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LOCAL 300 / MOLSON Vancouver 2006-2012 Contract
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ARTICLE 2
BARGAINING AGENCY AND RECOGNITION

Section 1. Union Membership

Only members in good standing of Brewery Workers Union Local 300 shall be employed in all departments of the Company save those employees coming within the exceptions set forth in Article 1, Section 1, hereof.

Section 2. Permit Card

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 men temporarily on permit cards as long as such employment does not cause any layoff to the regular Union members. Returned service men are to be given preference.
All extra help must obtain a permit card from the union before going to work and must be immediately sent to the Company, it being understood that permit cards shall be promptly issued so as not to cause any delay in the filling of the Company's manpower requirements.

Section 3. 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.

Section 4. Union Business

No employee shall be discriminated against or discharged for his 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 the Company and the time required for such work is not unreasonable.

Section 5. Union Dues and Assesments

(a)
The Company shall honour a written assignment of wages to the Union.

(b)
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 __________."

(c)
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 the 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.

(d)
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.

(e)
If an assignment is revoked, the Company shall give a copy of the revocation to the assignee.

(f)
Notwithstanding any provisions contained in sub-sections (a), (b) and (c) hereof, there shall be no financial responsibility on the part of the Company for fees, dues or assessments of an employee unless there are sufficient unpaid wages of that employee in the Company's hands to pay to same.

(g)
The Company agrees to report Union dues on the employees' T4 slips.

Section 6. Initiation Fee

The Company shall deduct from the employee’s cheque, the amount set by the Union’s General Executive Board, the initiation fee after the completion of 60 shifts. This deduction shall be from the employee’s first cheque, at the employee’s new rate. The Company will provide a separate cheque (not to be included with the Union dues), and a list of names to the Union office.



Contract, Table of Contents

Article / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 /

Appendix / A / B / C / D / E /

Letter of Understanding / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 /


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