Agmt 2002 San Leandro City Employees' Association SLCEA

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4. Petition, Election and Challenge a) If a petition is filed with the City which represents an election rescinding agency shop and such petition contains signatures collected within a forty-five (45) day period, of at least thirty percent (30%) of the employees in the bargaining unit, an election will be held. Such election may be held only once during the term of this Agreement. The verification of the petition and the election shall be. conducted by State Conciliation Service. Voting shall be by secret ballot, and a majority vote of all employees in the bargaining unit shall be required to rescind agency shop. b) A unit employee who is subject to the payment of an agency shop fee hereunder has certain legal rights to object to that part of the fee payable by him or her which represents the employee's additional pro -rata share of expenditures by the Union that is utilized for expenditures not incurred for the purpose of performing the duties incident to effective representation in employer-employee relations. An employee wishing to exercise these rights must contact the Union. 5. Hold Harmless The Union agrees to indemnify and defend the City and its officers, employees and agents against all claims, proceeding and liability arising, directly or indirectly, out of any actions taken or not taken by or on behalf of the City under this Section. In addition, the Union shall refund to the City of San Leandro any amounts paid to or upon presentation of supporting evidence. Section 3. Advance Notice Except in cases of emergency as provided in this section, the City Council and boards and commissions designated by law or by the City Council, shall give reasonable written notice to the Union of any ordinance, rule, resolution or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope 4