Snohomish County Construction Crafts 6/6/2023

3 3 ARTICLE 3 - EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE The Employer agrees to recognize the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative for all persons in the job classifications listed in Article 6. All new employees listed in Article 6 who begin employment with the City shall have the option to become members of the Union within thirty-one (31) days of hire date. Upon Union's notification by the City of a new hire, the Union official shall, at no loss of pay, be granted up to thirty minutes to provide each new employee a basic overview of the employees’ rights and responsibilities regarding Union membership, dues authorizations, and Union insurance. The City upon receipt of said form will deduct each month Union dues and assessments from the employee's wages in the manner prescribed by law. The amount so deducted shall be mailed each month to the Union. The City shall honor the terms and conditions of each employee’s authorization for payroll deduction. Whether an employee is a union member or not, the City shall continue to deduct and remit Union dues and fees to the Union until such time as the Union notifies the City that the dues authorization has been properly terminated in compliance with the terms of the payroll deduction authorization executed by the employee. The Union shall indemnify the City and hold it harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that may arise out of, or by reason of, any action taken by the City for the purpose of complying with provisions of this Article. The City and the Union agree that this Article will be interpreted consistent with State and federal law.