AGENCY SERVICE FEE Sample Clauses

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. As a condition of employment during the term of this Agreement, every member of the bargaining unit who is not also a member of the Association shall pay or by payroll deduction shall have paid to the said Association an agency service fee that shall be in an amount no greater than such amount as is permitted by law; provided, however, that no such payment or deduction shall include any amount that represents a cost not related by the provisions of Section 3 of Article IX of the Rules and Regulations Relating to the Administration of Chapter 150E of the General Laws as such rules and regulations have been promulgated, and as they may be amended from time to time by the Labor Relations Commission. Such fee so required to be paid shall be payable by the end of the first session in the dues year in which the unit member is employed and shall be deducted in the mid-semester check, if any; otherwise, it shall be deducted in the check issued at the end of the session. Such fee may be paid by payroll deduction if so authorized pursuant to an Agency Service Fee Deduction Authorization; provided, however, that such authorization shall be deemed to have effect only with respect to such sum as is herein provided. Any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding every unit member who shall have failed to fulfill the condition of employment as is herein prescribed shall not be offered reappointment effective the semester after the Association shall have notified the President that such unit member has not fulfilled the condition herein prescribed. The Association shall reimburse the Board for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee who is not reappointed at the request of the Association for not paying the agency fee. The Association shall intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation with respect to any unit member's refusal or failure to pay the agency service fee, including, but not limited to, actions or claims arising from an employee's termination or dismissal. In such litigation, the Board shall have no obligation to defend the Association and the Association shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless from any loss occasioned by such litigation. Any unit member who pays an agency service fee may on request obtain a rebate of part of the agency service fee in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 150E, Section 12, and Association procedures.

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Section 1. Each employee who elects not to join or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay as a condition of employment, beginning thirty (30) days following the commencement of his/her employment, an agency service fee to the Union in an amount that is equal to the amount required to become and remain a member in good standing of the exclusive bargaining agent. Section 2. This Article shall not become operative until this Agreement has been formally executed, pursuant to a vote of a majority of all employees in that bargaining unit present and voting. Section 3. The Union shall reimburse the Employer for any expenses incurred as a result of being ordered to reinstate an employee terminated at the request of the Union for not paying the agency service fee. The Union will intervene in and defend any administrative or court litigation concerning the propriety of such termination for failure to pay the agency service fee. In such litigation, the Employer shall have no obligation to defend the termination. Section 4. Disputes between the parties concerning this Article shall be resolved in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. In the event such a dispute is submitted to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to order the Employer to pay such agency service fee on behalf of any employee. If the arbitrator decides that an employee has failed to pay or authorize the payment of the agency service fee in accordance with this Article, the only remedy shall be the termination of the employment of such employee if the employee continues to refuse to pay or authorize payment of the required agency service fee after having sufficient time to do so. Section 5. It is specifically agreed that the Employer assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Article, and the Union hereby agrees it will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any claims, actions or proceedings by an employee arising from the termination of an employee hereunder.

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Effective the thirtieth (30th) day following the beginning of employment or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, each member of the bargaining unit, who is not a member of the Union in good standing, shall be required as a condition of employment to pay a monthly agency service fee during the life of this Agreement to the Union in an amount equal to the cost of contract administration and negotiations. The Town may transmit collected agency fees the Union with and in the same manner as collected dues. The Union agrees to indemnify and save the Town harmless against all claims, suits or other forms of liability arising out of the deductions of such agency service fee from an employees’ pay or out of application of this Article. The Union agrees to assume full responsibility for the disposition of the monies so deducted once they have been turned over to the Treasurer of the Union, who shall provide such information to the Town Treasurer as may be required by said Town Treasurer under General Laws, Chapter 180, Section 17G. The Town will not make any retroactive adjustments or deductions for any missed agency fee payments. AFSCME will be responsible for resolving any over/under payment of agency fees by employees. In the event that an employee has not earned enough in a pay period to satisfy his or her agency fee obligation, the Union shall collect those fees directly, and the Town shall not be held responsible for collection of those fees. Written authorization by the employee must be furnished to the Town via the Union in order for any deductions to commence. This Article shall not apply to any employee who has authorized the Town Treasurer to deduct Union dues under the Dues Check-Off Article of this Agreement. No action by the Town shall be considered against any member of the bargaining unit for failure to meet his agency service fee obligation unless and until the Union certifies in writing to the Town said member of the bargaining unit has not met the obligation imposed by this Article. It is understood by the Town and the Union that deduction of the agency service fee shall be made by the Town through its Treasurer only during the existence of an executed agreement between the Town and the Union. The Union agrees to pay the cost of a proceeding to terminate employment as a result of this Article. The agency fee must be a fixed dollar amount that can be divided equally into the month’s two bi-weekly deductions and must be the same...

