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Article 3opportunity to make all dues payments. This provision shall be made and becomeeffective as of such time it may be made and become effective under <strong>the</strong> provisions of<strong>the</strong> <strong>National</strong> Labor Relations Act, but not retroactively.Additional Employees(c) When <strong>the</strong> Employer needs additional employees, it shall give <strong>the</strong> Local Unionequal opportunity with all o<strong>the</strong>r sources to provide suitable applicants, but <strong>the</strong> Employershall not be required to hire those referred by <strong>the</strong> Local Union.The Local Union and <strong>the</strong> Employer agree to prepare a list of automobile transporteremployees within <strong>the</strong>ir area who are currently on layoff status. The Employer agrees togive all persons on <strong>the</strong> list a good faith opportunity for employment before hiring newemployees to perform work covered by this <strong>Agreement</strong>. Separate lists shall be preparedfor employees in separate classifications such as driver, yard, office and garage.(d) No provision of this Article shall apply in any state to <strong>the</strong> extent that it may beprohibited by state law. If under applicable state law additional requirements must bemet before any such provision may become effective, such additional requirementsshall be met first.Agency Shop Clause(e) If any agency shop clause is permissible in any state where <strong>the</strong> provisions ofthis Article relating to <strong>the</strong> union shop cannot apply, <strong>the</strong> following agency clause shallprevail:(1) Membership in <strong>the</strong> Union is not compulsory. Employees have <strong>the</strong> rightto join, not join, maintain or drop <strong>the</strong>ir membership in <strong>the</strong> Union, as <strong>the</strong>y see fit. Nei<strong>the</strong>rparty shall exert any pressure on or discriminate against any employee regarding suchmatters;(2) Membership in <strong>the</strong> Union is separate, apart and distinct from <strong>the</strong>assumption by one of one's equal obligation to <strong>the</strong> extent that one receives equalbenefits. The Union is required under this <strong>Agreement</strong> to represent all of <strong>the</strong> employeesin <strong>the</strong> bargaining unit fairly and equally without regard to whe<strong>the</strong>r or not an employee isa member of <strong>the</strong> Union. The terms of this <strong>Agreement</strong> have been made for allemployees in <strong>the</strong> bargaining unit and not only for members in <strong>the</strong> Union, and this<strong>Agreement</strong> has been executed by <strong>the</strong> Employer after it has satisfied itself that <strong>the</strong>Union is <strong>the</strong> choice of a majority of <strong>the</strong> employees in <strong>the</strong> bargaining unit. Accordingly, itis fair that each employee in <strong>the</strong> bargaining unit pay his own way and assume his fairshare of <strong>the</strong> obligation along with <strong>the</strong> grant of equal benefit contained in this<strong>Agreement</strong>;9

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