Summary of Agency Shop Provisions
"Agency Shop" is an arrangement that requires an employee, as a condition of employment, either to join the recognized employee organization, or to pay the organization a service fee covering the cost of representation to the employee organization. A limited exemption to the Agency Shop requirement exists for employees with bona-fide religious objections to joining or financially supporting any public employee organization.
The County of Santa Barbara has two bargaining units with full Agency Shop, covering all unit members:
| Bargaining Unit Number/Title |
Employee Organization |
| 23/Non-Supervisory Clerical |
SEIU, Local 620 |
| 24/Non-Supervisory Admin/Tech/Ofc/Health Svcs |
SEIU, Local 620 |
The County of Santa Barbara has two bargaining units with "modified" Agency Shop requirements, meaning the requirement is conditioned on certain criteria. A bargaining unit employee is subject to the Agency Shop provision IF:
| · The employee’s "First Regular Date" is ON OR AFTER the "Date of Implementation," OR |
| · The employee cancels union membership, IRRESPECTIVE of his/her First Regular Date. |
| Bargaining Unit Number/Title |
Employee Organization |
Date of Implementation |
| 10/Non-Supervisory Physicians & Psychiatrists |
UAPD |
7/18/95 |
| 21/Non-Supervisory Human Services |
SEIU, Local 535 |
12/02/94 |
Refer to the relevant Memorandum of Understanding for additional information, or contact the Human Resources Department/Employee Relations Division