LOCAL 701 Agreement 2007-2010

ARTICLE VII    UNION SECURITY

Section 7.1.

All present employees who are members of the Union on the date of execution of this Agreement shall remain members of the Union as a condition of employment. All present employees who are not members of the Union and all employees who are hired hereafter shall become and remain members of the Union as a condition of their employment on and after the 30th day following the beginning of their employment or on and after the 30th day following the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is the later.

Section 7.2.

For the purposes of this Article, the obligation of any employee to become or remain a member of the Union shall be met upon the payment or tender of payment, of the initiation fees and dues uniformly required by the Union as a condition of membership.

Section 7.3.

The University agrees that it will not discriminate against, interfere with, restrain or coerce any employee because of membership in the Union. The Union agrees that it will not require of employees the payment, as a condition of becoming or remaining a member of the Union, of any fee which is excessive or discriminatory. The Union further agrees that its officers, members and agents will not engage in Union activity on the University's time (not including casual personal conversations between employees) or in such manner as to interfere with the efficient operations of the University.

Section 7.4. Checkoff.

On receipt of written authorization from any employee, the University agrees to deduct from his pay, a Union initiation fee and Union dues, in amounts designated from time to time by the Union in writing. Such authorization, to be effective, shall conform with the provisions of Section 302, National Labor Relations Act, as amended. Deductions shall be made from the pay of employees for the first pay period in the calendar month unless the amount of such pay is insufficient, in which event deductions shall be made from subsequent paychecks within such calendar month. The Union will provide an authorization form.

Section 7.5. Indemnification.

The Union shall indemnify and save the University harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or other liability which may arise out of, or by reason of, any action taken or not taken by the University for the purpose of complying with any of the provisions of this Article.