ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN

CHECK-OFF

A.  Exclusive Check-Off Privilege

The Board will honor, in accordance with their terms, only such written authorizations as are properly executed by employees in the unit covered by this Agreement for the deduction of their dues in behalf of the Union .

 

B.  Dues Check-Off on Transfer

The Board will honor, in accordance with their terms, the written authorizations for the deduction of dues in behalf of the Union , properly executed by individuals while employed by the City of New York , who thereafter transfer directly to employment with the Board in the unit covered by this Agreement.

 

C.  Dues Check-Off Information

The Board shall provide monthly to the Union a complete and up-to-date list of all employees in the bargaining unit who have properly executed written authorization for the deduction of dues in behalf of the Union .  The Board shall also furnish to the Union such other reasonably available information as may be necessary to the Union for maintaining appropriate check-off records.

 

D.  Agency Fee Deduction

The Board 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 Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of 1977 of the State of New York . The UFT affirms it has adopted such procedure for refund of agency shop deduction as required in Section 3 of Chapters 677 and 678 of the Laws of the State of New York .  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 Union agrees to hold the Board harmless against claims arising out of the deduction and transmittal of agency shop fees where there is a final adjudication by a court or arbitrator or by PERB that said agency shop fees should not have been deducted and/or 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 or this Article of the Agreement.

 

E. Political Check-Off

The Board will arrange for voluntary payroll deduction contributions for federal political contests in accordance with Title 2, Section 441b of the United States Code.