Guild Security. During the term of this Agreement, the Company will maintain in its employ as Directors, Associate Directors or Stage Managers only such persons who are members of the Directors Guild of America, Inc. in good standing or who shall make application for membership in the Directors Guild of America, Inc. within the time permitted by law. Subject to the provisions of this Article and to the extent that it shall be lawful so to do, the Employer agrees that in every future employment agreement it enters into with an Employee, the Employee shall promise to be or become a member of the Guild in good standing, as herein provided, and shall remain so for the duration of the employment agreement; that subject to the provisions of this Article and to the extent that it may be lawful so to do, the Employer shall require such person to agree that if he or she shall fail or refuse to so become or remain a member of the Guild in good standing, as herein provided, the Employer will terminate its further obligations under such employment agreement. The terms of this Agreement shall be part of such employment agreement. The term "member of the Guild in good standing" means a person who offers to pay (and, if the Guild accepts the offer, pays) Union initiation fees and dues as financial obligations in accordance with the requirements of applicable law. Before termination of any employment becomes effective, the Guild shall give written notice to the Employee of the initiation, reinstatement or upgrade fee and/or delinquent dues payable. If the Employee fails to pay such fees and dues, the Guild shall give written notice to the Employer of such failure and the amount of fees and/or dues payable. If such amount is paid within five (5) days after such notice to the Employer, the Employee's dismissal shall not be required by reason of non-payment of such fees or dues. The term "dues," as used in this Article 4, shall not include fines, penalties, assessments or initiation fees.
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Samples: Freelance Live and Tape Television Agreement, Freelance Live and Tape Television Agreement
Guild Security. During A. All employees recognized in Section 1 who are members of the Guild in good standing on the effective date of this Agreement, shall remain members in good standing during the term of this Agreement, the Company will maintain in its employ as Directors, Associate Directors or Stage Managers only such persons and those who are not members on the effective date of the Directors Guild Agreement shall, on the 31st day following the effective date of Americathis Agreement, Inc. become and remain members in good standing in the Guild. Itshall be a condition of employment that all employees covered by this Agreement hired on or who after its effective date shall, on the 31st day following the beginning of such employment, become and remain members in good standing in the Guild; Provided that, if a public employee is a member of a church or religious body whose bonafide religious tenets or teachings forbid such public employee to be a member of a labor Guild, such public employee shall make application for pay an amount of money equivalent to the regular Guild dues, assessments and initiation fees of the Guild to a non-religious charity or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee and the Guild. The employee shall furnish written proof to the Guild that such payment has been made. If the Employee and the Guild do not reach an agreement on the choice of the non-religious charity to which the Guild dues, assessments and initiation fee are to be paid, the Public Employment Relations Commission shall designate the charitable organization. This shall apply only to public employees as introduced in RCW 41.56.030(2).
B. The Employer shall notify the Guild monthly of any new employee coming under the terms of this Agreement.
C. The Guild agrees that membership in the Directors Guild will not be denied or terminated for any reason other than failure of Americaan employee covered by this Agreement to tender the periodic dues, Inc. within assessments, and initiation fees uniformly required as acondition of acquiring or retaining membership in the time permitted by law. Subject to Guild.
D. The Guild agrees that the Employer shall not terminate the employment of any employee under the security clause provisions of this Article and Agreement until written notification is received from the Guild that an employee has failed to pay the required dues or fees, or provide proof of an alternative payment based onreligious tenets as provided herein above.
E. The Guild shall provide thirty (30) days written notice to the extent employee with copyto Employer, that it unless restitution for any dues or fees overdue are made, discharge action will be taken. Should the employee make total restitution for dues arrearages, the discharge request shall be lawful so to do, withdrawn by the Employer agrees that in every future employment agreement it enters into with Guild.
F. Upon written authorization of an Employee, the Employee shall promise to be or become a member of the Guild in good standing, as herein provided, and shall remain so for the duration of the employment agreement; that subject to the provisions of this Article and to the extent that it may be lawful so to doemployee, the Employer shall require deduct monthly dues and assessments or fees from the salary of such person employee, and shall transmit such amount to agree that if he or she the Guild.
G. The Guild shall fail or refuse to so become or remain a member hold the Employer harmless against any claims brought against the Employer by an employee arising out of the Guild in Employer making a good standing, as herein provided, the Employer will terminate its further obligations under such employment agreement. The terms of faith effort to comply with this Agreement shall be part of such employment agreement. The term "member of the Guild in good standing" means a person who offers to pay (and, if the Guild accepts the offer, pays) Union initiation fees and dues as financial obligations in accordance with the requirements of applicable law. Before termination of any employment becomes effective, the Guild shall give written notice to the Employee of the initiation, reinstatement or upgrade fee and/or delinquent dues payable. If the Employee fails to pay such fees and dues, the Guild shall give written notice to the Employer of such failure and the amount of fees and/or dues payable. If such amount is paid within five (5) days after such notice to the Employer, the Employee's dismissal shall not be required by reason of non-payment of such fees or dues. The term "dues," as used in this Article 4, shall not include fines, penalties, assessments or initiation feesSection.
SECTION 3 GUILD/EMPLOYER RELATIONS
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Guild Security. During the term of this Agreement, the Company will maintain in its employ as Directors, Associate Directors or Stage Managers only such persons who are members of the Directors Guild of America, Inc. in good standing or who shall make application for membership in the Directors Guild of America, Inc. within the time permitted by law. Subject to the provisions of this Article and to the extent that it shall be lawful so to do, the Employer agrees that in every future employment agreement it enters into with an Employee, the Employee shall promise to be or become a member of the Guild in good standing, as herein provided, and shall remain so for the duration of the employment agreement; that subject to the provisions of this Article and to the extent that it may be lawful so to do, the Employer shall require such person to agree that if he or she shall fail or refuse to so become or remain a member of the Guild in good standing, as herein provided, the Employer will terminate its further obligations under such employment agreement. The terms of this Agreement shall be part of such employment agreement. The term "member of the Guild in good standing" means a person who offers to pay (and, if the Guild accepts the offer, pays) Union initiation fees and dues as financial obligations in accordance with the requirements of applicable law. Before termination of any employment becomes effective, the Guild shall give written notice to the Employee of the initiation, reinstatement or upgrade fee and/or delinquent dues payable. If the Employee fails to pay such fees and dues, the Guild shall give written notice to the Employer of such failure and the amount of fees and/or dues payable. If such amount is paid within five (5) days after such notice to the Employer, the Employee's dismissal shall not be required by reason of non-payment of such fees or dues. The term "dues," as used in this Article 4, shall not include fines, penalties, assessments or initiation fees.. Article 4. -22-
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