Common use of Monthly Dues Clause in Contracts

Monthly Dues. Section 3.1. The Employer will deduct regular monthly dues from the pay of bargaining unit members in an active pay status, who are members of the Union upon receipt of individually signed authorizations on a form which has been approved by the Employer. Section 3.2. The first such deduction will be made as soon as practical thereafter, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following receipt by the Employer of the dues deduction authorization. The Employer will provide the Union with a schedule of the deadline dates for submission of dues deduction authorizations. Dues deduction authorizations received in the Payroll Department prior to any deadline will be processed so as to provide the first dues deduction on the payday indicated on the schedule. Section 3.3. The Union shall indemnify the Employer against any and all claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Article. Section 3.4. Within sixty (60) days following the effective date of this Agreement, the Employer will furnish to the Union a list of the number of employees in each position of employment/classification in which the Union has bargaining unit members. An additional list will be furnished bi-annually during the term of this Agreement. The Employer will provide the Union, on an annual basis, a list of all bargaining unit members' names, work addresses, and hourly rates of pay. Section 3.5. When a bargaining unit member is taken off of active pay status and dues are not deducted, when a bargaining unit member returns to active pay status, the Employer shall reinstate dues deductions beginning with the date of return to work. Section 3.6. The Employer agrees that during the life of this Agreement, it will continue to provide the Local Union President with alphabetical and departmental dues deduction rosters each month. In addition, the Employer will provide a monthly list of individuals who have been deleted from the previous month’s dues deduction roster. The Employer shall process and forward dues deduction to the Union by the 15th of the month immediately following the month deductions are made from the employees' paychecks. Section 3.7. The Employer will deduct voluntary contributions to the CWA Committee on Political Education (COPE) from the pay of employees covered by this contract upon receipt from the Union of individual written authorization cards voluntarily executed by an employee provided that: A. An employee shall have the right to revoke such authorization by giving written notice to the Employer and the Union at any time and the authorization card shall state clearly on its face the right of an employee to revoke. B. The Employer’s obligation to make deductions shall terminate automatically upon receipt of revocation of authorization or upon termination of employment or transfer to a position/job classification outside the bargaining unit. C. The contribution amount shall be certified to the Employer by the Union. The Union shall provide the Employer with thirty (30) days advance notification of any change in the contribution amount. Contributions shall be transmitted to the Treasurer of COPE, CWA, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. This transmittal shall be accompanied by an alphabetical list of all employees for whom deductions have been made and the names of employees for whom deductions have been terminated. D. All COPE contributions shall be made as a deduction separate from the dues deductions.