2016-101 I.A.F.F. Local 505 Fire Association Contract

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the Treasurer of the Union as initiation fee, assessment, union dues, and any other mutually agreed authorized deductions, which sums so deducted shall be accumulated and transferred to the Union Treasurer on or before seven (7) days after the last pay of the month in which such deductions are made. If an employee is not due a salary or such salary is not large enough to satisfy said deductions, no deduction shall be made from the wages or salary of such employee for that month. The City must be given two weeks notice before any change in deductions is to be made. Section 2 (a). Upon the express condition stated in sub-paragraph (b) hereof, and only upon such condition, the City shall deduct from the wages or salary of each employee covered by this agreement who is not subject to the wage deduction described in Section 1 of this Article, and at the same time such deduction is made, an amount certified to the City by the Union as the fair share of each such employee of the Union's cost relating to the collective bargaining process, contract administration and pursuing matters affecting wages, hours and conditions of employment ("fair share deduction"), but such amount shall not exceed the amount of dues uniformly required of members and deducted pursuant to said Section 1 of this Article. Such amount deducted as provided herein shall be delivered to the Union on or before seven (7) days after the last pay of the month in which such deductions are made; provided that, said amount may be paid to a nonreligious charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee and the Union, as provided by law. (b). No fair share deduction shall be made by the City unless and until the number of employees voluntarily providing written authorization to the City for the wage deduction provided for in Section 1 of this Article equals or exceeds 55% of the incumbent bargaining unit members. Section 3. The Union shall indemnify the City and any department of the City and hold it harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that may arise out of, or by reason of, any action taken by the City or any department of the City for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Article. ARTICLE 4 SENIORITY LIST AND STATION BIDDING Section 1. A Fire Department seniority list of all employees covered by this Agreement shall be established based on department seniority. This list shall be updated on January 1 st of each year and said list shall be posted in each fire station for a period of not less than 30 days commencing January 1 st of each year and a copy thereof furnished to the Secretary of the Union. Any objections to such list as posted shall be reported to the Chief of the Department within 10 days of the date of posting or said list shall stand approved as posted. Section 2. The selection by employees of their station assignments on each of the three shifts for the calendar year 2002 and each year thereafter shall be by time-in-grade seniority, not department seniority, provided the complement of employees assigned to a station shall have the certifications as specified in Section 3 of this Article. 4