2.01       Only members in good standing of Local 300 shall be employed in all departments of the Company save those employees coming within the exceptions set forth in Article 1.01.

2.02      Permit Cards
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 temporarily on permit cards as long as such employment does not cause layoff to the regular Union members.

All such extra help must obtain a permit card from the Union before going to work. A permit card is good for one month only, but may be renewed monthly.

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 of management.

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 off for such work without pay provided notice is given to the Company and the time required for such work is not unreasonable. The Company will pay the members for such time off on their regular pay dates and be reimbursed by the Union.
   
   
2. Members of the Union committee (maximum three employees) shall not be required to work on any day that collective bargaining negotiations with the Company are held to discuss the renewal of this Agreement.
   
   The Company agrees to pay the Union Committee members eight hours pay at their current rates for each full negotiation day (eight hours). However, the maximum cost of this provision to the Company shall be eighty hours pay for each of the three employees.
   
   

2.05      Union dues

1. The Company shall deduct from the pay of each employee covered by this Agreement a sum in the amount of the current Union dues.
   
   A written list of the employees’ names and the relative amounts so deducted shall be submitted by the Company to the Union Financial Secretary not later than the twelfth of the month following the month in which they are deducted.
   
   The Union will notify the Company of the amount of the established dues to be deducted and will further notify the Company thirty days in advance of any change with respect to the amount of dues to be deducted.
   
   The amount of dues deducted during the year will be indicated on T4 or appropriate form with the T4.
   
   
2. Notwithstanding Article 2.05 (a), there shall be no financial responsibility on the part of the Company for dues of an employee unless there are sufficient unpaid wages of that employee in the Company’s hands.
   
   

2.06 The Company shall deduct from the employee’s pay the amount equivalent to the initiation fee established by the Union’s General Executive Board after the employee has completed 60 shifts. This deduction shall be from the first cheque at the employee’s new rate. There is no financial responsibility on the part of the Company for an employee’s initiation fee in the event there are insufficient unpaid wages to cover the fee. The Company will provide a list of the employee’s names to the Union office with a statement of dues and initiation fees deducted.

2.07 No employee covered by this Agreement shall, individually or collectively, be required or permitted to make a written or oral agreement with the Company or its representatives which may conflict with the terms of this Agreement or a statute of the Province of BC or Canada.