency fee. The amount of such agency fee shall be determined by the Union, in accordance with applicable law. Section 2. 4.2 It shall also be a condition of employment that all faculty members Faculty Members covered by this Agreement who are hired on or after its effective or execution date, whichever is later, shall, on or after the thirtieth (30th) work day following the beginning of such employment either become and remain members in good standing of the Union, or pay an agency fee as determined by the Union. Section 3. 4.3 The Union may request that a Faculty member Member who fails to join the Union, maintain Union membership membership, or pay a representation fee shall be dismissed. If the Union makes such a requestrequest and so informs the Faculty Member in writing with a copy to the University, the Employer University shall comply. Prior to any dismissal, the Faculty member Member shall be offered an opportunity within thirty (30) calendar days, following the written notification from the Union to the Employer University requesting discharge, to pay the required dues, initiation fees, and/or representation fees that have not been tendered. If the Faculty member Member fails to pay within that time period, and the Union so verifies, the University shall dismiss the faculty memberFaculty Member, provided, however, that no such dismissal shall take effect during a semester in which the faculty member Faculty Member is teaching a course or courses. In such case, dismissal will be at the conclusion of the semester. Section 4. 4.4 The University further agrees to deduct voluntary contributions made by employees Faculty Members to the SEIU Local 509 Committee on Political Education (COPE) and to remit said contributions to the Union at the same time union dues and agency fees are remitted. Said contributions are strictly voluntary and can be in any amount as determined by the employeeFaculty Member. Authorization forms submitted to the University will be processed prospectively on the next payroll and not retroactively. Section 5. 4.5 Each payday, the University shall deduct from a faculty member’s Faculty Member's wages a sum of dues and/or fees owed the Union and authorized under the federal labor law, provided the faculty member Faculty Member has furnished the University a written assignment executed in accordance with law. The Union will provide to the University a suitable form for the authorization of this payroll deduction and a link to the form from the Union’s websitededuction. As to new FacultyFaculty Members, the University will include that form form, or a link to its electronic counterpart, in his/her their initial employment packet, or the link . Authorization forms submitted to the form University will be processed prospectively on the Union’s web site, provided the Union has provided the form or link to the formnext payroll and not retroactively. Section 6. 4.6 The Union shall be ultimately responsible for obtaining executed written assignments from existing FacultyFaculty Members. The Union may obtain these authorizations electronically. However, the University shall cooperate with the Union in seeking compliance with this provision by notifying covered faculty Faculty Members at their time of hire of the existence of this agreement Agreement and by providing them with union membership and pay deduction materials supplied by the Union. Materials voluntarily completed by the faculty member Faculty Member and returned to the University shall be promptly remitted to the Union. Section 7. 4.7 Payment of Union dues and/or fees may be made via the check off procedure provided by this Article. It is agreed that the University shall assume no financial or other obligation arising out of the provisions of this Article. The Union hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend, defend and otherwise hold the University harmless against any and all claims, demands, actions or proceedings by a lecturer Faculty Member arising out of or by reason of action the University takes pursuant to this Article. Section 8. 4.8 The Union shall be entitled to have payroll deductions for membership dues from any Union member in the unit who indicates in writing that he/she wishes they wish such deductions to be made. Section 9. The 4.9 Each year, the Union shall establish and certify in writing to the University's Senior Director of Tufts Support Services the amount of duesdues and agency fees applicable to the bargaining unit. In addition, the Union will communicate any caps applicable to dues and/or fees applicable to the bargaining unit. The University will adjust prospectively the amount of dues and/or fees it deducts within two (2) pay periods of receiving written notice from the Union that these amounts have changed. The most current payroll deduction authorization form for any deductions authorized under this Article shall also be provided by the Union to the University. Section 10. 4.10 Each pay daypayday, the University shall deduct from the paycheck of each bargaining unit member the dues and/or fees owed to the Union, provided the faculty member Faculty Member has furnished the University prior to the payroll deadline a written assignment executed in accordance with lawlaw and has been properly established in the University's payroll system. Section 11. 4.11 On or about the 15th fifteenth (15th) of the month following the deductions, monies so deducted by the University shall be transmitted by mail or electronically to the Union Treasurer or other Union designee. Such deductions shall continue until instruction to cease payroll deductions is given in writing by the Faculty Member consistent with section 4.12 below. a. Name and employee I.D. number; b. Rate of pay and earnings that the dues or representation fee deduction is based on; c. Month the deduction is based on; d. Separately listed dues, fees, and COPE deductions; and, e. If applicable, a reason dues are not deducted. Section 12. 4.12 A faculty member Faculty Member shall be free to revoke his/her their dues check-off authorization at any time by notifying the Union and the University by contacting both Tufts Support Services (▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇) and the Faculty Affairs Office in writing. Following receipt of any checkwriting (e-off revocation, the University shall notify the Union, in writing, of the revocationmail is acceptable). Section 13. 4.13 The Union may report missing or incorrect deductions to Tufts Support Services (▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇) and the Faculty Affairs Office in writing as they become known. In , and shall encourage the event that members of the bargaining unit to raise any errors with dues, fees, or contribution deductions in a timely manner with those same offices. A. The University will correct payroll deductions processed incorrectly and will endeavor to correct a payroll deduction for error of which it becomes aware -- whether through its own review or by notification of a faculty member is processed incorrectly, Faculty Member or the University will correct the error in Union -- during the next pay period period, or as soon as practicable after being informed within a reasonable amount of time based on administrative requirements and the circumstances. B. Should the University fail to make the above deduction for two (2) consecutive pay periods notwithstanding its receipt of a valid written authorization and receipt of written notice of its error, the Union may issue notice to the University that it shall be liable to the Union for the amount thereof. This shall not constitute a waiver of the error by either right of the lecturer University to collect or recover the Unionmonies directly from the Faculty Member. 4.14 The Union and the University agree to work collaboratively to address any concerns arising under this Article and to meet and discuss any process related issues or concerns that may arise for the purpose of ensuring compliance under this Article.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement