During the life of this Agreement, the University agrees to deduct the initiation fee and membership dues or service fee in accordance with the authorization for checkoff of dues, and forward same to the Union's financial officer. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the University by the Union within fifteen (15) days after the execution of this Agreement. The University shall make the deductions in the amounts set forth until further notice from the Union.
The initial deduction for any employee shall not begin unless the withholding authorization and the certification of the Union's financial officer as to the amount of the deductions has been
delivered to the University's Payroll Office. The University shall have no obligation to deduct
or remit the dues or service fees of any employee whose withholding authorization reaches the
Payroll Office after the payroll deadline, or who does not have sufficient compensation due on
the last payroll date of any month to pay the dues or service fee with the Union.
All sums deducted by the University shall be remitted to the Union's financial officer on a timely basis once each month together with a list of current employees showing the amount of union dues or service fees deducted for each employee.
In cases where a deduction is made which duplicates a payment already made to the Union by an employee, or where a deduction is not in conformity with the Constitution of the International Union, refunds to the employee shall be made by the Union.
The University shall not be liable to the Union by reason of this Article for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the pay earned by the employee.
