Afiency Shop Sample Clauses

Afiency Shop. (a) Every employee in the bargaining unit covered by this Memorandum of Agreement shall: (1) remain a member in good standing of the Union; or (2) pay to the Union a monthly service fee, to be set by the Union in accordance with applicable law, in an amount not to exceed the standard initiation fee, periodic dues, and general assessments of the organization; or, (3) in the case of an employee who certifies that he/she is a member of a recognized religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations, pay a charity fee, equal to the service fee, to a non-religious, non-labor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, chosen from one of the following three charitable organizations agreed to by the City and the Union (or any successor organization(s) agreed to by the City and the Union): CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT January 1, 2012-June 30, 2017 United Way of California Community Health Charities Environmental Federation of California Union members may declare their intention to terminate Union membership by certified letter, return receipt requested, to the Director of Human Resources and the Union. In order to be effective, the notice must be filed during the 30-day period between 60 and 90 days prior to expiration of the Memorandum of Agreement. (b) Employees who are newly hired into or who join the bargaining unit shall elect one of the above payment deduction options by completing and submitting the Employee Election form within thirty (30) calendar days of being hired into a classification covered by this MOA. (c) To qualify for deduction of the Charity Fee, the employee must certify to the Union and City that he/she is a member of a bona fide religious body or sect that has historically held conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting employee organizations. The employee is required to submit to the City and the Union a notarized letter signed by an official of the bona fide religion, body, or sect certifying that person's membership. Upon request, the City shall provide to the Union a report of payments made by employees that qualify for the Charity Fee option in this subsection. (d) The deductions in this Section shall not apply during any period where an employee is in an unpaid status.