Common use of Council Security Clause in Contracts

Council Security. A. To assure that teachers covered by this Agreement are adequately represented by the Council, the District shall deduct from the pay of each teacher who was a member of the Council on March 14, 1974, and from the pay of each teacher who was and shall be thereafter hired by the District for the first time, a fair share fee, whether said newly hired teacher is or becomes a member of the Council or not. The amount of such fee shall be the amount of the dues in the United Teaching Profession (Southern Oregon Bargaining Council, Oregon Education Association and National Education Association). The District shall deduct one-tenth (1/10) of such fair share each month from the pay of each teacher who is not a member of the Council, beginning with the paycheck for the month of October. B. Any teacher, subject to paragraph A above, who has not requested payroll deductions of the fair share fee or who has not certified to the District that he/she has paid his/her dues directly to the Council, shall be subject to the payroll deduction herein provided. Such request for payroll deduction or certification of direct payment of dues shall be made by the fifteenth (15) day of October. C. The Council certifies that this agreement is formally executed pursuant to the approval of a majority of all teachers in the bargaining unit. D. Employees have the right to join the Council, but membership in the Council shall not be required as a condition of employment. The District will advise all newly employed personnel at the time of their employment of the identity of the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers.