As a result of the passage of Senate Bill 645, employees whose terms and conditions of employment are determined by a collective bargaining agreement may be required to pay an Agency Fee to their exclusive representative union. The decision of whether an Agency Fee will be levied rests solely with each individual union. With one exception, every employee exclusively represented by a union opting for the Agency Fee will be required to either pay union dues or the Agency Fee. The decision of whether the employee is a bona fide religious objector will be determined on an individual basis by the union. All University employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement who are not currently paying union dues could be required to pay the Agency Fee.
Casual employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement are subject to the deduction.
Students in casual positions are thus also subject to the fee. If an employee is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect that has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations, the employee should contact his or her union to seek exemption from the Agency Fee. The union is solely responsible for deciding the employee's objector status. No, under the law the fees will be automatically deducted like taxes and Social Security. No more than one vote can be taken during the term of any contract in effect on or after January 1, 2000.