Common use of Employees hired after October 3, 1991 Clause in Contracts

Employees hired after October 3, 1991. It shall be a condition of employment that all Nurses hired on or after October 3, 1991, shall, within thirty (30) days after the beginning date of such employment, either become and remain members of CRONA or comply with the provisions of paragraph 5.2.1 below, for the duration of this Agreement, except as provided below. 5.2.1 Any Nurse covered by paragraph 5.2 of this Agreement who, for personal or religious reasons, does not choose to conform to the membership requirements of paragraph 5.2 above, may notify CRONA in writing within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Agreement or after the beginning date of her or his employment, whichever date is later. Such notice shall allow the Nurse to cease membership in or not become a member of CRONA and to do either of the following on an annual basis: a. Through payroll deduction or by biweekly payments which correspond to the end of the Employer’s pay periods, to remit to CRONA a service fee for the administration of this Agreement; or b. If such Nurse’s choice is based upon religious reasons, to contribute in a manner agreeable to CRONA an amount equal to the regular dues of CRONA to a non-religious charity agreed to by CRONA. CRONA agrees that it will not unreasonably withhold its agreement as to the manner of such payments or the identity of any such charity. 5.2.2 Any Nurse who falls within the provisions of paragraph 5.2 above, and who fails to comply with the provisions of such paragraph shall, upon notice of such failure in writing from CRONA to the Employer and after counseling of such Nurse by the Employer and CRONA, be discharged or allowed to resign by the Employer no later than fifteen (15) days following receipt of written request from CRONA to terminate such Nurse. However, CRONA shall not request the termination of any Nurse whose failure to pay periodic dues or service fee is attributable to pay periods in which her paycheck, after all mandatory deductions and benefits contributions, is less than the sum certified in accordance with this Section.