Common use of UNION SECURITY CLAUSE Clause in Contracts

UNION SECURITY CLAUSE. 2.1 It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that as a condition of continued employment, all persons who are hereafter employed by the Employer in the unit which is the subject of this Agreement shall become members of the Union not later than the thirty-first (31st) day following the beginning of their employment or the execution date of this Agreement, whichever is the later; that the continued employment by the Employer in said unit of persons who are already members in good standing of the Union shall be conditioned upon those persons continuing payment of the periodic dues of the Union; and the continued employment of persons who were in the employ of the Employer prior to the date of this Agreement and who are not now members of the Union, shall be conditioned upon those persons becoming members of the Union not later than the thirty-first (31st) day following the execution date of this Agreement. The failure of any person to become a member of the Union at such required time shall obligate the Employer, upon written notice from the Union, and to the further effect that Union membership was available to such person on the terms and conditions generally available to other members, to forthwith discharge such person. 2.2 If any Article or Section of the contract or of any riders thereto should be held invalid by operation of law by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any Article or Section should be restrained by such tribunal pending a final determ1.ination as to its validity, the remainder of this contract or any rider thereto or the application of such Article or Section to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or as to which compliance with or enforcement with or enforcement of has been restrained shall not be affected thereby. 2.3 The Employer agrees to deduct weekly from the pay of all employees covered by this Agreement all dues and initiation fees when lawful, provided each such employee executes written authorization therefor, in a form authorized by law, and such authorization is presented to the Employer. The Employer shall remit such authorized dues and initiation fees to the Union by the tenth (10th) day of the following month. In the event no wages are due the employee, or are insufficient to cover the required deductions, the deduction shall be made from the next wages of adequate amount. Such deduction shall be submitted to the Union with the next regular dues remittance. In the event an employee is on lay-off or leave of absence of more than one (1) month, such employee shall make arrangements with the Union to pay the required dues. 2.4 Once each month the Employer will submit to the Union a list of employees hired the previous month. The list will include the employees name, social security number, store code, job code, and date of hire. 2.5 Once each year or week, the Employer will deduct from the pay of the employees, who have certified in writing, a political deduction. 2.6 No employee shall be deprived of membership in the Union except in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Union. 2.7 The Employer and/or its agents or representatives agree not to aid, promote or finance any other group or organization which purports to engage in collective bargaining. 2.8 The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee on account of Union activities or affiliation, or because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity, age, or disability in accordance with existing law. Where the word "he" appears in this Agreement, the parties agree that it applies to both "male and female" employees. 2.9 The Employer agrees not to enter into any agreement or contract with their employees, individually or collectively which, in any way, conflicts with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 2.10 The Employer agrees to permit an authorized representative or officer of the Union to have free access to the stores at all hours when members of Local No. 655 are on duty to satisfy the Union that the terms of this Agreement are complied with, but such representative or officer shall not interfere with the duties of any of the said employees or the business of the Employer. 2.11 The Union shall have the right to designate a union xxxxxxx and assistant union xxxxxxx for each store who shall have top ranking seniority (during the term of their office), irrespective of actual length of service, in case of layoffs and transfers. 2.12 The Union store card may be displayed in all places where members of Local No. 655 are employed exclusively. The store card shall be removed at the request of the Union. 2.13 Members of the Union must wear their union buttons when on duty. 2.14 The Employer agrees to schedule up to one (1) employee per store in the bargaining unit (or the equivalent of one (1) per store) off by 6:00 P.M. Friday, and off weekends or off by 6:00p.m. the day prior to two (2) consecutive days off of the employees choosing to participate in the Volunteer Organizing Program (VOP) with UFCW Local 655 for the sole purpose of protecting market share. The selected employee(s) will be mutually agreeable between the Union and the Employer. All provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall apply. This program will be in effect from the second pay period beginning in January through the first pay period ending in November of each year. Participation in the Program will be for one (1) calendar month periods, renewable by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer. New stores and stores that are undergoing a remodel will not participate in this program. Employees who participate in this program will not wear Employer apparel while working in this capacity, nor will any employee who participates in this program use this program to work at organizing any Employer affiliated store or facility.

