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ARTICLE 4
WORK STOPPAGES
During the lifetime of this Agreement the Employer and the Union
agree that there will be no strike, and the Employer agrees that he
will not cause a lock out. The parties further agree that they will
not threaten to take any of the action which, under the provisions
of this Article, they have expressly agreed they will not take.
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ARTICLE 5
UNION SECURITY
(a) The Employer agrees to first hire members of the Local
Union on projects within the territorial area of the Local
Union. The Employer shall hire through the Local Union
Office fifty percent (50%) of all Bricklayers, Masons and
Plasterers who are members of the Union as long as the
Local Union is able to supply members in sufficient numbers
to take care of the needs of the Employer. This ratio shall be
maintained at all times. It is agreed that the Employer may
transfer members from one job to another within the territo-
rial jurisdiction of the Local Union. It is agreed that all mem-
bers must produce a referral slip signed by the Business
Representative before being hired or starting work.
(b) This also applies to out-of-town men coming to work within
the jurisdiction of the Local Union and no other means of
hiring will be allowed. All Employees in the employ of the
Employer shall be members in good standing as long as they
are employed by the Employer. It is agreed that the Union
will give preference to the Employers in the employment of
its Union members and the Employers agree to first hire and
to employ Local Union members.
(c) Where a Union has more than one Hiring Hall list in the area
where the work is to be performed, and if there are insuffi-
cient members available in the area to take care of the
needs of the Employer, then the Employers have the right to
bring in members of the Local Union who do not reside in
the area where the work is being performed until such
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