Bonnyville Health Centre Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 4: Union Membership, Security and Dues Deduction

1. Membership in the Union shall be voluntary on the part of each Employee.  All Employees covered by this Collective Agreement who are members of the Union at the time of the signing of this Collective Agreement, or who, in the future, decide to become members of the Union, shall, as a condition of employment, maintain their membership in the Union during the life of this Collective Agreement.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4.01:
   1. The Employer will deduct from the gross earnings of each Employee covered by this Collective Agreement an amount equal to the dues as specified by the Union, provided the deduction formula is compatible with the accounting system of the Employer.  Such deductions shall be forwarded to the Union, or its authorized representative, not later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following and shall be accompanied by a list showing the following: 
      
      - Employee Name
      - classification
      - Employee type [regular, temporary, casual (including Employees on recall)]
      - full-time equivalency (FTE), and;
      - home address of the Employees;
      
      from whom deductions have been taken and the amount of the deductions.  Such list shall indicate newly hired and terminated Employees, and, where the existing computer system is capable, status of Employees, the increment level and Employees reclassified, promoted or transferred outside the scope of this Collective Agreement.
   2. For the purposes of this Article, “gross earnings” shall mean all monies paid by the Employer and earned by an Employee under the terms of this Collective Agreement.
3. Dues will be deducted from an Employee during sick leave with pay and during a leave of absence with pay.
4. The Union shall give not less than thirty (30) days’ notice of any change in the rate at which dues are to be deducted or notice of a special assessment deduction.
5. The Employer will record the amount of Union dues deducted on the T4 forms issued to an Employee for income tax purposes.
6. Unless otherwise agreed between the Union and the Employer, persons whose jobs are not in the bargaining unit shall not work on a job which is included in the bargaining unit, except for purposes of instruction or in an emergency, and provided that the act of performing the aforementioned work does not reduce the hours of work or pay of any Regular Employee.  For the purpose of this clause, “persons” shall mean all other Employees of the Employer who are not included in the bargaining unit.