| Article III -- Membership |
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(as amended November 2005) Section 1. All persons in the bargaining unit agreed upon with the employer shall be eligible for membership in the Union. Section 2. Retired members and members no longer employed in the bargaining unit shall be eligible to continue their membership. Section 3. No person shall be denied membership on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, religious or political belief, sexual orientation, or social status. Section 4. A member in good standing is one whose current dues are paid. Section 5. Only members in good standing on layoff or employed in the bargaining unit during the academic year in which the contract is negotiated shall have the right to vote on their collective bargaining contract. Only members in good standing employed during a given semester shall have the right to vote on a job action. All members in good standing shall have the right to vote on all other matters. |