§ 36-6-17 - Deductions for union dues.
SECTION 36-6-17
§ 36-6-17 Deductions for union dues.– (a) Upon request of any state employee who is a member of any bona fide laborunion, the state controller shall deduct from the employee's salary his or herdues as a member and shall remit, together with a list by departments of themembers whose dues have been deducted, the amounts so deducted, to thetreasurer of the labor union, designated by the employee in the request;provided, however, that where a labor union has been certified as the sole andexclusive bargaining representative for an appropriate unit, only the dues forthe sole and exclusive bargaining representative shall be deducted.
(b) In the case of an employee employed in an area wherethere is no certified exclusive bargaining organization, the request for duesdeductions shall be voluntary and shall take effect thirty (30) days afterpresentation. The deduction shall be taken out according to appropriate payrollperiod and termination of the deduction shall be by sixty (60) days' writtennotice in advance or upon termination of employment; provided, however, that ifthe employer and the selected sole and exclusive bargaining representative havereached an agreement requiring membership in the union as a condition ofemployment then the state controller shall make dues deductions in accordancewith contract provisions or applicable laws with the same being irrevocableuntil the expiration of the agreement between the employer and the exclusivebargaining representative.