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� � <br /> Section 2(b) No fair share deduction shall be made by the City unless and until the <br /> number of employees voluntarily providing written authorization to the City for the wage <br /> deduction provided for in Section 1 of this Article equals or exceeds 55% of the incumbent <br /> bargaining unit members, excluding officers in the PTI and FTO programs. <br /> Section 2(c) Upon written authorization by an employee filed with the Director of <br /> Finance, the City shall deduct from the wages or salary of such employee such sum as is certified <br /> by the City or the Treasurer of the Union as premium payment for enrollment in the City or Union <br /> dental insurance plans. The deductions sha11 be made at bi-weekly intervals. <br /> Section 3(a). Although it is agreed that union membership is not a mandatory condition <br /> of employment for any employee covered by this Agreement, any employee covered by this <br /> Agreement employed before the date of this Agreement, except as provided in sub-paragraph (b) <br /> hereof, who has become a Union member or becomes a Union member at any time during the ' <br /> term of this Agreement, shall continue to pay to the Union those dues or fees regularly charged ' <br /> members of the Union in good standing for the life of this Agreement (except as otherwise ', <br /> provided herein for yearly withdrawal of inembership). <br /> Section 3(b). An employee hired after the date of this Agreement and covered by this <br /> Agreement who, after completing thirty (30) calendar days of employment voluntarily joins the <br /> Union, shall be subject to the same terms of continued membership as employees in Section 3(a) <br /> above. <br /> Section 3(c). Every employee who is a member of the Union shall have the right to <br /> withdraw from membership during the last thirty (30) days before each annual anniversary date of <br /> this Agreement. An employee who has properly withdrawn membership as provided herein shall <br /> not be subject to the provisions of Section 3(a). <br /> Section 4. The Union sha11 indemnify the City and any department of the City and <br /> hold it harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that may arise <br /> out of, or by reason of, any action taken by the City or any department of the City for the purpose <br /> of complying with the provisions of this Article. <br /> 4 <br />