Fair Share Fee. The Board shall deduct from the pay of members of the bargaining unit who elect not to become or to remain members of the OAPSE/AFSCME, Local #434, a fair share for the Association’s representation of such non- members during the term of this contract. No non-member filing a timely demand shall be required to subsidize partisan political or ideological causes not germane to the Association’s work in the realm of collective bargaining. Notice of the amount of the annual and/or pro-rata fair share fee, which shall not be more than 100% of the unified dues of the Association, shall be transmitted by the Association to the Treasurer/CFO of the Board. The Board agrees to transmit all amounts deducted to the OAPSE State Treasurer. Payroll deduction of such fair share fees shall commence with the first payroll on or after January 15th of each school year. After the first year of employment, a fair share fee payer shall have the right to have the fair share fee paid over the same time frame as a bargaining unit member by giving written notice to the Treasurer/CFO by September 15th of each school year. The Treasurer/CFO of the Board shall, upon notification from the Association that a member has terminated membership, commence the deduction of the fair share fee with respect to the former member, and the amount of the fee yet to be deducted shall be the annual fair share fee less the amount previously paid. The Board further agrees to accompany each such transmittal with a list of the names of the bargaining unit members for whom all such fair share fee deductions were made, the period covered, and the amounts deducted for each. The Association represents to the Board that an internal rebate procedure has been established, and that a procedure for challenging the amount of the representation fee has been established and will be given to each member of the bargaining unit who does not join the Association and that such procedure and notice shall be in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and the Constitution of the United States and the State of Ohio. Upon timely demand, non-members may apply to the Association for an advance reduction/rebate of the fair share fee pursuant to the internal procedure adopted by the Association. The Association shall indemnify the Board for any cost, expense, or other liability that an employer might incur as a result of the implementation and enforcement of these provisions. The employer is required to give OAPSE/AFSC...
Fair Share Fee. Any teacher who is not a member of the Association may be required by the Association to contribute a fair share fee for services rendered as exclusive representative. The fair share fee for any teacher may not exceed an amount equal to the regular membership dues of the exclusive representative, less the cost of benefits financed through the dues and available only to members of the exclusive representative, but in no event shall the fee exceed 85% of the regular membership dues. The Association shall notify the business office, the Director of the Bureau of Mediation Services, and each teacher of the amount of the fair share fee, and shall certify that such fair share fee conforms to the requirements of the PELRA. A fair share fee deduction will be made for an individual teacher upon written notice by the Association to the business office that such teacher is not a member of the Association. The School Board will thereafter make deductions of the fair share fee from each paycheck occurring thirty (30) days or more subsequent to such written notice. The Association shall notify the business office in writing within ten (10) days after any teacher subject to a fair share fee deduction becomes a member of the Association, and no further fair share fee deductions for such teacher will thereafter be made. Any dispute as to the validity of the fair share fee deductions shall be solely between the Association and the individual teacher involved. The Association hereby warrants and covenants that it will defend, indemnify, and save the School Board harmless from any and all actions, suits, claims, damages, judgments and executions or other forms of liability, liquidated or unliquidated, which any person may have, or claim to have, now or in the future, arising out of or by reason of the deduction of the fair share fee provided herein.
Fair Share Fee. All members of the bargaining unit shall either become dues paying members of the Union or as a condition of continued employment, remit to the Union a fair share fee in an amount set by the Union, in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code Section 4117.09 (C). This amount shall be deducted from the wages of all such non-member employees on the same basis as the deductions made for dues from members of the Union. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any employee to become a member of the Union. Dues and fair share fees shall be paid by employees while on disability leave as provided in Article 47 and deducted from the benefits received.
Fair Share Fee. A. Payroll Deduction of Fair Share Fee – Board shall deduct from the pay of all members in the bargaining unit who elect not to become or to remain members of the M.E.A., a fair share fee for the Association’s representation of such non-members during the term of this Contract. No non-member filing a timely demand shall be required to subsidize partisan political or ideological causes not germane to the Association’s work in the realm of collective bargaining.
Fair Share Fee. For any period in which fair share fees are illegal, the provisions in Section 2 of Article 3 shall have no force and effect.
Fair Share Fee. The Board of Education, upon notification by the Association, shall check off fair share fees from the earnings of employees in the unit who are not members of the Association. Such fee shall be established and deducted in accordance with the provisions of PELRA.
Fair Share Fee. Any bargaining unit employee who has served sixty (60) days and who has not submitted a voluntary membership dues deduction authorization form to the Employer shall, within thirty (30) calendar days following the effective date of this Agreement as a condition of continuing employment, tender to the Union a representation service fee. The amount shall not exceed the dues paid by similarly situated members of the employee organization who are in the bargaining unit. The Union shall continue to provide an internal rebate procedure which provides for a rebate of expenditures in support of partisan politics or ideological causes not germane to the work of employee organizations in the realm of collective bargaining. When an employee enters the bargaining unit for any reason, the Employer shall notify the employee of this Article and provide the employee the appropriate deduction forms. Fair share fee deductions shall begin after sixty (60) days of service.
Fair Share Fee. All members of the bargaining unit shall either become dues paying members of the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, or as a condition of continued employment, remit to the Labor Council a fair share fee in an amount set by the Labor Council in accordance with the provision of the Ohio Revised Code, Section 4117.09(C). This amount shall be deducted from the wages of all such non-member employees on the same basis as the deductions made for dues from members of the Labor Council. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any employee to become a member of the Labor Council or a member of any Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police. Dues and fair share fees shall be paid by employees while on disability leave as provided in Article 43 and deducted from the benefits received.
Fair Share Fee. As a consequence of the decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, et al. (decided June 27, 2018), the City and the Lodge have agreed to remove prior provisions pertaining to the payment of fair share fees by non-members; and, the City and Lodge agree that fair share fees may no longer be deducted from non-members’ pay. The City and the Lodge agree further that, in the event there are changes in the law that permit the collection of fees or other financial support from non-members of the Lodge through payroll deduction, the Lodge and the City shall enter into good faith negotiations to address and permit the collection of such fees and/or financial support though payroll deduction.
Fair Share Fee. Any present employee who is not a member of the Union and all employees hired or entering the bargaining unit, after the effective date of this Agreement and who have not made application for membership shall, commencing sixty-one (61) days after appointment to a classification in the bargaining unit or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, so long as they remain non-members of the Union, pay to the Union each month their fair share of the cost of the collective bargaining process and Agreement administration measured by the amount of dues and other financial obligations uniformly required by members of the Union. Such fair share payments shall be deducted by the City from the earnings of such non-member employee(s) once each month, and paid to the Union in accordance with Section 3.1. The Treasurer of the Union shall certify to the City the amount that constitutes said fair share that shall not exceed the dues and financial obligations uniformly required by members of the Union. The Union agrees to comply with its legal obligations to fair share fee payers. Further, it is agreed that any dispute concerning the amount of the fair share fee and/or the responsibilities of the Union with respect to fair share fee payers shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure set forth in this Agreement.
