Union Shops and Dues Sample Clauses

Union Shops and Dues a. All present employees who are members of the Union on the effective date of the execution 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 Local Union and all employees who are hired hereafter shall become and remain members in good standing of the Union as a condition of employment within sixty (60) calendar days fol- lowing the beginning of their employment, or within sixty (60) calendar days following the effective date of this Agreement. An employee who has failed to acquire, or thereafter maintain, membership in the Union, as herein provided, shall be terminat- ed seventy-two (72) hours after the Employer has received writ- ten notice from the Principal Officer of the Local Union certify- ing that membership has been and is continuing to be offered to such employees on the same basis as all other members, and fur- ther that the employee has had notice and an opportunity to make all dues or initiation fee payments. This provision shall be made and become effective as of such time as it may be made and become effective under the provision of the Railway Labor Act, but not retroactively. This section shall be read in accor- dance with Section 2.b. b. Each employee who fails to acquire or maintain member- ship in the Union as stated in Section 2.a. shall be required, as a condition of employment, beginning sixty (60) days after his employment to pay to the Union a monthly service fee determined by the Union for collective bargaining, con- tract administration and employee representation.