UNION SECURITY CLAUSE. 2.1 It is understood 3.1 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole Collective Bargaining Agency between itself and agreed the employees covered under this Agreement. (a) The Employer agrees that, if it has not previously done so, it will recognize the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for all employees performing electrical work within the jurisdiction of the Union on all present and future job sites, if and when a majority of the Employer's employees authorizes the Union to represent them in collective bargaining. 3.2 All workers employed by and between the parties hereto that Employer shall, as a condition of continued employment, all persons who are hereafter employed by tender the Employer full and uniform admission fees in effect in the unit which is Local Union on the subject of this Agreement shall become members of the Union not later than the thirty-first eighth (31st8th) day following the beginning of their employment under this Agreement or the execution effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later. All workers accepted into membership shall thereafter maintain their continuous membership in the later; that the continued Union as a condition of employment by the Employer in said unit of persons who are already members in good standing of the Union shall be conditioned upon those persons continuing payment of the periodic paying regular monthly dues of the Union; and the continued employment of persons who were in the employ of the Employer prior to the date of this Agreement and who are not now and/or working dues uniformly paid by other members of the Union, shall be conditioned upon those persons becoming members same classification in the Union in order to defray the costs of the Union not later than Collective Bargaining Agreement in accordance with its rules. In the thirty-first (31st) day following event that a worker fails to tender the execution date of this Agreement. The failure of any person to become admission fee or that a member of the Union at fails to maintain their membership by paying monthly dues and/or additional working dues in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Union shall notify the Employer in writing and such required time shall obligate the Employer, upon written notice from shall constitute a request to the UnionEmployer to discharge said individual worker within forty-eight (48) hours (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excluded), for failure to maintain continuous membership by paying monthly dues and/or additional working dues in the further effect that Union membership was available in accordance with its rules referred to such person on the terms and conditions generally available to other members, to forthwith discharge such personabove in this paragraph. 2.2 If 3.3 In the event that the Union does not accept into membership any Article or Section of worker tendering the contract or of any riders thereto should be held invalid by operation of law by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any Article or Section should be restrained by such tribunal pending a final determ1.ination as to its validityadmission fee and regular monthly dues and/or additional working dues, the remainder of this contract or any rider thereto or the application of such Article or Section to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or as to which compliance with or enforcement with or enforcement of has been restrained foregoing paragraph shall not be affected thereby. 2.3 The Employer agrees applicable; provided, however, that the Union may at any time thereafter decide to deduct weekly from the pay of all employees covered by this Agreement all dues and initiation fees when lawful, provided each take such employee executes written authorization thereforworker into membership, in a form authorized which case said worker shall be required to tender the full and uniform admission fees in effect in the Local Union not later than eight (8) days following notification by law, and such authorization is presented to the Employer. The Employer shall remit such authorized dues and initiation fees to the Union and shall thereafter be required to maintain their membership by paying monthly dues and/or additional working dues in accordance with the tenth (10th) day provisions of the following monthforegoing paragraph. In the event no wages are due the employee, or are insufficient that such worker fails to cover the required deductionscomply with this paragraph, the deduction Union shall be made from notify the next wages of adequate amount. Such deduction shall be submitted to the Union with the next regular dues remittance. In the event an employee is on lay-off or leave of absence of more than one (1) month, such employee shall make arrangements with the Union to pay the required dues. 2.4 Once each month the Employer will submit to the Union a list of employees hired the previous month. The list will include the employees name, social security number, store code, job code, and date of hire. 2.5 Once each year or week, the Employer will deduct from the pay of the employees, who have certified in writing, a political deduction. 2.6 No employee shall be deprived of membership in the Union except in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Union. 2.7 The Employer and/or its agents or representatives agree not to aid, promote or finance any other group or organization which purports to engage in collective bargaining. 2.8 The Employer and the Union agree that there Employer shall be no discrimination against any employee on account of Union activities or affiliation, or because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity, age, or disability in accordance with existing law. Where the word "he" appears in this Agreement, the parties agree that it applies to both "male and female" employeesdischarge said worker within forty-eight (48) hours. 2.9 The Employer agrees not to enter into any agreement or contract with their employees, individually or collectively which, in any way, conflicts with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 2.10 The Employer agrees to permit an authorized representative or officer of the Union to have free access to the stores at all hours when members of Local No. 655 are on duty to satisfy the Union that the terms of this Agreement are complied with, but such representative or officer shall not interfere with the duties of any of the said employees or the business of the Employer. 2.11 The Union shall have the right to designate a union xxxxxxx and assistant union xxxxxxx for each store who shall have top ranking seniority (during the term of their office), irrespective of actual length of service, in case of layoffs and transfers. 2.12 The Union store card may be displayed in all places where members of Local No. 655 are employed exclusively. The store card shall be removed at the request of the Union. 2.13 Members of the Union must wear their union buttons when on duty. 2.14 The Employer agrees to schedule up to one (1) employee per store in the bargaining unit (or the equivalent of one (1) per store) off by 6:00 P.M. Friday, and off weekends or off by 6:00p.m. the day prior to two (2) consecutive days off of the employees choosing to participate in the Volunteer Organizing Program (VOP) with UFCW Local 655 for the sole purpose of protecting market share. The selected employee(s) will be mutually agreeable between the Union and the Employer. All provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall apply. This program will be in effect from the second pay period beginning in January through the first pay period ending in November of each year. Participation in the Program will be for one (1) calendar month periods, renewable by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer. New stores and stores that are undergoing a remodel will not participate in this program. Employees who participate in this program will not wear Employer apparel while working in this capacity, nor will any employee who participates in this program use this program to work at organizing any Employer affiliated store or facility.

