Pursuant to the by laws of Local 947 USWU, I hereby apply for Associate Membership. I understand that Associate Members are individuals who are not part of a bargaining unit for which the local is the exclusive bargainig agent but are part of a group or is an individual which has been approved by the Executive Board as being eligible for Associate Membership. I understand Associate Members are allowed to attend membership meeings, but do not have voting rights or the right to nominate or run for office. I further understand that as an Associate Member I will be permitted to participate, at my complete discretion and at my own cost, in any benefit programs offered to Local 947 Associate Members and that my monthly Local 947 membership fee of $26.50 per month may be included in the cost of that benefit program. I further understand that should I be approved as an Associate Member, I can revoke my membership at any time.