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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY , CALIFORNIA
DATE: July 24, 1984
MATTER OF RECORD
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SUBJECT: Memoranda of Understanding
Agency Shop Provisions
The Board received a July 12, 1984 letter from Katherine
Smith , County Elections Department employee , transmitting a petition
signed by 24 employees of Contra Costa County expressing concern
with the provisions of Memoranda of Understanding under consideration
..regarding establishment of Agency Shop as a condition of employment ,
and protesting its application retroactively to employees hired
prior to approval of said Memoranda .
Katherine Smith appeared before the Board this day and
submitted an additional 105 signatures to the aforesaid petition
protesting the Agency Shop provision . She again voiced her objection
that the initial terms of. employment with the County have been
changed .
Mark A . Williams , Planning and Programming Division , County
Auditor-Controller Department , submitted a petition with 81 signatures
of employees from his department and the Walnut Creek-Danville
Municipal Court opposing the Agency Shop provision . Mr . Williams
expressed concern with respect to the lack of communication regarding
the provisions for Agency Shop and the fact that no input was solic-
ited from employees who were not members of a union .
Beverly Portillo , Richmond District Attorneys Office ,
speaking also on behalf of three other employees in said office ,
protested the fact that non-union employees were not given the
opportunity to be present at negotiations with the union with respect
to the Agency Shop agreement , and urged the Board to recognize and
respect the freedom of choice of all County employees regarding the
status of their employment .
Longna Maczolla , Lydia Miraglio , Rene Kenny , Phillis
Williams and June Garlington submitted statements for the record
opposing the Agency Shop provision .
Another petition containing an additional 67 signatures
protesting the Agency Shop provision was submitted for the record .
Supervisor Robert I . Schroder stated that he is opposed to
the position that the Board had taken with respect to the Agency Shop
provision that would require non-union employees to pay a fee to
retain their employment . ,
Supervisor Tom Torlakson commented on the benefits all
employees within represented classifications receive as a result of
the meet and confer process with County and union representatives .
With the exception of Supervisor Schroder , Board members indicated
support for the Agency Shop Provision ..
No action was taken on this issue .
THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY .
cc: County Administrator
Personnel Director
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