Common use of Right of Association Clause in Contracts

Right of Association. Employees of the County shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation of all matters of employee relations as required by law. Employees of the County shall also have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations. No employee shall be interfered with, intimidated, restrained, coerced, or discriminated against because of his or her exercise of these rights. Association membership is not a mandatory condition of employment for any employee covered by this Agreement. Any employee covered by this agreement who has become an association member shall, as a condition of continued employment, continue to pay to the Association those dues or fees regularly charged members of the Association in good standing for the life of this Agreement (except as otherwise provided herein for withdrawal of membership). Every employee who is a member of the Association shall have the right to withdraw from membership during the last twenty (20) days of this Agreement.