Common use of ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES Clause in Contracts

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES. Section 1. All applications for Association membership shall be submitted by the employee to the Association. All applications for membership or dues cancellation that the Department receives shall be promptly forwarded to the Association. Section 2. The Department shall deduct from the wages of employees in the bargaining unit who are members of the Association and who have authorized such deductions a sum equal to Association dues. The deduction shall begin on the first payroll period following such authorization. A listing of dues deducted by the Department for the previous month shall be forwarded to the Association by the third workday of each month with the dues check for the previous month. The listing shall include the employee's name (last, first, middle initial) and amount deducted. Section 3. The Department shall continue to deduct dues from employees as long as the employee remains on the payroll, except when the employee requests cancellation of the Association membership dues deduction in writing. Section 4. The Department shall reinstate the payroll deduction of Association dues upon return from leave without pay for those employees who were having dues deducted immediately before taking leave. Section 5. Dues for part-time employees shall be prorated. Section 6. The Association shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from and against any claims, demands, suits, losses, costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorney fees, incurred by the Employer as a result of action taken by the Employer in compliance with the terms and provisions of this Article.