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Article 6 : union membership and union dues

6.1 All employees who are members of the Bargaining Unit shall be members of the Union as a condition of employment.

6.2 The University deducts from every employee's salary for each pay period any regular or special fee established by the Union or the Bargaining Unit. Before the date on which a new union fee or new rate comes into effect, the Union or the Bargaining Unit sends a written notice at least thirty (30) calendar days before the implementation of the new union fee. Deductions are made as of the employee's first (1st) pay period.

6.3 The University will send all regular dues that have been deducted to the Union treasurer at the following address:

OSSTF, 60 Mobile Drive, Toronto. Ontario, M4A 2P3 by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month during which the dues were deducted. Such remittance is accompanied by a list identifying:

  • surname and given name,
  • employee number,
  • annual base salary,
  • social insurance number,
  • amount deducted for the period,
  • total amount deducted since January 1 of the current year,
  • la classe du poste,
  • full-time equivalent (FTE) of the person,
  • home address,
  • uOttawa email address,
  • preferred language of correspondence,
  • seniority date in a regular position if the person holds a regular position or first date of continuous employment if the person holds a term employment contract,
  • faculty or service and department,
  • INTRA address,
  • effective date of employee's departure, if applicable.

6.4 The list is sent in the appropriate electronic format. An electronic copy of the list is also be emailed to the President of the Bargaining Unit at the address provided to the University.

6.5 The University will send to the treasurer of the Bargaining Unit at SSUO, 559 King Edward Avenue, room 212, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 any special dues deducted by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month during which the fees were deducted.

6.6  Such remittance is accompanied by a list identifying:

  • surname and given name,
  • employee number,
  • annual base salary,
  • social insurance number,
  • amount deducted for the period,
  • total amount deducted since January 1 of the current year,
  • grade of the position,
  • full-time equivalent (FTE) of the person,
  • home address,
  • uOttawa email address,
  • preferred language of correspondence,
  • seniority date in a regular position if the person holds a regular position or first date of continuous employment if the person holds a term employment contract,
  • faculty or service and department,
  • INTRA address,
  • effective date of employee's departure, if applicable.

The list will be sent in the appropriate electronic format.

6.7 In the event that union dues are not collected because of administrative error, the University undertakes, upon written notification by the Union or the Bargaining Unit to that effect, to collect the amount not remitted within thirty (30) calendar days of said notice. The retroactive period for such collection of union dues will not exceed thirty (30) calendar days. The Bargaining Unit shall notify employees.

6.8 OSSTF and/or the Bargaining Unit, as the case may be, shall indemnify and hold the University harmless from any claims, suits, attachments and any form of liability as a result of such deductions authorized by OSSTF and/or the Bargaining Unit.

6.9 Any administrative correspondence on the subject of union dues takes place between the University and the treasurer of the Union or the President of the Bargaining Unit, as the case may be. A copy of any administrative correspondence relating to regular dues is sent to the President of the Bargaining Unit.