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ARTICLE 4 ‑ UNION SECURITY

The language in this Article continues unchanged from the previous Agreement.

The Employer shall deduct monthly membership dues and, if appropriate, initiation fees payable to the Union, upon receipt of a voluntary written individual authorization from any bargaining unit employee on a form provided by the Employer.

When an employee transfers from one appointing authority to another within the bargaining unit, the dues deduction card, if one has been submitted, will be transferred to the new appointing authority.

When the exclusive representative provides the Employer with a written statement indicating that a majority of the bargaining unit employees are in favor of enacting a fair share fee, all employees in the bargaining unit pursuant to Section 4117.09 (C) of the Ohio Revised Code who do not become, or do not remain, members in the Union shall, during any such period of non‑membership, be required as a condition of employment to pay to the Union a fair share fee of an amount equal to the dues uniformly required of its members.  The deduction of the fair share fee from the payroll checks of bargaining unit employees shall be automatic and does not require authorization by the non‑member employee.

Each employee covered by this Agreement who fails voluntarily to acquire or maintain membership in the Union shall be required to pay to the Union a fair share fee as a condition of employment.

Employees covered by this Agreement who, for bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body, are forbidden from joining a Union shall contribute an amount equal to the fair share fee to a non‑religious charity pursuant to the provisions of Section 4117.09 (C) of the Ohio Revised Code.  The Employer is limited to deducting only Union dues or fair share fees for the exclusive representation of the bargaining unit unless otherwise stated in this Agreement.

The Employer will terminate dues deductions for the following reasons:

A.     Bargaining unit employee signs cancellation notification on the form provided by the Union;

B.     Bargaining unit employee resigns, is discharged, or severs employment with the Employer for any other reason;

C.     Bargaining unit employee is laid off.

The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of any action taken or not taken as a result of a request of the Union under the provisions of this article including fair share fees, deductions and remittances.