2.01 - Members in Good Standing
Only members in good standing of the Brewery, Winery and Distillery Workers Union Local 300, shall be employed in the Bargaining Unit, upon completion of their probation period.

2.02 - Other Persons
Should the Union at any time be unable to furnish competent help when requested by the Company, the Company shall be permitted to hire other persons as long as such employment does not cause any layoff to the regular Union members.

2.03 - Company Rules
Except insofar as there is any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the rules of the Company, the employees shall observe the said rules and comply with the lawful instructions and orders of those set in authority over them.

2.04 - Union Activity

1. No employee shall be discriminated against or discharged for his/her activity as a Union member, or for serving on a Committee or doing any other work in the interest of the Union. Members shall be granted the necessary time for such work without pay provided notice is given to the Company, and the time required for such work is not unreasonable.
   
   
2. Employees shall not lose any regular pay for attending meetings approved by the Company and held on Company premises, such as accident prevention and communication committee meetings, or for any other activity, provided that prior approval of the Company has been obtained. It is agreed that the Company will approve one (1) employee to attend arbitration hearings and any other employees who are at the arbitration hearings at the request of the Company.
   
   
3. The Union Executive will be granted a maximum total of six (6) days per year as paid educational leave to attend Union sponsored conferences and seminars deemed to be mutually beneficial to the Union and the Company.

2.05 - Dues Checkoff

1. The Company shall honour a written assignment of wages to the Union.
   
   
2. An assignment pursuant to sub-section (a) shall be substantially in the following form:
   
   "Until this authority is revoked by me in writing, I hereby authorize you to deduct from my wages and pay to the Union, dues and uniformly applied assessments in the amounts following, provided any such uniformly applied assessments are payable by all members in the Bargaining Unit."
   
   1. Dues of $ __________ per __________.
   2. Assessments of $ __________ per __________."
   
   
3. Having received assignments as above from employees the Company shall deduct from the pay of each employee covered by this Agreement, a sum in the amount of current monthly Union dues and assessments in accordance with (b) above. A written list of the employees' names, the amounts and descriptions of the above deductions and the monies as deducted shall be submitted by the Company to the Union Financial Secretary not later than the twelfth of the month following the month to which the deductions are applicable.
   
   
4. The Union will notify the Company of the amount of the established dues and applicable assessments to be deducted and will further notify the Company thirty (30) days in advance of any change with respect to the amount of dues and assessments to be deducted.
   
   
5. If an assignment is revoked the Company shall give a copy of the revocation to the assignee.
   
   
6. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in sub-section (a), (b) and (c) hereof, there shall be no financial responsibility on the part of the Company for fees, dues or assessments of any employee unless there are sufficient unpaid wages of that employee in the Company's hand to pay to same.
   
   
7. The Company will indicate on statements of income required for the purposes of taxation by any Government Agency whether Federal or Provincial all Union dues deducted from an employee's wages.