UNION SECURITY CLAUSE. 2.1 a. It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that as shall be a condition of continued employment, employment that all persons em­ ployees of the Employer covered by this Agreement who are hereafter employed by members of the Employer union in good standing on the unit which is effective date of this Agreement, shall remain members in good stand­ ing, and those who are not members on the subject effective date of this Agreement shall, on the thirtieth (30th) day fol­ lowing the effective date of this Agreement, become and remain members in good standing in the Union. It shall become members also be a condition of employment that all employees cov­ ered by this Agreement and hired on or after its effective date shall, on the Union not later than the thirty-first thirtieth (31st30th) day following the beginning be­ ginning of their employment or such employment, become and remain members in good standing in the Union. For the purpose of this Section, the execution date of this Agreement, whichever is the later; that the continued employment by the Employer in said unit of persons who are already members in good standing of the Union Agreement shall be conditioned upon those persons continuing payment of the periodic dues of the Union; and the continued employment of persons who were in the employ of the Employer prior to the date of this Agreement and who are not now members of the Union, shall be conditioned upon those persons becoming members of the Union not later than the thirty-first (31st) day following the execution date of this Agreement. The failure of any person to become a member of the Union at such required time shall obligate the Employer, upon written notice from the Union, and to the further effect that Union membership was available to such person on the terms and conditions generally available to other members, to forthwith discharge such personconsidered as its effective date. 2.2 If any Article or Section of the contract or of any riders thereto should be held invalid by operation of law by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any Article or Section should be restrained by such tribunal pending a final determ1.ination as to its validity, the remainder of this contract or any rider thereto or the application of such Article or Section to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or as to which compliance with or enforcement with or enforcement of has been restrained shall not be affected thereby. 2.3 The Employer agrees to deduct weekly from the pay of all employees covered by this Agreement all dues and initiation fees when lawful, provided each such employee executes written authorization therefor, in a form authorized by law, and such authorization is presented to the Employer. The Employer shall remit such authorized dues and initiation fees to the Union by the tenth (10th) day of the following month. In the event no wages are due the employee, or are insufficient to cover the required deductions, the deduction shall be made from the next wages of adequate amount. Such deduction shall be submitted to the Union with the next regular dues remittance. In the event an employee is on lay-off or leave of absence of more than one (1) month, such employee shall make arrangements with the Union to pay the required dues. 2.4 Once each month the Employer will submit to the Union a list of employees hired the previous month. The list will include the employees name, social security number, store code, job code, and date of hire. 2.5 Once each year or week, the Employer will deduct from the pay of the employees, who have certified in writing, a political deduction. 2.6 No employee shall be deprived of membership in the Union except in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Union. 2.7 The Employer and/or its agents or representatives agree not to aid, promote or finance any other group or organization which purports to engage in collective bargaining. 2.8 The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee on account of Union activities or affiliation, or because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity, age, or disability in accordance with existing law. Where the word "he" appears in this Agreement, the parties agree that it applies to both "male and female" employees. 2.9 b. The Employer agrees not to enter into any agreement or contract with their employees, individually or collectively whichkeep in his employ, in the classifications listed herein anyone whose membership in the Union has terminated because of the failure to tender periodic dues or initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership in the Union. c. Any new employee failing or refusing to secure mem­ bership in the Union as provided above, shall, upon demand of the Union, be released from the employ of the Employer. d. The Employer agrees to deliver to each new employee a notification kit from the Union outlining the provisions of this agreement and to send attached postcard properly filled out to the Union. These notification kits, including self-addressed postage-paid postcard, shall be supplied by the Union to the Employers. e. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency of his employees and continuity of employment shall be based upon the employer’s judgment of the merit and ability of the individual employee, provided that such judg­ ment shall be fairly and reasonably exercised and provided however, that no employee shall be discharged or discrim­ inated against for any wayUnion activity or for performing service on a Union committee outside of business hours, conflicts with or for reporting to the terms and provisions Union the violation of any provision of this Agreement. 