Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes
Section 17a - Pay-Roll Deductions for Union Dues of Employees of State, County or Municipality; Revocation

Section 17A. Deductions on payroll schedules may be made from the salary of an employee of an amount that the employee may specify in writing to that employee's employer or its representative under chapter 150E or to an employer made subject to chapter 150A by chapter 760 of the acts of 1962, for the payment of union dues or fees to an employee organization. The authorization for payroll deduction may be irrevocable pursuant to the terms of that authorization for a period of not more than 1 year after the authorization and shall be revocable solely pursuant to the terms of revocation specified in the employee authorization. An authorization consistent with the terms of this section shall be accepted by the employer. The treasurer of the employee organization or relief association shall notify the office of the employer responsible for implementing payroll deductions of an authorization revocation not later than 15 calendar days after it is received.
If an authorization for payroll deduction does not specify the terms for revocation, then the authorization may be withdrawn by the employee by giving not less than 60 calendar days notice in writing of that withdrawal to that employee's employer responsible for implementing payroll deductions and by filing a copy of the notice with the treasurer of the employee organization.
The state treasurer or the treasurer of the employer that employs the employee shall deduct from the salary of that employee the amount of union dues or fees certified to that treasurer on the payroll and transmit the sum so deducted to the treasurer of the employee organization; provided, however, that the state treasurer or the treasurer of the employer, as applicable, is satisfied that the treasurer of the employee organization has given the employee organization a bond, in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue, for the faithful performance of that treasurer's duties, in a sum and with such surety as is satisfactory to the state treasurer or treasurer of the employer. Whenever an employee organization is certified or obtains consent recognition under chapter 150A or chapter 150E, such deductions shall be made for dues or fees only to the certified or recognized employee organization.
This section shall be effective in a county, city or town that has accepted it in the manner provided by section 2 of chapter 740 of the acts of 1950 or that accepts this section in the following manner: (i) in a county, by vote of the county commissioners; (ii) in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter, by majority vote of its city council; (iii) in any other city, by vote of city council, approved by the mayor; and (iv) in a town, by vote of the board of selectmen.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XXII - Corporations

Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes

Section 1 - Application of Chapter

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Incorporators; Manner of Incorporation; Classes of Members; Personal Liability of Officers and Directors to Corporation

Section 3a - Correction of Inaccurate Corporate Records; Filing

Section 4 - Purposes

Section 4a - Credit Counseling Services; Practice of Law

Section 5 - Investigation by Local Authorities of Proposed Corporation or Corporations Seeking Change of Location or Name

Section 6 - Corporate Powers; Religious Corporations; Indemnification of Officers, Et Al.

Section 6a - By-Laws; Contents

Section 6b - Notice of Actions Proposed Under Sec. 7 or Sec. 8a; Notice to Certain Non-Voting Members

Section 6c - Directors, Officers or Incorporators; Good Faith Performance of Duties; Liability

Section 6d - Filing Certificate of Change Regarding Powers of Directors, Etc.

Section 7 - Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization; Change of Purposes or Name; Approval

Section 7a - Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization, or Articles of Consolidation or Merger; Inability to Comply With Sec. 7 or Sec. 10; Approval

Section 8a - Sale, Lease, or Exchange of Corporate Property and Assets; Grant of Security Interest; Public Charities; Notification of Attorney General and Commissioner of Public Health; Investigation

Section 9 - Evidence of Corporate Existence

Section 10 - Consolidation and Merger; Agreement; Submission of Articles; Filing Copy of Articles

Section 10a - Consolidation and Merger With Foreign Corporations; Agreement; Governing State Law; Submission of Articles; Filing of Articles

Section 10b - Consolidation and Merger; Effect; Amendments

Section 10c - Application of Laws; Exception

Section 11 - Dissolution; Non-Charitable Corporation

Section 11a - Dissolution; Voluntary; Charitable Corporation

Section 11b - Dissolution; Involuntary; Failure of Charitable Corporation to File Annual Financial Reports

Section 11c - Filing Fees

Section 13 - Conferring of Degree or Issuance of Diploma or Certificate Purporting to Confer Degree by Medical Corporation Prohibited

Section 14 - Establishment and Maintenance of Exhibition Grounds and Holding of Exhibition by Horse Breeding Corporation

Section 15 - Trade or Employment Organizations

Section 16 - Approval of Certificate of Organization

Section 17 - By-Laws

Section 17a - Pay-Roll Deductions for Union Dues of Employees of State, County or Municipality; Revocation

Section 17b - Community Chest, United Fund, Scholarship, etc.; Pay-Roll Deductions of Town, County or State Employees

Section 17d - School Teachers; Payroll Deductions for Income Protection Insurance Premiums

Section 17f - State Employees; Payroll Deductions for Contributions to Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies

Section 17h - Public Employees; Payroll Deductions for Periodic Pass for Public Transportation

Section 17i - Payroll Deductions for Public School Teachers

Section 17j - Public Employees; Payroll Deductions for Insurance or Employee Benefits

Section 17k - State Employees; Payroll Deductions for Near-Site Parking Fees, On-Site Child Care Fees and Other Employer-Provided Benefits

Section 17l - Public Employee; Payroll Deductions for Qualified State Tuition Program

Section 17m - State Police Employees; Payroll Deductions for Contributions to State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc.

Section 17n - University of Massachusetts Employee Payroll Deductions for Certain University Sponsored Activities; Withdrawal of Authorization; Transmittal of Sum

Section 18 - Expulsion of Member; Examination of Books by Member

Section 19 - Fines Imposed on Members by Unions

Section 20 - Medical Milk Commission; Formation; Definition

Section 21 - Medical Milk Commission; Naming and Designation of Town Where Established

Section 22 - Salary, Emolument or Other Compensation Received by Member From Dairymen Prohibited

Section 23 - Contracts for Production of Milk

Section 24 - Investigatory Powers of Department of Public Health

Section 25 - Violations; Penalty

Section 26 - Change of Location by Certain Corporations

Section 26a - Annual Statements; Required Information; Certification; Fee; Violations; Penalties

Section 26b - Corporation in Good Standing; Certificate

Section 27 - Conviction Under Liquor or Gambling Laws; Voiding Charter

Section 28 - Conviction of Conducting Illegal Match; Voiding of Charter of Club or Organization

Section 29 - Local Regulation of Entertainments, Dances, Etc.