Common use of Religious Objection Clause in Contracts

Religious Objection. Any unit member covered by this Agreement who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations, shall not be required to join, maintain membership in or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment except that once such employee has submitted evidence satisfactory to CSEA that he/she is a member of such religious organization, he/she will be required, in lieu of a service fee, to pay sums equal to such service fee whether to a non-religious, non-labor organization or charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c) (3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, chosen by such employee from the following list: a. The Los Alamitos Unified School District Scholarship Fund b. Casa de Bienvenidos, Hot line, Interval House or Los Alamitos Youth Center c. United Way d. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Disaster Relief Fund