2.10 f. The Employer agrees upon request to make available to the Union quarterly a copy of the list of employees from which his quarterly unemployment compensation report is compiled and their respective wage rates of preceding months. Upon request, this list shall be furnished within 10 days. g. The Employer agrees to permit an authorized make available to the Union representative upon request payroll records of hours worked and wages paid as required by law. h. All work and services connected with, or officer incidental to the operation of the employer’s retail establishment, per­ taining to the handling and selling of merchandise offered for sale to the public, shall be performed only by employees within the appropriate unit as defined in this Agreement. i. Access for Union Representative. Representatives of the Union shall continue to have free access be permitted to contact the stores at all hours when members em­ ployees on the job to make proper investigation for the purpose of Local No. 655 are on duty to satisfy the Union determining that the terms of this Agreement are complied withis being com­ plied with by the Employer and for the presentation and handling of grievances, but such representative or officer provided the union shall not inter­ fere with a clerk waiting on a customer and shall not un­ reasonably interfere with the duties conduct of any of the said employees or the business of the Employerbusiness. 2.11 The Union shall have the right to designate a union xxxxxxx and assistant union xxxxxxx for each store who shall have top ranking seniority (during the term of their office), irrespective of actual length of service, in case of layoffs and transfers. 2.12 The Union store card may be displayed in all places where members of Local No. 655 are employed exclusively. The store card shall be removed at the request of the Union. 2.13 Members of the Union must wear their union buttons when on duty. 2.14 The Employer agrees to schedule up to one (1) employee per store in the bargaining unit (or the equivalent of one (1) per store) off by 6:00 P.M. Friday, and off weekends or off by 6:00p.m. the day prior to two (2) consecutive days off of the employees choosing to participate in the Volunteer Organizing Program (VOP) with UFCW Local 655 for the sole purpose of protecting market share. The selected employee(s) will be mutually agreeable between the Union and the Employer. All provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall apply. This program will be in effect from the second pay period beginning in January through the first pay period ending in November of each year. Participation in the Program will be for one (1) calendar month periods, renewable by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer. New stores and stores that are undergoing a remodel will not participate in this program. Employees who participate in this program will not wear Employer apparel while working in this capacity, nor will any employee who participates in this program use this program to work at organizing any Employer affiliated store or facility.

UNION SECURITY CLAUSE. 2.1 It All present Employees who are members of the Local Union on the effective date of this Agreement or on the date of execution of this Agreement, whichever is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that later, shall remain members of the Local Union in good standing as a condition of continued employment, all persons . All present Employees who are hereafter employed by the Employer in the unit which is the subject of this Agreement shall become not members of the Local Union not later than and all Employees who are hired hereafter, shall make application to become members and if accepted shall remain members in good standing of the thirty-first (31st) Local Union as a condition of employment on and after the 8th day following the beginning of their employment or on the execution and after the 8th day following the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is the later; that later When an employee who has not worked previously under a Painters’ District Council 81 agreement or the continued agreement of another affiliate of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, and begins employment for a LU #502/676 (DC 81) signatory contractor he/she may become a probationary Employee whose starting entry wage shall be 50% of base rate up to a maximum of 60% of base rate for up to the first 120 working days. Anytime during the first 120 working days of employment, the employer may request the employee be evaluated by the Employer in said unit of persons who are already members in good standing of the Union shall be conditioned upon those persons continuing payment of the periodic dues of the Union; Joint Apprenticeship Committee and the continued employment of persons who were placed in the employ of the Employer prior to the date of this Agreement Apprenticeship Program at an appropriate skill level and who are not now members of the Union, shall be conditioned upon those persons becoming members of the Union not later than the thirty-first (31st) day following the execution date of this Agreement. The failure of any person to become a member of the Union at such required time shall obligate the Employer, upon written notice from the Union, and to the further effect that Union membership was available to such person on the terms and conditions generally available to other members, to forthwith discharge such person. 2.2 If any Article or Section of the contract or of any riders thereto should be held invalid by operation of law by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any Article or Section should be restrained by such tribunal pending a final determ1.ination wage rate as to its validity, the remainder of this contract or any rider thereto or the application of such Article or Section to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or as to which compliance with or enforcement with or enforcement of has been restrained shall not be affected thereby. 