a. The annual Provincial membership fees and the local Association membership fees for members employed by the Board shall be collected by payroll deduction. Deductions for annual Provincial membership fees shall be made in twenty (20) or twenty-four (24) equal installments commencing in September. Deductions for local Association membership fees shall be made in two (2) equal installments on the last pay period during the months of September and January. Deductions shall be made automatically unless direction is received from the teacher not to deduct these fees. This direction must be received in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer on or before September 20th of each year.
b. In consideration of the District making the compulsory check-off of Union dues as herein provided, the Union agrees to and does hereby indemnify and save the District harmless for all claims, demands, actions and the proceeding of any kind and from all costs which may arise or be taken against the District by reason of the District making the compulsory check-off of Union dues provided for in this article.