I VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION IN LOCAL UNION 2, AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, SO THAT I MAY FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNION. I UNDERSTAND THAT BY BECOMING AND REMAINING A MEMBER OF THE UNION, I WILL BE ENTITLED TO ATTEND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS, PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRACT PROPOSALS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, VOTE TO RATIFY OR REJECT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, RUN FOR UNION OFFICE OR SUPPORT CANDIDATES OF MY CHOICE, RECEIVE UNION PUBLICATIONS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PROGRAMS ONLY AVAILABLE TO UNION MEMBERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY AS A MEMBER OF THE UNION WILL I BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE COURSE THE UNION TAKES TO REPRESENT ME IN NEGOTIATIONS TO IMPROVE MY WAGES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE UNION'S STRENGTH AND ABILITY TO REPRESENT MY INTERESTS DEPENDS UPON EXERCISING MY RIGHT, AS GUARANTEED BY FEDERAL LAW OR APPLICABLE STATE LAW, TO JOIN THE UNION AND ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE ACTIVITIES WITH MY FELLOW WORKERS. FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES ONLY: I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT UNDER THE CURRENT FEDERAL LAW, I MAY ELECT 'NONMEMBER' STATUS, AND CAN SATISFY ANY CONTRACT OBLIGATION NECESSARY TO RETAIN MY EMPLOYMENT BY PAYING AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE UNIFORM DUES AND INITIATION FEE REQUIRED OF MEMBERS OF THE UNION. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IF I ELECT NOT TO BECOME A MEMBER OR REMAIN A MEMBER, I MAY OBJECT TO PAYING THE PRO-RATA PORTION OF REGULAR UNION DUES OR FEES THAT ARE NOT GERMANE AND NON-GERMANE TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND GRIEVANCE ADJUSTMENT, AND I CAN REQUEST THE LOCAL UNION TO PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING ITS MOST RECENT ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURES DEVOTED TO ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BOTH GERMANE AND NON-GERMANE TO ITS PERFORMANCE AS THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE ME TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO BECOME AN OBJECTOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT NONMEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO OBJECT TO PAYING THE PRO-RATA PORTION OF REGULAR UNION DUES OR FEES THAT ARE NOT GERMANE TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WILL BE ENTITLED TO A REDUCTION IN FEE BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED ALLOCATED EXPENDITURES, AND WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE THE ACCURACY OF THE ALLOCATION. THE PROCEDURES FOR FILING SUCH CHALLENGES WILL BE PROVIDED BY MY LOCAL UNION, UPON REQUEST.

FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES ONLY: I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT UNDER THE CURRENT FEDERAL LAW, I MAY ELECT 'NONMEMBER' STATUS, AND CAN SATISFY ANY CONTRACT OBLIGATION NECESSARY TO RETAIN MY EMPLOYMENT BY PAYING AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE UNIFORM DUES AND INITIATION FEE REQUIRED OF MEMBERS OF THE UNION. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IF I ELECT NOT TO BECOME A MEMBER OR REMAIN A MEMBER, I MAY OBJECT TO PAYING THE PRO-RATA PORTION OF REGULAR UNION DUES OR FEES THAT ARE NOT GERMANE AND NON-GERMANE TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND GRIEVANCE ADJUSTMENT, AND I CAN REQUEST THE LOCAL UNION TO PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING ITS MOST RECENT ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURES DEVOTED TO ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BOTH GERMANE AND NON-GERMANE TO ITS PERFORMANCE AS THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE ME TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO BECOME AN OBJECTOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT NONMEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO OBJECT TO PAYING THE PRO-RATA PORTION OF REGULAR UNION DUES OR FEES THAT ARE NOT GERMANE TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WILL BE ENTITLED TO A REDUCTION IN FEE BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED ALLOCATED EXPENDITURES, AND WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE THE ACCURACY OF THE ALLOCATION. THE PROCEDURES FOR FILING SUCH CHALLENGES WILL BE PROVIDED BY MY LOCAL UNION, UPON REQUEST.

I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO ME AND SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION TO BE ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2.

I AGREE TO THE LANGUAGE ABOVE *

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CHECK HERE IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN A MEMBER OF THE TEAMSTERS UNION

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I, THE UNDERSIGNED, HEREBY AUTHORIZE MY EMPLOYER TO DEDUCT FROM MY WAGES EACH AND EVERY MONTH AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE MONTHLY DUES, INITIATION FEES AND UNIFORM ASSIGNMENTS OF LOCAL UNION 2 AND DIRECT SUCH AMOUNTS SO DEDUCTED TO BE TURNED OVER EACH MONTH TO THE SECRETARY-TREASURER OF SUCH LOCAL UNION FOR AND ON MY BEHALF. THIS AUTHORIZATION IS VOLUNTARY AND IS NOT CONDITIONED ON MY PRESENT OR FUTURE MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNION. THIS AUTHORIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT AND ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE FOR THE TERM OF THE APPLICABLE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE EMPLOYER OR FOR ONE YEAR, WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER, AND SHALL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW ITSELF FOR SUCCESSIVE YEARLY OR APPLICABLE CONTRACT PERIODS THEREAFTER, WHICHEVER IS LESSER, UNLESS I GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE COMPANY AND THE UNION AT LEAST SIXTY (60) DAYS, BUT NOT MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE (75) DAYS BEFORE ANY PERIODIC RENEWAL DATE OF THIS AUTHORIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF MY DESIRE TO REVOKE SAME OR DURING ANY PERIOD THAT A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS NOT IN EFFECT. *UNION DUES ARE NOT DEDUCTIBLE AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES

I AGREE TO THE LANGUAGE ABOVE *

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