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ARTICLE 7 PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF DUES 7.01 The Employer agrees to deduct the prescribed dues and assessments from earnings of those employees who have signed individual notarized authorization cards for deduction of said dues and assessments. Said authorization cards shall be periodically certified to be current by the Union. The Employer shall remit said collections monthly to the duly designated officer of the Union. 7.02 The Union shall indemnify, exonerate, and save harmless the Employer from any claims and/or judgments against the Employer and/or Union based upon any check -off of union dues, fees, or assessments. The Employer shall give written notice to the Union by registered mail addressed to the President of the local of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding brought by an employee, person, firm, or corporation against the Employer based in whole or in part on any check -off of union dues, fees or assessments. The Union shall defend the said claim, action, suit, or proceeding at its own cost and without expense to the Employer, even if such claim, suit, action, or proceeding is false, groundless, or fraudulent. 7.03 An employee transferred to a classification not in the bargaining unit, or whose employment is terminated, shall cease to be subject to check -off deduction beginning with the month in which such change in employee status occurs. 7.04 The Employer shall not be required to collect union dues in arrears. Any change in dues made by the Union will become effective after a thirty (3 0) day written notice by the Union to the Employer. 7.05 The Employer shall have the right to withhold any or all amounts collected under this article of the contract to satisfy any amounts owing to the Employer by the Union for violation of this agreement, as determined by a court, arbitrator, or other entity of competent jurisdiction.