Common use of DUES CHECK-OFF Clause in Contracts

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies Section 1. The Employer agrees to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a deduct bi-weekly basisfrom the earnings of its employees who have signed individual authorization cards, supplied by the FOP, and to remit the same to the duly designated officer of the FOP, until such time as the employee resigns his/her membership in the FOP or otherwise revokes his/her dues deduction authorization in writing to the Employer and the FOP with 30 days' advance notice. Section 2. Such Should the dues deduction authorization form executed by any employee conflict with any state or federal law in any respect, the Employer shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed relieved from year to yearhonoring such authorization. B. Section 3. The amounts FOP agrees that there shall be no liability on the part of the Employer for the collection of any unpaid dues which may be due the FOP from any employee who, because of absence from work or termination of employment, has insufficient wages payable to him/her at the regular time the dues are to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails from which to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employmentsuch deduction. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union FOP shall indemnify and hold save the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, judgments, or any other forms of liability or expense, that shall arise out of may be incurred or necessitated by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes purpose of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under of the provisions of this Article. E. When Section 4. The Employer shall not be required to collect FOP dues in arrears. Any change in dues made by the FOP will be made effective after a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from thirty (30) day written notice by the Union that the employee owes back dues FOP’s Secretary/Treasurer or designee to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owedEmployer.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon During the presentation term of this Agreement, the Employer will deduct from each paycheck the required Union dues of each employee for whom there is a valid authorization. The amounts so deducted shall be forwarded to the appropriate address as provided by the Union on a monthly basis, provided that the Union shall submit any new written payroll deductions to the Employer at least ten (10) days prior to the next pay period. The Employer shall have the payroll deduction check to the appropriate address as provided by the Union within seven (7) days of the last pay day of each month. Along with the monthly submission of dues, a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of from whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union deductions were made shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly provided to the Union along Segment President and Segment Treasurer and a copy submitted with an itemized statement. C. the dues check transmission. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in at the end of the year give the Union by discriminating Treasurer a list of how much each employee paid out in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employmentUnion dues the previous year. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify indemnify, defend and hold save the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any and other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of in complying with any listand administering the provisions of this Section. If an improper deduction is made, noticefor whatever reason, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues shall refund any such amount directly to the Union, the affected employee. The Employer shall deduct not be obligated to make deductions of any kind from any employee, who, during the pay period in which dues are deducted from the employee's next paycheck , shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to equal the full amount deduction. The Employer agrees to furnish the Union each month with the name, address, date of back dues owedhire and classification of each newly hired bargaining unit employee.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies The Employer agrees to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a deduct bi-weekly basisfrom the earnings of its employees who have signed individual authorization cards, supplied by the Lakeland Professional Firefighters ("LPF"), and to remit the same to the duly designated officer of the LPF, until such time as the employee resigns his/her membership in the LPF or otherwise revokes his/her dues deduction authorization in writing to the Employer and the LPF with 30 days’ advance notice. Such Should the dues deduction authorization form executed by any employee conflict with any state or federal law in any respect, the Employer shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed relieved from year honoring such authorization. The LPF agrees that there shall be no liability on the part of the Employer for the collection of any unpaid dues which may be due the LPF from any employee who, because of absence from work or termination of employment, has insufficient wages payable to year. B. The amounts him/her at the regular time the dues are to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails from which to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employmentsuch deduction. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union LPF shall indemnify and hold save the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, judgments, or any other forms of liability or expense, that shall arise out of may be incurred or necessitated by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes purpose of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under of the provisions of this Article. E. When . The LPF agrees to pay the Employer $150.00 for the initial set up of check- off and $0.30 per deduction per employee bi-weekly for this service. The Employer shall not be required to collect LPF dues in arrears. Any change in dues made by the LPF will be made effective after a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from thirty (30) day written notice by the Union that the employee owes back dues LPF’s Secretary/Treasurer or designee to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owedEmployer.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation by The Employer will deduct monthly membership dues or fees payable to the Union upon receipt, which should be no longer than twenty-one (21) days after receipt of a list of the voluntary written individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted form from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails The Union agrees to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly communicate any future changes in membership dues or fees payable to the Union along with to the Director of Human Resources by certified letter or email. In the event an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer employee's pay is insufficient for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns deduction to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Unionbe taken, the Employer shall will deduct the amount from the employee's next paycheck regular pay where the full amount earned is sufficient. Revocation of back union membership does not revoke union dues owed.authorization, which may only be revoked as set forth below. The Employer’s obligations to make deductions shall terminate automatically upon termination of employment, lay off from work, unpaid leave of absence or transfer of an employee to a job classification outside the bargaining unit. Any voluntary dues checkoff authorization shall be governed the terms set forth on the card regardless of an employee’s withdrawal from Union membership. The Employer will honor the terms of the card. The Employer is acting solely in a ministerial function. Copies of employee’s dues checkoff authorization cards are available from the Union upon request. Employees who are recalled from temporary or seasonal layoff or returning from unpaid leave of absence shall resume payroll deduction of membership, commencing the first pay period of work. 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

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such Bargaining unit employees who want to change their dues or service fee authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to yearcontact the Union President or designee. The Union will notify the Employer whenever a bargaining unit employee changes their membership status. B. Union dues and service fees shall be set by the Union. These amounts may be subject to change each year of this Agreement as a result of notice given by the Union to the Employer at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the change. C. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. D. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. 1. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. 2. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims arising from actions taken by the Union with regard to the collection of dues or agency service fees or the resolution of disputes concerning dues or agency service fees. F. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly bi‐weekly basis. Such Bargaining unit employees who want to change their dues or service fee authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to yearcontact the Union President or designee. The Union will notify the Employer whenever a bargaining unit employee changes their membership status. B. Union dues and service fees shall be set by the Union. These amounts may be subject to change each year of this Agreement as a result of notice given by the Union to the Employer at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the change. C. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. D. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. 1. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. 2. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims arising from actions taken by the Union with regard to the collection of dues or agency service fees or the resolution of disputes concerning dues or agency service fees. F. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay non‐pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. Union dues and service fees shall be set by the Union. These amounts may be subject to change each year of this Agreement as a result of notice given by the Union to the Employer at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the change. C. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. D. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. 1. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. 2. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims arising from actions taken by the Union with regard to the collection of dues or agency service fees or the resolution of disputes concerning dues or agency service fees. F. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon The Board will make Union Dues payroll deductions upon written request by the presentation employee on the form provided by the Union. Any form authorizing a deduction of fair share fees must contain an acknowledgment by the employee that they understand that the payment of such fees is not legally mandatory and that the election to pay fair share fees is voluntary and freely given without coercion on the part of the Union or its members. This form will be provided to the Board by the Union. The Board shall honor employees’ individually authorized deduction forms and shall make such deductions in the amount certified by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction dues, assessments, or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union fees. Authorized deductions shall be entitled to have irrevocable except in accordance with the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basisterms under which an employee voluntarily authorized said deductions. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer Dues revocations are processed by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever In the Union notifies event that an employee revokes his or her dues in accordance with the Employer to begin deducting terms in which he or she authorized the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this perioddeduction, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct employer after the errorclose of the revocation window. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall This request must be remitted made at least monthly ten (10) calendar days prior to the first deduction. The District agrees to remit these dues and/or fees to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives twice each month that dues/fees are deducted. A list of employees for whom deductions have been made and the amount of each deduction shall not encourage or discourage membership accompany the first remission. Any changes in personnel from the list previously furnished shall be submitted to the Union by discriminating in hiringwithin ten (10) working days. If the Board shall comply with the foregoing, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The the Union shall indemnify defend and hold the Employer Board harmless against any and for all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Articlesuch actions. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon (a) The employer agrees to deduct from the presentation by the Union wages of any employee, who is a list member of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union, all Union certifies to have on file membership dues and initiation fees uniformly required, if any, as provided in a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly in accordance with the standard form provided by the union, used by the Employer, and executed by the employee. Employees who work, or are scheduled to work more than half of the work days in a month shall be required to pay the full monthly dues. The written authorization for Union dues deduction shall remain in full force and effect during the period of the contract and may be revoked only by written notice given during the thirty days immediately prior to the expiration of this contract. The termination must be given to both the Employer and the Union. (b) Dues and initiation fees will be authorized, levied and certified in accordance with the Constitution and By-laws of the local union. Each employee and the Union shall be entitled hereby authorize the Employer to have rely upon and to honor certifications by the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a biSecretary-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The Treasurer of the local union, regarding the amounts to be deducted shall be certified and the legality of the adopting action specifying such amounts of Union dues and/or initiation fees. (c) The employer agrees to provide this service without charge to the Employer Union. (d) The Union assumes full responsibility for the validity and legality of such employees deductions as are made by the Treasurer Employer pursuant to this Article and further agrees to indemnify and save the Employer harmless by virtue of such collections and payments to the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. (e) The Union shall indemnify and hold save the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of of, or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of in complying with any list, notice, form, cardthe Article, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and in reliance upon appropriate certification from claims by the Union that an Employee must be discharged because he is not a member of the Union in good standing. (f) The Employer also agrees that upon hiring any new employee owes back dues who is covered by this agreement to send a written memo advising the Union, Chapter President of the Employer shall deduct from name and date of hire of the new employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon receipt of a written authorization of an employee which complies with the presentation requirements of State and Federal law, the Employer shall deduct the periodic dues, uniform assessments, and initiation and/or reinstatement fees required from each employee as a condition of acquiring or retaining Union membership. The Union shall certify to the Employer in writing each month a list of its members working for the Employer who have furnished to the Employer such written authorization, together with an itemized statement of dues owed and to be deducted for that month from the pay of such member. The Employer shall add to the list submitted by the Union the names of a all regular new employees hired since the last list was submitted and delete the names of employees who are no longer employed. Such deductions shall be made equally from the first two bi -weekly payments of wages each month, beginning with the employee's second month of employment, and shall be promptly sent to the Union by the fifteenth of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom following month. If an error occurs and properly payable dues are not deducted, they shall be deducted the following month. The Employer also agrees to deduct and remit to the Union certifies political check -off contributions to have on file a D. R. I.V.E. upon written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the an employee. Where an employee, who is on the check-off list, is not on the payroll during the pay period in which the deduction is to be made or has no earnings or insufficient earnings during that pay period, or is on a leave of absence, the employee must make arrangements with the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies and/or the Employer to begin deducting the pay such dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notificationin advance. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall defend, with counsel of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s selection, indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, suits or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of of, or result by reason of of, action taken or not taken by the Company in reliance upon signed authorization cards furnished to the Employer by the Union or for the purposes purpose of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under of the provisions of this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation 5.01 The Employer agrees to deduct union dues and initiation or service fees (for employees electing not to become union members), each as designated by the Union International Secretary-Treasurer, from wages of a list of employees, who voluntarily execute and provide the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file Employer with a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basismake such deductions. Such The written authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to irrevocable for a period of not more than one (1) year. B. The amounts to be deducted , or beyond the termination date of this Agreement, whichever occurs sooner. Deductions shall be certified to made from the Employer by employee's wages the Treasurer first (1st) pay period of the Unionmonth in which the payment is due. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union Withheld amounts will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly forwarded to the Union along together with an itemized statementa record of the amount and those for whom deductions have been made. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. 5.02 The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, suits or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of of, or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes purpose of complying with any of the provisions of Article V., Dues Check Off, or in reliance on any list, notice, form, card, notice or assignment furnished under this Articleany such provisions. E. When a bargaining unit 5.03 Any refunds due an employee returns because of duplicate or incorrect payment to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that will be refunded to the employee owes back by the Union. 5.04 Where an employee has insufficient earnings for the complete deduction in the pay period agreed upon, no deduction of any amount shall be made. In other cases, where the Union informs the Employer in writing of the omission of a properly authorized deduction, the deduction shall be made in the next month's pay period. 5.05 The provisions of this Article shall be effective in accordance and consistent with applicable provisions of federal and state law. 5.06 All the Employer's obligation under this Article of the Agreement to deduct dues or fees and to forward dues/fees to the Union, Union shall end upon the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount expiration of back dues owedthis Agreement.