UNION MEMBERSHIP AND VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES. 5.1 Not later than (for persons hired after this agreement becomes effective) thirty (30) days after their hire date or (for those employed at the effective date of this agreement) the effective date of this Agreement, or the execution date of this Agreement, whichever is later, every worker subject to the terms of this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, become and remain a member of the Union, paying the periodic dues uniformly required, or, in the alternative, shall, as a condition of employment, pay a fee in the amount equal to the periodic dues uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership, or, if the worker objects to the payment of that agency fee, such worker shall, as a condition of employment, pay that portion of the agency fee that is related to the Union's representation costs.
5.2 The Employer shall include a Union membership card in each employee's employment paperwork. After collecting said card, the employer shall retain a copy for itself, forward a copy to the Prestige Corporate payroll department and send the original to the Union.
5.3 Upon voluntary signed authorization by a worker and a statement from the Union of the dollar amounts due for each worker, the Employer agrees to deduct the Union dues and initiation fees, and remit it to the office of the Union not later than the 30th day of the month following the month in which the dues were deducted.
5.4 The Union shall indemnify and hold harmless the Employer with respect to any asserted claim or obligation or cost of defending against any such claim or obligation of any person arising out of the Employer's deducting and remitting of Union dues. Once every month, the Employer shall inform the Union of new hires and terminated employees in the classifications listed herein in Section 1 Recognition.
5.5 The Employer will honor written assignment of wages to the Union for the payment of voluntary contributions to the Union's Committee on Political Education (COPE) Fund. The Employer will remit such contributions to the Union in accordance with the procedure set forth in this section.
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES. All employees covered by the terms of this Agreement who are members of the Union upon ratification of this Agreement shall as a condition of employment maintain their membership in good standing in the Union. “In good standing,” for the purposes of this Agreement is defined as the tendering of periodic Union dues. All bargaining unit employees hired after the date of ratification of this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, not later than the 31st day following the commencement of his/her employment, become and remain a member of the Union in good standing. Any employee who fails to satisfy this obligation shall be discharged by the Employer pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2. The Employer shall include a Union Membership Card in each employee’s employment paperwork. The card will be reserved for the Union Representative/Advocate, as available, to review the membership card with new employees during their orientation. After collecting said card from the new employee or Advocate, the Employer shall retain a copy for itself, forward a copy to the Vancouver Office Payroll Department and send the original to the Union.
UNION MEMBERSHIP AND VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES
