Union Membership

  1. Membership of the union shall be open to all employees in companies manufacturing, bottling or marketing drinks above the age of sixteen and whose place of work is in Peninsular Malaysia; provided that no person for whom education is provided under the Education Act 1957, shall join or be a member of the Union, unless he is:-
  1. Bona fide employed as a workman as defined in the Trade Union Act 1959 and
  2. Over the age of eighteen years.
  1. A member of the Union who has not attained the age of eighteen years shall not be entitled to vote on any of the following matters:-
  1. strikes and all matters relating thereto;
  2. the imposition of a levy;
  3. dissolution of the Union or of any federation with which it may be connected:
  4. amendment of the Rules of the Union where such amendment results in increasing the liability of the members to contribute or in decreasing the benefits to which members are entitled.
  1. A person who is under the age of twenty-one shall not be an officer or a Trustee of the Union.
  2. Application for membership shall be made in a form prescribed by the Union and shall be forwarded to the Secretary, who shall submit it to the Executive Council for approval. The Executive Council may, at its discretion, reject any application without assigning any reason therefor.
  3. Every applicant whose application has been approved by the Executive Council shall, upon payment of the prescribed entrance fee and first monthly subscription, be registered in the Membership Register as a member and supplied with a copy of the Rules of the Union free of charge.

           The subscription payable shall be as follows:

           Entrance Fee: RM 10.00

           Monthly Subscription: RM 15.00

  1. Any member whose subscription is three months in arrears shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Union and his name shall be deleted from the Membership Register.
  2. Any person whose membership has terminated on account of arrears may apply re-admission as a new member.
  3. The Executive Council shall have the power to fix reduced rates of subscription for members, or to exempt members temporarily from paying subscriptions and levies (if any), in case of unemployment, sickness, or other genuine hardship.