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A. Union Dues
Rutgers agrees to deduct from the paycheck the biweekly union dues of each bargaining unit member, as defined herein, who furnishes a voluntary written authorization to the URA-AFT for such deduction, on a form acceptable to Rutgers. The URA-AFT shall remit signed authorization forms to the Office of Labor Relations. Each bargaining unit member may cancel such written authorization by giving written notice of such cancellation to Rutgers and the URA-AFT between July 1 and July 15 of each calendar year. The amount of union dues to be deducted by Rutgers from the bargaining unit member paycheck shall be in such amount as may be certified to Rutgers by the URA-AFT at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which deduction of union dues is to be made. Deduction of union dues made pursuant hereto shall be remitted by Rutgers to the URA-AFT every four (4) weeks together with a list of the names of bargaining unit members from whose pay such deductions were made.

B. Representation Fee
1. Representation Fee Deduction For Employees In The Bargaining Unit At The Time of Ratification

The parties agree that effective approximately thirty (30) days after ratification of this agreement all employees in the bargaining unit who do not become members of the URA-AFT shall have deducted from their salaries and forwarded to the URA-AFT a representation fee, in such an amount as permitted by law, in a manner as provided below.

2. Representation Fee Amount
At least thirty (30) days before the effective date of the representation fee, or any subsequent modification thereof, the URA-AFT shall notify the University of the biweekly amount to be deducted from non-members' salaries. Any change in the representation fee shall be made upon written notification to the University.

3. Representation Fee Schedule
The representation fee shall be deducted from nonmembers' salaries in equal biweekly installments. Representation fee deductions from the salaries of all nonmember employees shall commence on the payroll begin date as follows: thirty (30) days after the expiration of an union eligible employee's probationary period; or thirty (30) days after entry into the bargaining unit for employees who are serving in another university position at the time of entry into the unit; or the tenth (10th) day following reentry into the bargaining unit for employees who previously served in bargaining unit positions and who continued in the employ of the University in a nonbargaining unit position. For the purpose of this Article, ten (10) month employees shall be considered to be in continuous employment.

If, during the course of the year, the nonmember becomes a URA-AFT member, the University shall cease deducting the representation fee and commence deducting union dues after receipt of a voluntary written authorization for such deduction on a form acceptable to Rutgers.

4. Indemnification
The URA-AFT hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and save harmless the University from any claim, suit or action, or judgments, including reasonable costs of defense which may be brought at law or in equity or before any administrative agency with regard to or arising from the deduction from the salaries of any employee of any sum of money as a representation fee under the provisions of the Agreement.