Common use of UNION SECURITY AND MEMBERSHIP Clause in Contracts

UNION SECURITY AND MEMBERSHIP. The Employer agrees that all employees covered under this Agreement, in accordance with Article 1, employed as of the date of ratification of this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, become and remain members of the Union in good standing or agree to pay a representation fee not to exceed the current union dues and initiation fees. If an employee is a member of a church or religious body whose bona fide religious tenets or teachings forbid said employee to be a member of a labor union, such employee shall pay an amount of money equivalent to the regular Union dues and initiation fees to a non-religious legally recognized charity or to another legally recognized charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the Union.