Common use of Bargaining Unit Membership Clause in Contracts

Bargaining Unit Membership. Each employee who is a member of the Union or who is obligated to tender to the Union amounts equal to periodic dues on the effective date of this Agreement, or who later becomes a member, and all employees entering the bargaining unit on or after the effective date of this Agreement shall as a condition of employment pay or tender to the Union amounts equal to the periodic dues or applicable agency fee amount, applicable to members, for the period from the effective date, or in the case of employees entering the bargaining unit on or after the effective date, for the period from the thirtieth (30th) day after the effective date or the date of entrance, whichever of those dates is later, until the termination of this Agreement. For purposes of this Article, “employee” shall mean any person entering into the bargaining unit. For purposes of the above paragraph, the effective date of this Agreement shall be the date on which the Union notifies the Company that this Agreement has been ratified.