| Article XVII. Subscription and Signatories |
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ARTICLE XVII SUBSCRIPTION AND SIGNATORIES Section 1. Refusal to Work. If any carriers do not subscribe to this Master Contract, the ILA shall have the right not to work on the loading and discharging of their ships or any work ancillary thereto. Section 2. Non-Subscribers. If any employers of employees covered by this Master Contract do not so subscribe, the ILA shall have the right not to engage in any 33 work for them at facilities operated by them. No persons or entities shall have any right to any part of any benefit flowing from this Master Contract unless they or any entities or local unions that represent them have subscribed to and agreed to be bound by this Master Contract. Such subscription shall be accomplished only with the joint consent of USMX and the ILA as to persons who are not members of USMX or of any port association member of USMX. Section 3. Fringe Benefit Assessment. No assessment for fringe benefits or any other expense shall be imposed upon the carrier members of USMX or carrier signatories to this Master Contract, or any of them, by any entity, whether Management, Labor or Joint, which is not a named party to this Master Contract without the prior written authorization of USMX. No change in any fringe benefit assessment by any port or district shall be made without prior consultation with USMX and the ILA. |