ARTICLE FOUR

Apr 9, 2007 2:50 PM

UNION SHOP

It shall be a condition of employment that every employee who is a member of the Union in good standing as of the date of execution of this Agreement shall remain a member in good standing, and those who are not members on the date of execution of this Agreement shall, no later that thirty (30) days following the date of execution of the Agreement, become and remain members in good standing of the Union.  Every employee who becomes such after the date of execution of the Agreement will become a member of the Union within thirty (30) days after the date of employment and thereafter will remain a member in good standing.

      Whenever the Union shall charge that any employee who is required by the provisions of this Article to become or remain a member of the Union in good standing has failed to do so, and shall request the discharge of such employee, the Employer shall be so informed by the Union by certified or registered mail and the Employer shall have fourteen (14) days following the receipt of such notice to take action on the requested discharge.  If during said fourteen-day (14) period the employee shall pay his or her delinquent dues, the Employer shall not be required to discharge such employee.

      "Good Standing" for the purpose of this Agreement shall mean the payment or tender of periodic dues, uniformly required as a condition of membership, to the Union.

      The Union agrees that it will hold the Employer harmless and indemnify the Employer from any claims, actions, or proceedings related in any way to such termination.