SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU) - PART-TIME NON CIVIL SERVICE (2015-2017)

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ARTICLE X 10.0 AGENCY SHOP, DUES DEDUCTION & INDEMNIFICATION 10.1 Agency Shop. A. All employees covered by this MOU, as defined in Article I, shall, as a condition of continuing employment, become and remain members of the Union or shall pay to the Union a service fee in lieu thereof. Such service fee shall be one dollar ($1) per month less than Union dues if legally authorized. B. When an employee is hired and meets the qualifying threshold as defined in Article I, the Personnel Services Department shall provide him or her with an authorization form for the deduction of Union dues. Said employees shall have thirty (30) calendar days following the qualifying date to fully execute the Authorization Form of his or her choice and to return said form to the Agency /Department payroll section. The City shall initiate payroll deduction of Union dues, service fees, or charitable contributions beginning the first pay period of employment. C. Any employee of the City subject to this MOU who wishes to execute a written declaration claiming a religious exemption from paying Union dues, and who is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a public employee organization and which is recognized as such by the Public Employer Relations Board, shall, upon presentation of verification of active membership in such religion, body or sect be permitted to make a charitable payment. Declarations or applications for religious exemption and any supporting documentation shall be forwarded to the Union within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the City. The Union shall have fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of a request for religious exemption to challenge any exemption granted by the City Manager or his or her designee. If challenged, the deduction to the charity of the employee's choice shall commence but shall be held in escrow pending resolution of the challenge. Charitable contributions shall be by regular payroll deduction only. For purposes of this section, "charitable deduction" means a contribution to one of three non -profit organizations, with the United Way being one of them. The Santa Ana City Employees, Chapter 1939 /Service Employees International Union Local 721, shall indemnify and hold the City, its officers and employees, harmless from any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other action arising from the Agency Shop provisions herein. In no event shall the City be required to pay from its own funds, Union Dues, service fees or charitable contributions, which the employee was obligated to pay, but failed to pay, regardless of the reasons. 19