Union Security and Union Representation Sample Clauses
The "Union Security and Union Representation" clause establishes the rights and obligations of both the employer and employees regarding union membership and representation in the workplace. Typically, this clause outlines whether employees are required to join the union, pay dues, or maintain membership as a condition of employment, and it specifies the union's role in representing employees in negotiations or disputes. Its core function is to ensure clear guidelines for union involvement, thereby promoting stable labor relations and protecting both parties' interests in collective bargaining processes.
Union Security and Union Representation. Section 1 Dues
A. Dues Deduction Each pay period, the City shall send to the Union a list of all employees in the bargaining unit including: each employee’s first name, middle initial, last name; employee identification number; employee hire date; employee job classification; employment status (ex: active or inactive); work status (ex: full time, part time); annual base salary amount; hourly rate; and salary step (if applicable). This information shall be sent in Excel format to ▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ within five (5) business days of each payday. Each pay period, the Union shall provide the city with an “authorized deduction report” which includes bargaining unit members who have authorized the deduction of Union dues, Committee on Political Education (COPE) and the deduction amounts. The City shall make the dues and other applicable deductions from the employees’ paychecks and remit such itemized deductions to the Union via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) within five (5) business days of each payday. The City shall also provide the breakdown of each amount remitted (i.e. Dues, COPE, Supplementary Benefits, etc.) in Excel format to ▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ within five (5) business days of each payday.
B. Committee on Political Education (COPE) Employees may make voluntary contributions to the Union’s registered political action committees. The city shall make the deduction of the voluntary contributions in the same manner as the dues deduction process. Every pay period the Union will notify the city with a list of employees and the appropriate deduction amount on the “authorized deduction report” of the employees who have signed an authorization for the COPE deduction. Employees may discontinue voluntary political deductions by providing notice of cancellation to the Union and the Union shall transmit such notice of cancellation to the City by the next full pay period cycle.
Union Security and Union Representation. Each of the employees covered by this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, be a member or shall apply for membership in the Union not later than the eighth (8th) day following the effective date of the Agreement or not later than the eighth (8th) day of his employment, whichever is later, and each fore-mentioned employee shall, as a condition of continued employment, remain a member of the Union in good standing to the extent authorized by the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947. The eight (8) day herein mentioned shall be accumulated employment for one or more employers within the bargaining unit.
Union Security and Union Representation