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon Section 5.1 The City agrees to deduct from the presentation paycheck of each employee who has signed an authorized payroll deduction card a sum certified by the secretary or other authorized official of Local 2405 which are Union dues. Deductions will be made from the payroll check and total dues will be delivered monthly to the treasurer of Local 2405. Section 5.2 The City shall not make dues deductions for those periods during which the employee has no earnings or in those periods in which the employee's earnings shall be less than the amount authorized for deduction. In the event the employee has missed dues deductions, they shall be taken once the employee has returned to pay status. Section 5.3 The Employer agrees to deduct from the wages of any Employee who is a list member of the individual employees covered by this Agreement Union a PEOPLE deduction as provided for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file in a written authorization. Such authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly must be executed by the employee, Employee and may be revoked by the Union shall be entitled Employee at any time by giving written notice to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to both the Employer by the Treasurer of and the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the The Employer agrees to begin deducting the dues of remit any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following made pursuant to this provision promptly to the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. Section 5.4 The Union shall agrees to indemnify and hold save the Employer City harmless against any and all claims, demands, suitssuits or proceedings arising out of, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of of, any action taken or not taken by the Employer for City in reliance upon the purposes check off provisions of complying with this Agreement or on the correctness of any listdues deduction authorization furnished by the Union to the City. The City shall call upon the Union to defend any suits or proceedings arising out of the foregoing indemnity and the Union shall promptly defend such suits or proceedings, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns without cost to work from a non-pay statusthe City, and upon appropriate certification from in the event the Union that fails to defend such suits or proceedings, the employee owes back dues City shall undertake such defense and all costs thereof shall be charged to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon the presentation receipt by the Union Borough of a list of the individual employees voluntary written authorization and assignment by a member covered by this Agreement for each of whom in the form agreed upon between the Borough and the Union certifies and consistent with applicable State Law, and which shall call for deduction from the wages of such member of monies for payment to have on file the Union of his membership dues (and initiation fee if a written authorization for new member) which shall be uniform, the Borough thereafter will deduct from the first pay each month of each such member, during the full term of this Agreement and any extension or renewal thereof and periodic Union dues deduction or service (and initiation fee deduction duly executed by if a new member). The Borough will promptly remit monthly any and all amounts so deducted to the employeeSecretary-Treasurer of the Union at its office address: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Union, New Jersey 07083, provided the Union shall previously have notified the Borough of the amount of dues and initiation fee to be entitled deducted and shall have furnished the Borough with the signed voluntary written assignment of each member whose dues and/or initiation fee are to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to yeardeducted. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify and hold save harmless the Employer harmless Borough against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for Borough in reliance upon signed authorization cards furnished to the purposes Borough by the Union and in compliance with the provisions of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When C. The Borough may suspend or terminate the deduction of provisions of the contract where prompt and corrective action is not taken after notice by the Borough to the business agent of the Union in the event of a violation of the foregoing provisions of Article 16, above, relative to strikes or work stoppages. D. In the event any member of the bargaining unit employee returns chooses not to work from become a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to member of the Union, said employee shall pay a representation fee to the Employer shall deduct from Union in accordance with Chapter 477 P.L. 1979, after July 1, 1986 and after the signing of a withholding authorization card by said employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. ‌ Upon the presentation by receipt from the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written dues authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employeecards, the Union shall be entitled Company will make available check off authorization cards to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted covered new hires at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions time of employment. The Union releases the company from any and all liability and responsibility for the distribution and/or collection of such authorization cards to the new employees. Upon receipt of a written authorization from an employee, the Employer shall, pursuant to such authorization, ensure that said deductions shall be made on per-pay period bases and forwarded to the Union on a monthly basis thereafter. Upon transmittal of said funds, the Employer’s obligation and responsibility shall cease with respect to such deductions, including any obligation and responsibility to correct any errors prior to transmittal. The Company shall remit any and all amounts so deducted to the International Union Secretary-Treasurer along with a list of all employees from whom dues, fees or assessments were deducted., in amounts designated by the Union, its agentsas well as provide the amount transmitted for each Employee, representatives including the hours and persons who work for it earnings used in the calculation of such amount. All deductions shall not restrainbe transmitted to the following address: United Steelworkers International Secretary-Treasurer ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, coerce▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ The Union, or interfere and each employee authorizing the assignment of his/her wages in accordance with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify this section, hereby undertake and agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Employer harmless against any and from all claims, demands, suits, or any suits and other forms of liability liability, including Employer’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, that shall arise out of may be made against or incurred by it from or by reason of any action taken or not taken inaction by Employer in carrying out the provisions of this section. The Employer shall be relieved from making such "check-off" deductions upon (a) termination of employment, or (b) transfer to a job other than one covered by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, cardbargaining unit, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit (c) layoff from work, or (d) an agreed leave of absence, or (e) revocation of the check-off authorization in accordance with its terms or with applicable law. Notwithstanding (a), (b), (c), and (d) above, upon the return of an employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from any of the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Unionforegoing enumerated absences, the Employer will immediately resume the obligation of making said deductions, except those deductions for terminated employees shall deduct from be governed by paragraph 1 hereof. The Union agrees to send a letter, signed by a duly authorized officer of the employee's next paycheck Union and bearing its official letterhead, to the Company’s Payroll Office with a copy to the Company’s West Division Human Resources Director, advising the Company as to method of calculation of monthly union dues for its members, as established under the Union’s constitution and by-laws, and advising Company of the correct post office address, and designating the full amount and correct title of back the and the Office thereof to which all future dues oweddeduction payments are to be made. Any changes to dues, initiation fees, and or lawful assessments shall be requested a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days in advance by the Union. The Union, in conjunction with their request, shall complete the Employer’s Dues Changes and Processing Sheet (Attachment B ) and submit it along with two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) administrative processing fee.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon SECTION 1. The TOWN agrees to deduct from the presentation paycheck of each employee who has signed an authorized payroll deduction card a sum certified by the Union of a list secretary or other authorized official of the individual UNION, as UNION dues. Deduction will be made from the payroll periodically as specified on the card and total dues shall be delivered to the person and place designated by an authorized official of Local 1303. Each deduction shall be made from the first payroll of each month except when the employee is not on the payroll for that period. The TOWN shall not be responsible for deducting any member's dues if he/she is not on the payroll during the specific deduction payroll period. SECTION 2. All employees covered by this Agreement who are members of the UNION in good standing at the time this Agreement becomes effective and all employees who thereafter become members during the term of this Agreement, including any newly hired employees, shall, as a condition of continued employment, maintain, their membership, in the UNION for each the duration of whom this Agreement by offering to pay regular monthly dues and other fees levied against all members. Any new employee hired after this Agreement becomes effective, upon satisfactory completion of his/her probationary period, shall as a condition of continued employment, become a member of the Union certifies UNION and pay the regular monthly dues, or in lieu thereof pay to have on file the UNION a written authorization monthly service fee. The UNION agrees to save the TOWN harmless for dues deduction any loss, damage or expense arising from the application of the provision of this section requiring non-members of the UNION to pay the service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on as a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions condition of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon ‌ The Board will make Union Dues payroll deductions upon written request by the presentation employee on the form provided by the Union. Any form authorizing a deduction of fair share fees must contain an acknowledgment by the employee that they understand that the payment of such fees is not legally mandatory and that the election to pay fair share fees is voluntary and freely given without coercion on the part of the Union or its members. This form will be provided to the Board by the Union. The Board shall honor employees’ individually authorized deduction forms and shall make‌ such deductions in the amount certified by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction dues, assessments, or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union fees. Authorized deductions shall be entitled to have irrevocable except in accordance with the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basisterms under which an employee voluntarily authorized said deductions. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer Dues revocations are processed by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever In the Union notifies event that an employee revokes his or her dues in accordance with the Employer to begin deducting terms in which he or she authorized the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this perioddeduction, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct employer after the errorclose of the revocation window. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall This request must be remitted made at least monthly ten (10) calendar days prior to the first deduction. The District agrees to remit these dues and/or fees to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives twice each month that dues/fees are deducted. A list of employees for whom deductions have been made and the amount of each deduction shall not encourage or discourage membership accompany the first remission. Any changes in personnel from the list previously furnished shall be submitted to the Union by discriminating in hiringwithin ten (10) working days.‌ If the Board shall comply with the foregoing, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The the Union shall indemnify defend and hold the Employer Board harmless against any and for all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.such actions.‌

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon (a) The Company agrees to deduct Union dues and initiation fees (if due and owing) from the presentation wages of each employee who voluntarily provide the Company with a written authorization which shall not be irrevocable for a period of more than one (1) year, or beyond the termination date of this Agreement, whichever occurs sooner. Such deduction will be made by the Company from the wages of the employees during each calendar month and will be transmitted to the Union, not later than the 15th day of the following month. In the event that no wages are due the employee, or that they are insufficient to cover the required deduction, the necessary deduction shall be made from the employee’s wages in the immediate following month. Said amount will thereupon be transmitted to the Union not later than the 15th day of the following month. Together with the transmittal of deductions referred to above, the Company shall furnish the Union with a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the deductions were made. The Union certifies agrees to refund promptly any dues found to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees been improperly deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly transmitted to the Union along and to furnish the Company with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions a record of employmentsuch refund. