Common use of Religious Objections Clause in Contracts

Religious Objections. (a) Rights of non-association of employees based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which such employees are members shall be protected. Religious objectors shall pay an amount equivalent to regular union dues to a nonreligious charity, or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the Association, in accordance with the applicable procedures in ORS 243.666. Such employees shall furnish written proof to the Association and the University, as specified below, that this has been done, if appropriate. (b) Religious objection to dues payments must be made in writing to the President of the Association. The objector must submit, in two copies, an affidavit in the form displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement. Upon receipt of this affidavit, the President of the Association shall forward, within ten (10) days, one copy of it to the Office of Human Resources. From the date of receipt of the affidavit, the University shall continue to deduct the equivalent of dues payments, but shall make payments through the University Foundation to the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Scholarship (Account #0000000), another restricted scholarship account specified by the objector, or another nonreligious charity mutually agreeable to the employee and the Association. (c) Conscientious objectors of record as of October 1, 2010 shall be considered religious objectors and have appropriate payments continue in accordance with this Section.

Religious Objections. (a) Rights of non-association of employees based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which such employees are members shall be protected. Religious objectors shall pay an amount equivalent to regular union dues to a nonreligious charity, or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the Association, in accordance with the applicable procedures in ORS 243.666. Such employees shall furnish written proof to the Association and the University, as specified below, that this has been done, if appropriate. (b) Religious objection to dues payments must be made in writing to the President of the Association. The objector must submit, in two copies, an affidavit in the form displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement. Upon receipt of this affidavit, the President of the Association shall forward, within ten (10) days, one copy of it to the Office of Human Resources. From the date of receipt of the affidavit, the University shall continue to deduct the equivalent of dues payments, but shall make payments through the University Foundation to the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Scholarship (Account #00000002319312), another restricted scholarship account specified by the objector, or another nonreligious charity mutually agreeable to the employee and the Association. (c) Conscientious objectors of record as of October 1, 2010 shall be considered religious objectors and have appropriate payments continue in accordance with this Section.