Section 6 CHECKOFF OF UNION DUES

1. During the life of this Agreement and to the extent the laws of the State of Michigan permit and as provided in this Section, the Employer will honor voluntary dues or service charge deduction authorizations submitted in writing by an employee to the Employer on a form provided for this purpose by the Union or the Employer. Such deduction will be made as follows, provided it has been submitted thirty (30) calendar days prior to the end of the month.

2. The Employer agrees to deduct each month the union dues levied in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the Union as certified by the financial officer of Council 25, or to deduct a service charge equal to such dues. The total amount of dues and/or service charge deductions shall be sent to Secretary-Treasurer, Council 25, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, 1034 N. Washington, Lansing, Michigan, 48906, as soon as practicable after the deductions are made together with a list of names of the employees for whom the deductions are made.

3. The Union will provide the Employer any additional authorization for checkoff of dues forms under which union membership dues are to be deducted.

4. The local Union president will be notified by the Employer of the names of employees terminating checkoff following the end of each month in which the termination took place.

5. The employee may cancel his/her authorization at any time by written notification to the Employer on a form provided by the Employer for this purpose. Deductions shall terminate for the month in which the authorization for withholding of dues form is received, provided such authorization is received twenty one (21) calendar days prior to the end of the month. Any voluntary dues or service charge deduction authorization form which is incomplete or in error will be returned to the Secretary Treasurer, Council 25, AFSCME, AFL CIO, 1034 N. Washington, Lansing, Michigan 48906, by the Employer.

6. In cases where a deduction is made that duplicates a payment that an employee already has made to the Union, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the provisions of the Union constitution and by-laws, refunds to the employee will be made by the Local Union.

7. The Employer shall not be liable to the Union by reason of the requirements of this Agreement for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from wages earned by the employee. In addition, the Union shall indemnify and save the Employer harmless from any liability resulting from any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other actions arising from compliance with this Section and/or Section 5, Union Security, or reliance on any list, notice, certification, or authorization furnished under this Section and/or Section 5, Union Security.