Membership in Union. The Employer may secure new employees from any source, including the Union. The Employer shall give equal opportunity with all other sources to all applicants referred to the Employer by the Union. All present employees who are members of the Union on the effective date of this Agreement shall remain members of the Union in good standing as a condition of employment. All present employees who are not members of the Union, and all employees who are hired hereafter shall become and remain members in good standing of the Union as a condition of employment on and after the thirty-first day following the beginning of their employment or on and after the thirty-first day following the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is the later. The Union agrees that it will admit to and retain in membership all employees without discrimination so long as such employees tender the initiation fee and periodic dues uniformly required for membership by the Constitution of the International Union and the By-laws of the Local Union. In the event that any employee fails to comply with the membership provisions provided for in this article, or fails to tender the initiation fee and periodic dues uniformly required as a condition for membership, the Union may notify the Employer in writing requesting the dismissal of such employee. The said employee shall be discharged by the Employer within in the opinion of the Employer, be permitted by law.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
