Dues Checkoff

Section 1. The Association shall have the exclusive right to the checkoff and transmittal of Association dues or agency service fee on behalf of each employee.

Section 2. An employee may consent in writing to the authorization of the deduction of Association dues from his/her wages and to the designation of the Association as the recipient thereof. Such consent shall be in a form acceptable to the appointing authority and shall bear the signature of the employee. An employee may withdraw his/her Association dues checkoff authorization by giving at least sixty (60) days' notice in writing to the Association. The Association will then notify the appointing authority upon receipt of written notice from an individual employee to terminate his/her dues checkoff within twenty (20) working days of receipt of such notification. The foregoing notwithstanding, deduction of dues will automatically and immediately cease for an employee upon his or her departure from the bargaining unit. In the event that the employee is transferring to a non-bargaining unit University position, individual notification of such cessation shall be made to the Association and the employee. The Association hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the appointing authority harmless from any claims, actions or proceedings by an employee arising from the failure of the Association to transmit the dues deduction authorization by an employee as stated above.

Section 3. An employee may consent in writing to the authorization of the deduction of an agency service fee from his/her wages and to the designation of the Association as the recipient thereof. Such consent shall be in a form acceptable to the appointing authority and shall bear the signature of the employee. An employee may withdraw his/her agency service fee authorization by giving at least sixty (60) days' notice in writing to the Association. The Association will then notify the appointing authority upon receipt of written notice from an individual employee to terminate his/her agency service fee authorization within twenty (20) working days of receipt of such notification. The foregoing notwithstanding, deduction of an agency service fee will automatically and immediately cease for an employee upon his or her departure from the bargaining unit. In the event that the employee is transferring to a non-bargaining unit University position, individual notification of such cessation shall be made to the Association and the employee. The Association hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the appointing authority harmless from any claims, actions or proceedings by an employee arising from the failure of the Association to transmit the agency service fee deduction authorization by an employee as stated above.

Section 4. In the event of administrative error or other concerns involving the authorized deduction of Association dues or agency service fee from employees' wages, the parties shall expeditiously meet to attempt to correct the error or address the difficulties. This provision is not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure contained herein.

Section 5. The appointing authority shall deduct dues or an agency fee from the pay of employees who request such deduction in accordance with this Article and transmit such funds monthly in accordance with departmental policy as of July 1, 1977 to the Association Treasurer together with a list of employees whose dues or agency fees are transmitted and the amounts thereof. The appointing authority may require that the Treasurer of the Association has given to the Association a bond in a form approved by the appointing authority for the faithful performance of his/her duties, in a sum and with such surety or securities as are satisfactory to the appointing authority.