2020-12 - 2020-22 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreements

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4.03 An employee shall have the right to revoke such authorization by giving written notice to the City and the Local Union Treasurer at anytime. Revocation of Union membership does nor revoke union dues authorization, which may be revoked as set forth below. Any voluntary dues checkoff authorization shall be irrevocable, regardless of whether an employee has revoked Union membership, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the execution of the dues checkoff authorization and for year to year thereafter, unless the employee gives employer and the Union written notice of revocation not less than ten (10) days and not more than twenty-five (25) days before the end of any yearly period. Copies of employees' dues checkoff authorization cards are available from the Union upon request. 4.04 The City's obligation to make deduction shall terminate automatically upon termination of employment or transfer to a job classification outside the bargaining unit. 4.05 The parties agree that the employer assumes no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising out of the provisions of this Article regarding the deduction of union dues . The Union hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the employer harmless from any claims, actions or proceedings by any employee arising from deductions made by the employer pursuant to the Article, unless specifically accepted above. 4.06 4.07 Employees may authorize the City to deduct voluntary contributions to Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality (PEOPLE) by payroll deductions (check -off). Upon receipt of the employee's PEOPLE deduction authorization, the City shall make the deduction and remit monthly to PEOPLE all such deducted contributions. PEOPLE contributions shall be deducted and processed separately from dues or fair share deductions. ARTICLE 5 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 5.01 Except as specified otherwise in this Agreement, the City has the right and responsibility to: 1) determine matters of inherent managerial rights, which include, but are not limited to, areas of discretion or policy such as the functions and programs of the City, standards or services, its overall budget, utilization of technology and organization structure; 2) direct, supervise, evaluate and hire employees; 3) maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the City's operations, including the right to reorganize, discontinue, enlarge or contract any work; 4) manage the operations and determine the overall methods, process, means or personnel by which the City's operations are to be; 5) suspend, discipline or discharge for just cause; 6) layoff, transfer (including the assignment and allocation of work) within departments or to other departments, assign, schedule, promote or retain employees; 7) determine the adequacy of and direct the work force; 8) determine the overall mission of the City as a unit of government and take actions to carry out that mission; 9) effectively manage and direct the work force and operations; 10) control the premises and facilities, and determine the number and location of facilities; 11) promulgate and enforce reasonable employment rules and regulations; 12) introduce new and/or improved equipment, methods and/or facilities; 13) determine the size, duties and work methods of the work force; 14) determine the number of shifts required and work schedules;15) establish, modify, consolidate or abolish jobs (or classifications); 16) determine the manner in which the work is to be processed or to be