Canadian Blood Services (Technical) Collective Agreement 2021-2024

Article 32: Membership and Dues Payment

1. Membership in the Union is voluntary.
2. The Employer agrees to supply the Union with a list indicating new hires and/or terminations every six months.
3. 1. The Employer will deduct dues as may be authorized in writing by   the Union each month from each Employee, provided that the deduction formula is compatible with the payroll system of the Employer.  The deductions will be made in a bi-weekly pay period from gross earnings and remitted to the office of the Union on or before the fifteenth (15th) of the month following the month for which the deductions were made.  A statement will accompany these deductions listing the names of the Employees from whom deductions were made, their classification, status (i.e. regular full time, regular part time, temporary full time, temporary part time, casual), home address, work centre, seniority date and basic rate of pay.
   2. For the purposes of this Article, “gross earnings” will mean all monies paid by the Employer and earned by an Employee in a bi-weekly period, under the terms of this Collective Agreement, excluding non-taxable allowances.
4. Dues will be deducted from Employees during any Employer-paid leave.
5. The Employer will include Union dues on T4 forms issued to the Employee for income tax purposes.