When an employee becomes delinquent or not "in
29 good standing" within the meaning of paragraph ©
30 2. above, he shall be subject to discharge and the
31 following procedures shall apply:
32
33 (a) The General Chairman of the Union shall
34 notify the employee in writing, Certified
35 mail, return receipt requested, and copy to
36 the Vice President of Customer Service of
37 the Company, that he is delinquent in the
38 payment of initiation fees, assessments or
39 membership dues as specified herein, and
40 accordingly is subject to discharge as an
41 employee of the Company. Such letter shall
42 also notify the employee that he must make
the required payment to the Financial
2 Secretary of the appropriate local lodge of
3 the Union within fifteen (15) days of the
4 date of mailing of the notice or be subject to
5 discharge.
6
7 (B) If, upon the expiration of the fifteen (15) day
8 period, the employee still remains
9 delinquent, the General Chairman of the
10 Union shall certify in writing to the Vice
11 President of Customer Service of the
12 Company, with copy to the employee, that
13 the employee has failed to make the required
14 payment within the fifteen (15) day grace
15 period provided in sub-paragraph (a) above,
16 and is therefore to be discharged. The Vice
17 President of Customer Service shall
18 promptly notify the employee involved that
19 he is to be discharged from the service of the
20 Company, and shall so discharge him for his
21 failure to pay or tender the initiation fees,
22 dues, and assessments as required under the
23 terms of this Article unless he files an
24 appeal.
25
26 © If the decision of the Vice President of
27 Customer Service is not satisfactory to the
28 employee or to the Union, it may be
29 appealed directly to the highest officer of the
30 Company designated to handle such appeals.
31 Such appeals shall be taken within ten (10)
32 calendar days of the date of the decision
33 appealed from, and if taken, shall operate to
34 stay action on the termination of em35
ployment until the decision on the appeal is
36 rendered. The Company shall promptly
37 notify the other party in writing of any such
38 appeal. The decision of such appeal shall be
39 rendered within ten (10) calendar days of the
40 date the appeal is taken and the employee
41 and the Union shall be promptly advised
42 thereof. If the decision on such appeal is that
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1 the employee has not complied with the
2 terms of this Agreement, his employment
3 and seniority in that class or craft shall be
4 terminated within ten (10) calendar days of
5 the date of said decision, unless the
6 Company and the Union agree otherwise in
7 writing.
8
9 (d) Such decision on appeal shall be final and
10 binding unless within seven (7) days thereof
11 the Union requests in writing that the
12 decision be reviewed in such joint
13 conference by the Vice President of
14 Customer Service or by his designated
15 representative, and the General Chairman, or
16 by his designated representative. If such
17 request is made, the decision on appeal shall
18 be reviewed in such joint conference within
19 seven (7) days of the date such request is
20 received, and any decision rendered within
21 such seven (7) day period shall be final and
22 binding. If the decision on such review is
23 that the employee has not complied with the
24 terms of this Agreement, his employment
25 and seniority in that class or craft shall be
26 terminated within ten (10) calendar days of
27 the date of said decision, unless the
28 Company and the Union agree otherwise in
29 writing.
30
31 D. An employee discharged by the Company under the
32 provisions of paragraph © shall be deemed to have been
33 discharged for non-payment of Union dues, and notation so
34 made on his employment record.
35
36 E. Time limits specified in this Article may be extended in
37 individual cases by written agreement of the Company and
38 the Union.
