Common use of Bargaining Agent Security Clause in Contracts

Bargaining Agent Security. A. Payment of Dues or Representation Fee All present employees covered by this agreement who are not members of the bargaining agent’s labor organization who do not make application for membership therein within the thirty (30) calendar days of the effective date of this agreement shall, as a condition of continued employment, pay to the bargaining agent a representation fee to be established by the union in lieu of initiation fees and monthly dues as a contribution toward the administration of this agreement. New employees shall be allowed thirty (30) calendar days after employment in which to comply with this requirement. Any person who fails to comply with this requirement shall be discharged by the employer within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of written notice from the bargaining agent.