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall union agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer Company harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, or cost, legal expenses, and any other forms of liability that shall arise out brought or issued against the Company as a result of or by reason of any action taken or not taken by the Employer Company for the purposes purpose of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under of the provisions of this Articlesection. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns (b) The Company will collect and forward membership application forms for new hires on behalf of the Union. (c) The Company will deduct contributions to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification the UFCW Active Ballot Club from the Union that wages of any employee who voluntarily provides the employee owes back dues Company with a written authorization. The Company will send all such deductions to the Union, . The Company is not responsible for the Employer shall deduct from management or administration of the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owedClub or decisions on Club expenditures.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon Any employee within the presentation Bargaining Unit, who elects to join the Union, may have union dues checked-off his pay, provided authorization is furnished to the University by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have properly completing and signing the dues or service fees deducted check-off card in the form set forth on the last page of this Agreement. (Attachment II) The University will deduct union dues from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be the current month, as certified to the Employer University by the Treasurer Union, from one pay period each month, as designated by the University and shall promptly remit the same to the designated officer of the Union. Whenever If an employee received no pay on the Union notifies day scheduled for deduction, the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to University will make the deduction within this periodany time during the month in which the employee does receive pay. In the event that an employee does not receive a pay during a particular month, the Union will notify University shall make the Employer who shall immediately correct deduction the errorfollowing month for the union dues for the current and preceding months unless instructed otherwise by the Union. Aggregate deductions of all employees Individual authorization shall be remitted at least monthly filed with the University by the Union and shall continue in effect unless revoked in writing by the individual employee. This revocation shall not be effective until thirty (30) days before the expiration of this Agreement. Any such revocation notice shall be presented to the University payroll office and a copy of the notice shall be sent to the Local President and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8. The Union agrees that there shall be no liability on the part of the University for the collection of any unpaid dues, which may be due to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer from any employee, who because of absence from work or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in termination of employment has no wages payable to him/her at the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employmentregular time for dues. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify and hold save the Employer University harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, suits or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken by the University, or not taken by the Employer University, in reliance upon any certified list furnished to the UNIVERSITY by the UNION, or dues check-off authorization cards furnished to the University by the Union, or by the employee; or for the purposes purpose of complying with any list, notice, form, card, provisions of this Article on dues check-off. There shall be no interference or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from intimidation by the University or the Union that or by any of its members or representatives with the employee owes back dues rights of employees to join or continue as members of the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owedunion.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon The Employer shall deduct Union membership dues on each pay period from the presentation gross earnings of each member of the Union working for the Employer. Such funds deducted by the Union of a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom Employer will be held in trust and shall be remitted to the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for no later than the 10th day of each month following. Membership dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to members’ earnings in accordance with the schedule of dues rates furnished the Employer by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union. Whenever Members shall be required to sign an authorization for deduction by the Employer in the following form: To: a) The Company agrees to give every consideration that employees shall be granted leaves of absence without pay on the following basis: i) Requests for leaves of absence exceeding two weeks will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis, and must be submitted at least two months in advance. ii) An appropriate replacement, as judged by the Company, must be available. iii) Leaves are limited to a maximum term of four years. b) If an employee is elected or appointed to a position in the CEP national union or CLC, or CEP Local union or any organization with which the CEP is affiliated, he/she shall be given a leave of absence upon request and shall be reinstated in the same or a comparable position when the leave expires. c) A leave of absence upon 30 days written notice shall be granted to employees elected or appointed delegates to conventions of the CEP, CLC, or any organization with which the CEP is affiliated or as a delegate to special meetings called by the CEP or a branch thereof or by an organization with which the CEP is affiliated. d) A leave of absence without pay will be granted to an employee who requests such leave for the purpose of becoming a candidate for a public office or for a political party. If an employee who is granted leave of absence for this purpose is successful in his/her bid for such position, their employment will be terminated. If the employee is unsuccessful, then he/she shall return to work within 30 days of the date of the election and be reinstated in the same or comparable position. Failure to return within 30 days will constitute notice of termination by the employee. His/her employment will be