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ARTICLE 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />Section 1: <br />All present members of the Union, except as provided by the rules and regulations of the Union, <br />shall remain members of the Union during the term of this Agreement. Any new employee <br />hired in a classification set forth in Article 4, who begins his/her employment with the City after <br />the effective date of this Agreement, shall become a member of the Union within thirty-one (31) <br />days of completion of training. Any employee who joins the Union voluntarily during the term of <br />this Agreement shall remain as a member during the term of this Agreement. <br />Section 2: <br />Upon receipt of a written and signed form from the employee authorizing payroll deduction, the <br />City will deduct Union dues, assessments and COPE contributions from the employee's wages <br />each month in the manner prescribed by law. The amount so deducted shall be mailed each <br />month to the Union. <br />Section 3: <br />A. Three Union -Management meetings will be held annually to discuss various items of <br />interest to both parties. <br />B. The City, at its option, may schedule up to three (3) employee meetings per year at <br />which employee attendance is mandatory. <br />The City will provide thirty (30) days notice of employee meetings. Employee meetings <br />are intended to include all employees with the exception of those employees on <br />scheduled vacation, sick or workers compensation leave; provided that, the City may at <br />its convenience schedule mandatory make-up meetings for those individuals who are <br />excused. Make-up meetings will not count against the three (3) meetings allowed to the <br />City. <br />Employees will be paid a minimum of two (2) hours pay at the applicable rate. <br />Section 4: <br />The City will hold a meeting of the Union bargaining unit and drivers will be informed two (2) <br />weeks in advance of any major changes in the Transit system. If mileage is added to a bus <br />operator's run but not time, the Union will be consulted. <br />Section 5: <br />It is understood and agreed that the following Articles/Sections of this Agreement shall not <br />apply to those members employed in the classification of paratransit operator: <br />14(4); 15(1) <br />11 <br />