Common use of UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECKOFF Clause in Contracts

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECKOFF. 5.01 Neither the Employer nor the Union will compel employees to join the Union. The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because of Union membership or lack of it, and will inform all new employees of the contractual relationship between the Employer and the Union. Before commencing work, any new employee will be referred by the Employer to a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in order to give the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ an opportunity to describe the Union's purposes and representation policies to the new employee. 5.02 The Union agrees that it shall make membership in the Union available to all employees covered by this Agreement. 5.03 The Employer is authorized and shall deduct each month an amount equal to Union dues from each employee's pay. Such deductions shall go into effect with the first month of employment of an employee. The Employer shall also deduct any authorized initiation fees owing to the Union. The total amount checked off will be turned over to the Union treasurer each month within a week after the checkoff is made, together with an itemized list of the employees for whom the deductions are made and the amount checked off for each. The Employer shall not deduct more than one (1) month's dues from any one paycheque of an employee. The Employer shall be saved harmless for all deductions and payments made. 5.04 Employees who, because of conscientious objection as determined by the Union’s internal guidelines, cannot support the Union may apply to the Union in writing.

UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECKOFF. 5.01 6.01 Neither the Employer nor the Union will compel employees to join the Union. The Employer will not Union or discriminate against any employee because of Union membership or lack of it, and . The Employer will inform all new employees of the contractual relationship between the Employer and the Union. Before commencing work, any new employee will be referred by the Employer to a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in order to give the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ an opportunity to describe the Union's purposes and representation policies to the new employee. 5.02 6.02 The Union agrees that it shall make membership in the Union available to all employees covered by this Agreement. 5.03 a. The Employer is authorized and shall deduct from each month employee covered by this Agreement, an amount equal to the regular Union dues from each employee's pay. Such deductions shall go into effect with designated by the first month of employment of an employeeUnion. The Employer shall also deduct any authorized initiation fees. b. Such dues shall be deducted bi-weekly and, in the case of newly hired employees, such deductions shall commence in the first pay period following their date of hire. a. Dues and initiation fees owing shall be those authorized by the Union and the Union shall notify the Employer, in writing, of any changes therein and such notification b. shall be the Employer’s exclusive authority to make the Union. deduction specified. c. The total amount checked off will amounts so deducted shall be turned over remitted monthly to the Union treasurer each month within a week after no later than the checkoff is made, together with an itemized list fifteenth (15th) day of the employees for whom month following the deductions are made and month in which the amount checked off for each. The Employer shall not deduct more than one (1) month's dues from any one paycheque of an employee. The Employer shall be saved harmless for all deductions and payments madewere deducted. 5.04 d. Employees whowho are off work for whatever reason for two (2) pay periods or more shall, because of conscientious objection as determined by the Union’s internal guidelinesupon return to work, cannot support the Union may apply to the Union in writing.be deducted only two