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ARTICLE 4: DUES DEDUCTION AND FAIR SHARE SECTION 1: The Employer agrees that it shall deduct the initiation fee, assessments and regular monthly dues from the pay of regular full-time employees covered by this Agreement upon receipt from the OPBA of individual written authorization cards which have been voluntarily executed by the employee for that purpose and bearing the employees signature. SECTION 2: Deductions of assessments, dues and fees shall be made during the first pay period of each month and if an employee's pay for that period is insufficient to cover OPBA assessments or dues, the Employer will make a deduction from the pay earned in the next period or subsequent period. All deductions for assessments or dues shall be accompanied by an alphabetical list of all employees for whom the deductions have been made and shall be transmitted to the OPBA no later than thirty (30) days following the end of the pay period in which the deductions are made. Upon receipt, the OPBA shall assume full responsibility for the disposition of all funds deducted. SECTION 3: The OPBA shall indemnify and save the Employer harmless from any and all liabilities or damages which may arise from the performance of its obligations under the provisions of this Article and the OPBA shall indemnify the Employer for any such liability or damages that may arise from any action growing out of deductions, commenced by an employee against the Employer or the Employer and the OPBA jointly. SECTION 4: All full-time bargaining unit employees who are not members of the OPBA shall pay a fair share fee to the OPBA in the amount certified by the OPBA as being properly chargeable as a fair share fee. Employees who have received a Religious Exemption from the State Employment Relations Board are exempt from having dues, assessments and/or a fair share fee deducted from their pay check(s). All full-time employees who voluntarily choose not to become dues paying members of the OPBA shall pay the fair share fee, effective sixty (60) days from the employees date of hire. The deduction of the fair share fee shall be automatic and does not require a written authorization for a payroll deduction. Payment to the Association of fair share fees shall be made in accordance with the procedure contained within Section 2, above. SECTION 5: In the event that a service fee is to be charged to a dues paying member of the OPBA, the Employer shall deduct such fee in the same manner as dues are deducted as specified in Section 2, above. ARTICLE 5: NON-DISCRIMINATION SECTION 1: Both the Employer and the OPBA recognize their respective responsibilities under the Federal and State Civil Right Laws, Fair Employment Practices Act, and other similar 2