2.3 The Employer agrees to deduct weekly from the pay of all employees covered by this Agreement all dues and initiation fees when lawful, provided each such employee executes written authorization therefor, in a form authorized by law, and such authorization is presented to the Employer. The Employer shall remit such authorized dues and initiation fees to the Union determined by the tenth (10th) day of the following monthJoint Apprenticeship Committee. In the event no wages are due the employee, or are insufficient to cover the required deductions, the deduction shall be made from the next wages of adequate amount. Such deduction shall be submitted to the Union with the next regular dues remittance. In the event an employee is on lay-off or leave of absence of more than An employer may employ one (1) month, such probationary employee for every three (3) Journeyperson employed. These individuals are not allowed to work alone. This paragraph shall make arrangements with the Union to pay the required dues. 2.4 Once each month the Employer will submit to the Union a list of employees hired the previous month. The list will include the employees name, social security number, store code, job code, and date of hire. 2.5 Once each year or week, the Employer will deduct from the pay of the employees, who have certified in writing, a political deduction. 2.6 No employee shall be deprived of membership in the Union except in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Union. 2.7 The Employer and/or its agents or representatives agree not to aid, promote or finance any other group or organization which purports to engage in collective bargaining. 2.8 The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee on account of Union activities or affiliation, or because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity, age, or disability in accordance with existing law. Where the word "he" appears in this Agreement, the parties agree that it applies to both "male and female" employees. 2.9 The Employer agrees not to enter into any agreement or contract with their employees, individually or collectively whichnot, in any way, conflicts circumvent the referral hall. Employers shall utilize the procedures set forth in the referral hall Section. The Probationary Employee agreement form and the Probationary Employee Worker check-off authorization form shall be on file with the appropriate local union prior to the Probationary Employee commencing work with the Employer. If the Union accepts Applicant, membership shall be on the same terms and conditions as applicable to all other Members of the Union. If the Applicant is not accepted, the provisions of this Agreement. 2.10 The Employer agrees Section shall not affect or apply to permit such rejected applicants. Upon written notice from the Union advising that an authorized representative Employee covered under this Agreement has failed to maintain membership in the Union in good standing as covered above, by payment of uniform initiation fees and/or dues as required, the Contractor shall forthwith discharge an Employee unless the Contractor has reasonable grounds for believing that membership was denied or officer terminated for reasons other than failure of the Employee to tender the periodic dues and initiation fees uniformly required by the Union to have free access as a condition of acquiring or maintaining membership. No provision of this Section shall apply in any State to the stores at all hours when members of Local Noextent that it may be prohibited by State Law. 655 are on duty to satisfy the Union that the terms If under applicable State Law additional requirements must be met before any such provision may become effective, such additional requirements shall be first met. If any provision of this Agreement are complied withSection is invalid under the law of any State wherein this contract is executed, but such representative provision shall be modified to comply with the requirements of State Law or officer shall be renegotiated for the purposes of adequate replacement. If such negotiations shall not interfere with the duties of any of the said employees or the business of the Employer. 2.11 The Union shall have the right to designate a union xxxxxxx and assistant union xxxxxxx for each store who shall have top ranking seniority (during the term of their office)result in mutually satisfactory agreement, irrespective of actual length of service, in case of layoffs and transfers. 2.12 The Union store card may be displayed in all places where members of Local No. 655 are employed exclusively. The store card either party shall be removed at the request of the Unionpermitted all legal or economic recourse. 2.13 Members of the Union must wear their union buttons when on duty. 2.14 The Employer agrees to schedule up to one (1) employee per store in the bargaining unit (or the equivalent of one (1) per store) off by 6:00 P.M. Friday, and off weekends or off by 6:00p.m. the day prior to two (2) consecutive days off of the employees choosing to participate in the Volunteer Organizing Program (VOP) with UFCW Local 655 for the sole purpose of protecting market share. The selected employee(s) will be mutually agreeable between the Union and the Employer. All provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall apply. This program will be in effect from the second pay period beginning in January through the first pay period ending in November of each year. Participation in the Program will be for one (1) calendar month periods, renewable by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer. New stores and stores that are undergoing a remodel will not participate in this program. Employees who participate in this program will not wear Employer apparel while working in this capacity, nor will any employee who participates in this program use this program to work at organizing any Employer affiliated store or facility.