UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF OF UNION DUES. 4.01 It is also agreed by the parties that all present employees of the company will pay union dues as a condition of employment. All new employees hired shall, as a condition of employment, sign authorization cards to have deducted from their pay the monthly union dues or an equivalent sum, and shall, at the completion of the probationary period, have deducted from their pay the initiation fee, which will be checked off by the company. 4.02 The amounts so deducted will be such sums as may from time to time be assessed by the union on its members in accordance with the constitution and/or by-laws of the National and Local Union. 4.03 The company agrees to forward to the financial secretary of the appropriate Local Union by cheque each month, not later than the 10th day of the following month, the amount deducted and also a list of the employees from whom the deductions were made and who were not checked off and the reason. 4.04 The financial secretary of each Local Union will notify the company of any change in the amount of union dues and/or initiation fees, that may from time to time take place in line with constitutional requirements. 4.05 It is understood and agreed by the parties that the above check-off procedures does not compel the employee to become a member of the union, nor does it compel the company to discharge an employee if the employee is suspended or expelled from the union under the National Constitution trial procedure.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