terminated on the 31st day. However leaves under subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section may be deducted in computing severance pay, vacations and statutory holiday pay. Vacation credits and statutory holiday pay will not be earned by employees while on such leaves. I hereby assign to the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 2000, and authorize you to deduct on each pay period from any earnings as your employee, and hold in trust an amount equal to all Union dues levied against be by the Union notifies for each dues month following the Employer date of this assignment. I hereby authorize and request you to begin deducting remit the dues amount deducted and held in trust to the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of any bargaining unit employeeCanada, said deductions shall begin Local 2000, no later than the second paycheck 10th of each month following. Both parties agree that the sports reporter and photographer may be required to work a Sunday shift at straight time rates of pay. It is agreed that editorial and/or production employees may, at their request, and with the company’s approval, move to a flexible shift consisting of four nine hour days or five 7.5 hour days. The employee may also, with one month’s notice, move back to a five-day week (in editorial) or a four-day week (in production) at any time. A request for flextime will not be unreasonably denied. Both parties agree that those individuals receiving wages over and above the rates included in this agreement, shall continue to receive their merit pay over and above the published rates included herein and that the overall percentage wage increases, as negotiated on renewal of the collective agreement shall be applied to both their grid rate and their merit pay. Merit pay is defined as paid on a weekly or bi-weekly basis which is consistent throughout the year. Incentive pay is based on quarterly, semi-annually or annually defined targets and is not covered by this clause. 1. Contributions to be made on a monthly basis. 2. Employees permitted to withdraw RRSP funds for home purchases without penalty. 3. The Company agrees to include any improvements to the RRSP program made during the term of this collective agreement available to all employees. The Company and the Union recognize the need to encourage and assist employees in improving their job skills and developing their abilities through education and training. Employees who, with prior approval of the publisher (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) enroll in job-related training on their own time shall have the costs of the course reimbursed by the Company to a maximum of one course per calendar year on the following basis: 50% of the Union's notificationfee will be paid on enrollment and the additional 50% shall be paid on completion and passing of the course. If This training shall be in addition to the Employer fails Company’s regular training budget and will not prejudice employees from participating in other training programs and seminars already provided by the Company. Job sharing proposals shall be considered on an individual basis in consultation with the union with an understanding there must be mutual agreement between the publisher, union and employees involved. Both parties agree that advertorial copy and advertising containing advertorial copy must appear to make be distinctly different from regular news copy. To facilitate this, advertorial copy shall use different type faces and point sizes than the deduction within this periodpaper’s normal editorial style. Furthermore, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees advertorial copy shall be remitted boxed, clearly marked as advertorial at least monthly to the top and not use any elements of style (i.e. kickers, lead-ins, etc.) normally used in the newspaper’s editorial copy. Dated this.........................day of .............................. 20.... .................................................................................... For the Company .................................................................................... For the Union along The parties agree that the Company will provide orientation training for all new employees. Such training to include orientation with the person’s shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. It is further agreed that during this training period the new employee may work with a mentor when appropriate. New employees will be encouraged to confer with their mentor and or shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on an itemized statement. C. as-needed basis. Mentor is defined as a manager or supervisor. The Employer or its agents or representatives parties agree that the Company will provide appropriate education and training for all complaint officers, supervisors, managers and shop stewards regarding personal harassment in the workplace and that this training will commence no later than two months after ratification of this collective agreement and that the training will be completed no later than 12 months after the ratification of this agreement. It is understood that said training shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rightsexceed one day per person. D. The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon The Employer agrees to deduct union dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the presentation wages of employees in the bargaining unit who provide the Employer with voluntary, written authorization which shall not be revocable for a period of more than one (1) year, or beyond the termination date of this Agreement, whichever occurs sooner. Such deduction shall be made by the Employer from the wages of employees so authoring twice each calendar month and shall be transmitted to the Union no later than fourteen (14) days after the deduction. In the event that no wages are due the employee, or that they are insufficient to cover the desired deduction, the deduction shall nevertheless be made from the wages of adequate amount next due the employee shall thereupon be transmitted to the Union. Together with the transmittal of deductions referred to above, the Employer shall furnish the Union with a list of the individual employees covered by this Agreement for each of whom the deductions were made. The Union certifies shall refund promptly any dues found to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees been improperly deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly transmitted to the Union along and shall furnish the Employer with an itemized statement. C. a record of such refund, upon request by the Employer. The Employer assumes no obligation, financial or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in otherwise, arising out of any provisions of this Article, and the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employment. