CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. 240. The rights of patients to receive quality nursing care are to be respected.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. 229. The rights of patients to receive quality nursing care are to be respected. 230. It is recognized that Registered Nurses hold certain moral, ethical and religious beliefs and in good conscience may be compelled to refuse involvement with abortions and other procedures involving ethical causes.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. Employees who have a legitimate and conscientious objection to providing financial support to the Union may request a Union form requesting to pay sums equal to the Union’s periodic fees to a non-labor, non-religious charitable fund as defined by Section 501(c) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, via payroll deduction. Employees requesting such objection shall submit the proper request form to the union for approval. Upon approval, employer will remit deduction directly to said organization and provide union with verification of remittance. Any unit employee making payments as a Conscientious Objector, and who requests that the grievance provision of this Agreement be used in his/her behalf, shall be responsible for paying to the union the reasonable cost of using said grievance process.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. If a Language Specialist holds bona fide religious or ethical convictions, which prohibit him/her from paying dues or service fees to the Association, that person shall have the right to request in writing to the Association that he/she be allowed to contribute, in lieu of paying dues or service fees, an amount equal to service fees to a non-profit charitable organization mutually-agreed-upon by the individual and the Association The Association shall respond to such a request in writing no later than thirty (30) calendar days after its receipt of the request and shall not unreasonably deny such a request.