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. An employee who within thirty (30) days after initial employment fails to become a Union member or whose membership is terminated or who resigns from membership shall be required as a condition of employment to pay an agency service fee as required by Connecticut General Statutes Section 5-280, not to exceed the dues payable to the Union.

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Effective September 1, 1993, any administrator employed by the BSC shall be subject to an agency service fee unless said administrator is or becomes a members of the BEU. The fee shall equal the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration except in no case shall the fee exceed the dues amount for the current membership year. Collection of agency service fees, including the collection of delinquent fees shall be solely the responsibility of the BEU, and the BSC shall not be obligated to take any action in regard to the employment of such delinquent employees. Administrators who fail to pay the fee shall not be subject to dismissal or suspension, but the BEU may pursue payment through whatever legal means it deems appropriate. The BEU agrees to set the amount of the agency service fee and to administer procedures relating to the fees in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Effective with the first pay period in September 2010, the BSC agrees to deduct the agency service fee from the paychecks of employees who authorize such deductions and to forward such fees to the recipient designated by the BEU. (The parties agree to use the attached voluntary authorization form.) The BSC will provide the new employees with the agreed upon authorization form. Completed forms will be available to the BEU in the payroll office.

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Section 1. Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 150E, Section 12, it shall be a condition of employment that on or after the thirtieth (30th) day of employment in the bargaining unit, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, each and every member of the bargaining unit shall pay to the Association an agency service fee which shall be proportionally commensurate with the cost of collective bargaining and contract administration. The agency fee shall be deducted at each pay period. Section 2. In consideration of the School Committee’s agreement to an agency fee provision, the Association hereby agrees to indemnify the School Committee, its agents, officers, and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims, demands, suits, back pay, interest, or other forms of liability however denominated which may arise out of, or by reason of any action by the School Committee, its agents, officers, and employees in entering into or taken to enforce, or defend its enforcement of, said provision including discharge for nonpayment, including all legal fees, costs ,and damage awards incurred by the School Committee, its agents, officers, and employees. Section 3. No request to dismiss or suspend an employee for nonpayment of an agency service fee shall be honored so long as there is a dispute before the State Labor Relations Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction as to whether the exclusive bargaining agent has complied with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 150E, Section 12 and 456 CMR 17:00.

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. Effective with the first pay period of September 2010: Any paraprofessional who has been employed by the BSC for two or more years shall be subject to an agency service fee unless said paraprofessional is or becomes a member of the BEU. Effective with the first pay period in September 2010, any paraprofessional shall be subject to an agency service fee unless said paraprofessional is or becomes a member of the BEU. The BEU agrees to set the amount of the agency service fee and to administer procedures relating to the fee in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The BSC shall not be obligated to take any action in regard to the collection of delinquent fees or to take action in regard to the employment of such delinquent employees. Paraprofessionals (as described above) who fail to pay the fee shall not be subject to dismissal or suspension, but the BEU may pursue payment through whatever legal means it deems appropriate. (The parties agree to use the attached voluntary authorization form.)

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. An employee covered by this Agreement who is not a member of the Union is required, as a condition of employment, to pay to the Union an amount equal to the regular dues, fees and assessments that a member is charged.

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. A. Subject to the terms and provisions of G.L. (Ter. Ed.) c 150E, s. 12 and regulations promulgated thereunder, the School Committee agrees to require as a condition of employment that all bargaining unit employees pay a service fee to the Association on or after the thirtieth (30th) day following the beginning of employment or the date of the signing of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, whichever is later. The amount of the service fee shall be equal to the amount required to become a member and remain a member in good standing in the Association. Resignation from the Association or failure to maintain good standing as an Association member shall require the employee to pay the service fee. B. If an employee does not pay a valid service fee after the bargaining agent has made a written demand to the employee for payment of such fee, the School Committee shall be required to, subject to the statute and its regulations promulgated there under: suspend the employee without pay for a period not to exceed five (5) working days. If the fee is paid within the five (5) working day period, the employee will return to work the next day.

AGENCY SERVICE FEE. The Committee agrees to require (during the term of this Agreement) that all employees covered by this Agreement except those employees certified to the Committee by the Association as being members of the Association, as of the thirtieth (30th) day of such employment or the thirtieth (30th) day after the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, pay to the Association an agency service fee. This provision is contingent upon compliance by the Association with all of the requirements, including ratification requirements, set forth in the Massachusetts General Laws. The Association further agrees as a condition of this provision to admit to membership members of the bargaining unit who may apply for membership and to indemnify and save the School Committee harmless for any action it may take pursuant to this provision, including any claims made against it by any employee, or group of employees.