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for hereby agrees it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against from any and all claims, demands, suits, actions or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of or proceedings by reason of action taken or not taken an employee arising from deductions required by the Union and made by the Employer for hereunder, including the purposes cost of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from defending against such. Once the Union that the employee owes back dues funds are remitted to the Union, their disposition thereafter shall be the sole exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union. The Employer shall deduct from agrees under the employee's next paycheck contract requirements above to provide a new employee with a Union Membership Application and Dues Authorization at the full amount time of back dues owedhire. The Employer agrees to collect complete membership applications and forward them to the Union on a monthly basis.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon The Authority agrees to deduct from the presentation by the Union salaries of a list of the individual its employees covered by this Agreement for each Agreement, dues which said employees individually and voluntarily authorize the Authority to deduct. All such deductions will be made in compliance with applicable law. B. If, during the life of whom this Agreement, there should be any change in the Union certifies to have on file a written authorization for dues deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employeerate of membership dues, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified furnish to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly Authority written notice thirty (30) days prior to the Union along with an itemized statementeffective date of such change. C. The Employer or Union will provide the necessary “check-off authorization” form and will secure the signatures of its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in members on the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employmentforms and deliver the signed forms to the Authority. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall indemnify indemnify, defend and hold save the Employer Authority harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, suits or any other forms of liability that shall arise out of of, or by reason of of, action taken or not taken by the Employer for Authority in reliance upon the purposes salary deduction authorization forms submitted by the Union to the Authority. It is specifically agreed that the Authority assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished under the provisions of this Article. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from . Once the Union that the employee owes back dues funds are remitted to the Union, their disposition shall be the Employer sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Union. D. Payroll deductions of Union dues under the properly executed authorization for payroll deduction of Union dues form, shall deduct from become effective on the month following the time the form is signed by the employee's next paycheck , and shall be deducted and paid to the full amount Union at least once each month. E. The Authority shall be relieved from making such “check-off” deductions upon (a) termination of back employment, or (b) transfer to a job other than one covered by F. The Authority shall not be obliged to make dues oweddeductions of any kind from any employee who, during any dues month involved, shall have failed to receive sufficient wages to equal the dues deductions.

DUES CHECK-OFF. A. Upon receipt of a specified written check-off authorization form from any Bargaining Unit Member, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to deduct from each pay period the presentation by applicable monthly dues payment that the Union indicates is required for obtaining and maintaining membership in the Union from the pay of each Bargaining Unit Member and shall remit the same to the Union on or before the last day of each month during which this Agreement remains in effect. The Union shall advise ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in writing and in a list timely manner of the individual employees amount of any deduction required by this paragraph. Membership shall continue from year to year unless properly revoked. Each employee covered by this Agreement for each shall, as a condition of whom employment, become and remain a member of the Union certifies or, in the alternative, pay a monthly fee to have on file the Union equal to the amount of monthly dues and fees, not later than the thirtieth calendar day following his/her date of employment or the date of execution of this Agreement, whichever is later. Nothing herein requires a Bargaining Unit Member to pay dues in a manner that is violation of the law. No deductions pursuant to this section shall be made which are prohibited by applicable law. Any dues deductions under this Agreement shall comply with the requirements of the Section 302(c)(4) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended and no deduction shall be made except pursuant to a written authorization for dues from each employee on whose account such deduction or service fee deduction duly executed by the employee, the Union shall be entitled to have the dues or service fees deducted from their paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Such authorization shall be non-revocable and automatically renewed from year to year. B. The amounts is to be deducted shall be certified to the Employer by the Treasurer of the Union. Whenever the Union notifies the Employer to begin deducting the dues of any bargaining unit employee, said deductions shall begin no later than the second paycheck following the Union's notification. If the Employer fails to make the deduction within this period, the Union will notify the Employer who shall immediately correct the error. Aggregate deductions of all employees shall be remitted at least monthly to the Union along with an itemized statement. C. The Employer or its agents or representatives shall not encourage or discourage membership in the Union by discriminating in hiring, tenure, wages, hours, or conditions of employmentmade. The Union, its agents, representatives and persons who work for it shall not restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights. D. The Union shall agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer Namaste harmless against from any and all claimsclaim, demandssuit, suitscause of action, or any other forms action with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s deduction of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purposes of complying with any list, notice, form, card, or assignment furnished union dues under this ArticleAgreement, including without limitation the administration of the dues check off and any act or action in connection therewith and such indemnity and agreement to hold Namaste harmless shall include timely payment of any of its costs and attorneys' fees. E. When a bargaining unit employee returns to work from a non-pay status, and upon appropriate certification from the Union that the employee owes back dues to the Union, the Employer shall deduct from the employee's next paycheck the full amount of back dues owed.