ARTICLE 2 - EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES
A. UNION SECURITY All employees shall, as a condition of employment, pay to the Union the
initiation fees and/or reinstatement fees and periodic dues lawfully required by the Union. This obligation
shall commence on the thirty-first (31st) day following the date of employment by the Employer who is
signatory to this Agreement, or the effective date of this Agreement, or the date of signature, whichever is
later.
B. NOTICE OF NEWHIRES. The Employer agrees to notify the Union, in writing, within fourteen (14)
days from the date of first employment of any employee subject to this Agreement, of the name of such
employee,mailing address, store number, Social Security number, the position forwhich employed, the date
of first employment and the rate of pay at which the person is employed.
C. CONDITIONS OF WORK FOR NEW EMPLOYEES. The Employer shall pay such person so
employed during the period said person is not amember of the Union, the regular Union wages provided for
in this Agreement for the class of work said person is doing, and shall in all other respects require said
person to work under and live up to all of the provisions set forth in this Agreement.
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D. ENFORCEMENT. The parties hereto agree that this Article 2 shall be implemented and enforced as
hereinafter set forth.
1. Introductory Letter. This letter will be sent by the Union to the employee's home (if the Employer
has complied with Article 2-B of this Agreement requiring the Employer to supply such home address to the
Union), or to the store where the employee is employed.
(a) This letter will quote the language of Article 2-Aof thisAgreement and advise employees of
the Union's office hours and other matters relating to the employee's satisfaction of his obligations under
Article 2-A of this Agreement.
(b) A copy of this letter shall be sent to the Employer's Industrial Relations Department on the
same date that the original of the letter is sent to the employee.
2. All employees will be billed for their appropriate initiation fee and/or reinstatement fee and/or
periodic dues lawfully applied in accordance with the Bylaws of the respective Local Unions.
3. DelinquencyNotice. This notice will be sent to the employee's home address (if the Employer has
furnished the Union with such information); otherwise it will be sent to the store in which the employee
works, with copies sent to the Industrial Relations Department of the Employer and to the store manager.
The delinquency letter is to be sent to the employee specifically advising him that:
(a) He is delinquent in his financial obligations to the Union;
(b) Advising him of the specific amount due;
(c) How the amount is computed;
(d) The date the sum must be received by the Union;
(e) The penalty for noncompliance, i.e., discharge if the obligation has not been met; and
(f) Address and telephone number of the Local Union offices and hours of operation.
4. Termination Notice. The termination notice shall be sent to the Employer involved. The copy to
be sent to the employee shall be sent to the employee's home address (if the Employer has furnished the
Union with such information). If the Employer has not furnished such information, the copy shall be sent to
the employee at the store where the employee works.
(a) The termination notice will be sent at such time as the employee has ignored all efforts by
the Union to obtain compliance with this Article 2.
(b) The notice will advise the Employer that the employee has failed to complywith the Union
Security Clause of this Agreement in that the employee has not paid the initiation fees and/or reinstatement
fees and/or dues as lawfully applied. In addition, the notice shall advise that the Union has complied with
the decisions of the National Labor Relations Board, as well as its own International Constitution and
Bylaws with regard to the required procedural steps of notifying the employee of the delinquency.
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