- Upon receipt of authorization from an Employee, the Union will transmit notice of receipt of the authorization to the School and the School will, pursuant to such authorization, deduct from the wages or salary due the Employee in each pay period the regular dues set by the Union. The School will honor individual written authorizations for the deduction of Union dues in accordance with their terms; including authorizations stating that they are irrevocable until the following June 30 and automatically renewable for another year unless written notice is given to the Union and/or School.
- The School shall deduct from the wage or salary of Employees in the bargaining unit who are not members of the UFT the amount equivalent to the dues levied by the UFT and shall transmit the sum so deducted to the UFT, in accordance with Section 208(3)(b) of Article 14 of the Civil Service Law. The UFT affirms it has adopted such procedure for refund of agency shop deduction as required in Section 208(3)(b) of Article 14 of the Civil Service Law. This provision for agency fee deduction shall continue in effect so long as the UFT establishes and maintains such procedure.
- The Union shall refund to the Employees any agency shop fees wrongfully deducted and transmitted to the Union.
- The agency shop fee deductions shall be made following the same procedures as applicable for dues check-off, except as otherwise mandated by law.
- By the twentieth (20th) day of each month, the School shall remit to the Union all deductions for dues or agency fees made from the salary of Employees for the preceding month.
- The Union shall furnish the School with a record of those Employees that have executed written authorizations.
- The School shall furnish the Union with a record, in a format acceptable to the Union, of those for whom deductions have been made and the amounts of the deduction.
- The School shall ensure that any payroll system used can fully accommodate the deduction of dues and/or the amount equivalent to the dues levied by the UFT in accordance with Section 208(3)(b) of Article 14 of the Civil Service Law.
- The School will arrange for voluntary payroll deduction contributions for federal political contests in accordance with Title 2, Section 441b of the U.S. Code.
- The School shall permit Employees to authorize payroll deductions to voluntarily purchase benefits administered by the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT).