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There shall be a Union Shop throughout the term of this Agreement in every building where there was a Union Shop under the 2010 Apartment Building Agreement and in other buildings whenever it is agreed or determined that a majority of the employees in such buildings are members of or have applied for membership in the Union. The \u201cUnion Shop\u201d requires membership in the Union by every employee in the building as a condition of employment after the thirtieth day following employment or the execution date of this agreement, whichever is later, or in the case of newly organized buildings, after the thirtieth day following agreement or determination that a majority of the employees in such buildings are members of or have applied for membership in the Union, and requires that the Union shall not ask or require the Employer to discharge or otherwise discriminate against any employee except in compliance with law. In the event the Union security provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, unenforceable or of no legal effect generally or with respect to any building because of interpretation or a change of federal or state statute, city ordinance or rule or decision of any government administrative body, agency or subdivision, the permissible Union security clause under such statute, decision or regulation shall be enforceable as a substitute for the Union security clause provided for herein.\n4. Whenever the Union files with the RAB and the Employer a claim that a majority of the employees in a building are members of or have made application for membership in the Union, the Union Shop requirement shall be made effective within fifteen (15) days thereafter, unless the Employer or the RAB within ten (10) days, notifies the Union that it requires a determination of that claim.\n5. Upon receipt by the Employer of a letter from the Union\u2019s Secretary-Treasurer requesting any employee\u2019s discharge because he/she has not met the requirements of this Article, unless the Employer questions the propriety of so doing, the employee shall be discharged within fifteen (15) days of said notice if prior thereto he/she does not take proper steps to meet said requirements. If the Employer questions the propriety of the discharge, he shall immediately submit the matter to grievance, and if not thus settled, to the Arbitrator for final determination. If it is finally settled or determined that the employee has not met the said requirements, he shall be discharged within ten (10) days after written notice of the final determination has been given to the RAB and the Employer. The Employer shall be responsible for unpaid dues after receipt of notice provided for in this section and exhaustion of contractual remedies. The Employer\u2019s obligation shall begin fifteen (15) days after such notice or, if the Employer questions the discharge, after the final determination of the arbitrator.\n6. The Union will hold the Employer harmless from any liability arising from a discharge asked by the Union pursuant to this Article provided the Employer has done nothing to cause or increase its own liability concerning removal of employees.\n7. No building service employee may be employed in any building, except within a tenant\u2019s apartment, save by the Employer, without the consent of the Union.\n8. During any period in which it is not established that a majority of the employees in a building are members of, or have made application for membership in the Union, it is agreed that all employees who, upon the date this agreement is signed for their building, are members of the Union in good standing in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Union, and all employees who thereafter become members shall, as a condition of employment, remain Union members in good standing during the life of the agreement.\n9. Upon execution of this Agreement the Employer shall furnish the Union and the RAB with a complete list of the names, social security numbers and home addresses and job location of all employees covered by this Agreement and shall notify the Union and the RAB of the names and social security numbers and home addresses and job location of each new employee thereafter employed. The Employer shall notify the Union and the RAB in writing, as soon as a cancellation of an account becomes effective where Union members are employed and the Employer shall notify the Union when he acquires a new building service job.\n10. The Union shall have the right to inspect the Employer\u2019s Social Security reports and all payroll records (except the salary of the nonunion Supervisors) in order to determine if this agreement is being complied with. The Union shall have the right to expedited arbitration in the event an Employer fails to comply with this right of inspection. Inspections may also be made by the Union or the Arbitrator at the request of the RAB. The RAB may join the Union at all times, when such examination is made. All Benefit Trust Funds established under this agreement shall have the same right to inspect as the Union but shall also have the right to inspect Supervisor\u2019s payroll records where Supervisors are covered by such Funds.\n11. Each Employer agrees to deduct the Union\u2019s monthly dues, initiation fees, and all legal assessments from the pay of each employee from whom it receives written authorization and will continue to make such deductions while the authorization remains in effect. The Employer hereby agrees to deduct voluntary political contribution deductions based upon authorizations signed by the employees in accordance with applicable law. Such deductions will be made from the pay for the first full pay period worked by each employee following the receipt of the authorization, and thereafter will be made the first pay day each month, and forwarded to the Union not later than the twentieth day in each and every current month. Such deductions shall constitute trust funds while in the possession of the Employer. If the Employer fails to remit to the Union the dues or other monies deducted in accordance with this section by the twentieth day, the Employer shall pay interest on such dues at the rate of one percent per month beginning on the twenty-first day, unless the Employer can demonstrate the delay was for good cause due to circumstances beyond its control. The interest shall not be assessed for an Employer\u2019s initial failure to deduct voluntary political contributions until thirty (30) days after the Employer has received written notice from the Union of its failure to deduct. If a signatory does not revoke the authorization at the end of a year following the date of authorization, or at the end of the current contract, whichever is earlier, it shall be deemed a renewal of authorization, irrevocable for another year, or until the expiration of the next succeeding contract, whichever is earlier. 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