Common use of Agency Shop Election Clause in Contracts

Agency Shop Election. Effective upon Board approval of MOU, if at any time during the term of the Memorandum of Understanding, 30 percent of the employees represented by this Bargaining Unit sign a petition to request an agency shop agreement, the ADDA shall have the right to conduct a secret ballot election at any time during the term of the Memorandum of Understanding to determine whether a majority of the employees in the Bargaining Unit, who vote, are in favor of an agency fee agreement as provided in G.C. 3502.5 This election shall be administered by the Employee Relations Commission. The Employee Relations Commission shall notify the County and the ADDA of the results of the election. The ADDA shall pay for the cost of the election. If a majority of the employees in the Bargaining Unit who cast ballots, vote in favor of an agency shop fee, the ADDA shall notify the County of its intent to implement an agency shop agreement. Immediately, thereafter, the ADDA shall notify all employees in the Bargaining Unit that they will be required, as a condition of continued employment, either to join the ADDA, or to pay the Union a service fee as provided in G.C. 3502.5(a). If the majority of the employees in the Bargaining Unit, who vote, do not vote in favor of agency shop, the MOU provisions of maintenance of membership set forth in Section 2 shall apply for the term of this MOU.