Common use of Non-Members Clause in Contracts

Non-Members. 1) All current employees employed in the bargaining unit may decide to instead of becoming a member pay a service fee within thirty (30) calendar days of the effective date of this Agreement. 2) The payment of service fee is mandatory and is to be paid in accordance with the following procedures. The provisions regarding check off/dues deduction shall be suspended for non‐members until: a. The MEA has notified in writing the employee and the employer of the amounts for the current school year. The parties acknowledge that the amount of the fee charged to non‐members along with other required information may not be available and transmitted to non‐members until mid‐ school year (December, January or February). Consequently, the parties agree the procedures in this Article relating to the payment or non‐payment of the representation fee by non‐members shall be activated thirty (30) calendar days following the Association's notification to non‐members of the fee for that given school year. b. The employee has provided the employer with written authorization for applicable service fee amount (i.e. full service fee or altered service fee.) c. The employee can agree to pay the amount owed directly to the MEA. d. If the employee challenges the amount of the service fee, then such challenge shall take place in accordance with the Association's internal guidelines, entitled "Policy Regarding Objections to Political Ideological Expenditures" (see appendix B). That policy, and the administrative procedures (including the timetable for payment) pursuant thereto, applies only to non‐Association bargaining unit members. The remedies set forth in that policy shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures, including any administrative or judicial review thereof, shall have been availed of and exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting bargaining unit member concerning the application and interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement or any other administrative or judicial procedure. The Association shall notify the employer of any proposed changes in this policy that would impact the employer's obligations under this article. e. Once the service fee amounts are determined per section 2‐B 3.a or 2‐B 3.d., and the employee does not authorize deduction for the service fee amount or refuses to pay the MEA directly, then the employer agrees to deduct the amount set by the MEA in accordance with lawfully instituted procedures. Payroll deductions made pursuant to this provision shall be made in equal amounts, as nearly as may be, from the paychecks of each bargaining unit member. Moneys so deducted shall be remitted to the Association, or its designee, no later than twenty (20) days following deduction.

Non-Members. 1) All current employees employed in the bargaining unit may decide to instead of becoming a member pay a service fee within thirty (30) calendar days of the effective date of this Agreement. 2) The payment of service fee is mandatory and is to be paid in accordance with the following procedures. The provisions regarding check off/dues deduction shall be suspended for non‐members non-members until: a. The MEA has notified in writing the employee and the employer of the amounts for the current school year. The parties acknowledge that the amount of the fee charged to non‐members non-members along with other required information may not be available and transmitted to non‐members non-members until mid‐ mid school year (December, January or February). Consequently, the parties agree the procedures in this Article relating to the payment or non‐payment non- payment of the representation fee by non‐members non-members shall be activated thirty (30) calendar days following the Association's notification to non‐members non- members of the fee for that given school year. b. The employee has provided the employer with written authorization for applicable service fee amount (i.e. full service fee or altered service fee.) c. The employee can agree to pay the amount owed directly to the MEA. d. If the employee challenges the amount of the service fee, then such challenge shall take place in accordance with the Association's internal guidelines, entitled "Policy Regarding Objections to Political Ideological Expenditures" (see appendix B). That policy, and the administrative procedures (including the timetable for payment) pursuant thereto, applies only to non‐Association non-Association bargaining unit members. The remedies set forth in that policy shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures, including any administrative or judicial review thereof, shall have been availed of and exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting bargaining unit member concerning the application and interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement or any other administrative or judicial procedure. The Association shall notify the employer of any proposed changes in this policy that would impact the employer's obligations under this article. e. Once the service fee amounts are determined per section 2‐B 2-B 3.a or 2‐B 2-B 3.d., and the employee does not authorize deduction for the service fee amount or refuses to pay the MEA directly, then the employer agrees to deduct the amount set by the MEA in accordance with lawfully instituted procedures. Payroll deductions made pursuant to this provision shall be made in equal amounts, as nearly as may be, from the paychecks of each bargaining unit member. Moneys so deducted shall be remitted to the Association, or its designee, no later than twenty (20) days following deduction.

Non-Members. 1) All current employees employed in the bargaining unit may decide to instead of becoming a member pay a service fee within thirty (30) calendar days of the effective date of this Agreement. 2) The payment of service fee is mandatory and is to be paid in accordance with the following procedures. The provisions regarding check off/dues deduction shall be suspended for non‐members non-members until: a. The MEA has notified in writing the employee and the employer of the amounts for the current school year. The parties acknowledge that the amount of the fee charged to non‐members non-members along with other required information may not be available and transmitted to non‐members non-members until mid‐ mid school year (December, January or February). Consequently, the parties agree the procedures in this Article relating to the payment or non‐payment non-payment of the representation fee by non‐members non-members shall be activated thirty (30) calendar days following the Association's notification to non‐members non-members of the fee for that given school year. b. The employee has provided the employer with written authorization for applicable service fee amount (i.e. full service fee or altered service fee.) c. The employee can agree to pay the amount owed directly to the MEA. d. If the employee challenges the amount of the service fee, then such challenge shall take place in accordance with the Association's internal guidelines, entitled "Policy Regarding Objections to Political Ideological Expenditures" (see appendix B). That policy, and the administrative procedures (including the timetable for payment) pursuant thereto, applies only to non‐Association non-Association bargaining unit members. The remedies set forth in that policy shall be exclusive, and unless and until such procedures, including any administrative or judicial review thereof, shall have been availed of and exhausted, no dispute, claim or complaint by an objecting bargaining unit member concerning the application and interpretation of this Article shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure set forth in this Agreement or any other administrative or judicial procedure. The Association shall notify the employer of any proposed changes in this policy that would impact the employer's obligations under this article. e. Once the service fee amounts are determined per section 2‐B 2-B 3.a or 2‐B 2-B 3.d., and the employee does not authorize deduction for the service fee amount or refuses to pay the MEA directly, then the employer agrees to deduct the amount set by the MEA in accordance with lawfully instituted procedures. Payroll deductions made pursuant to this provision shall be made in equal amounts, as nearly as may be, from the paychecks of each bargaining unit member. Moneys so deducted shall be remitted to the Association, or its designee, no later than twenty (20) days following deduction.