RETIRED AND EXEMPT MEMBERS AND LIFE MEMBERSHIP CARDS
Dues for Retired Members
SECTION 1. Members who have retired from active employment, either with or without pension, may be issued a retirement card at a cost of $10.00 at the time of retirement. Such retirement card shall cover all succeeding years providing the holders of such cards report to their L.L. annually, not later than March 1 of each year, advising the L.L. of their current mailing address. Failure to report by March 1 of each year will cause recall of their retirement card. L.Ls. shall have the option to use their own reasonable method of advising retirees of this reporting requirement. The card is valid as long as the holder also remains on retirement and complies with all applicable provisions of the I.A.M. Constitution. Death benefits of members maintaining membership by the use of retirement cards shall be preserved as of the date the first retirement stamp or card was issued, but in no case shall the benefits increase, subject to the provisions as set forth in Art. XV. Any member with a retirement card, who returns to active employment, shall immediately notify the S.T., or business representative and again start paying regular monthly dues. A member who obtains a retirement card by false pretenses or continues to retain his/her retirement card status while employed and fails to pay regular dues shall have his/her retirement card cancelled automatically, and the S.T. of the L.L. shall immediately notify the G.S.T.’s office of the cancellation.
Exemption Cards
SECTION 2. Members who have been in continuous good standing for 30 years and have become so afflicted or disabled as to prevent them from actively working at the trade, or who have been discriminated against for their activities as organizers, business representatives, or other official work, and are in consequence unable to obtain employment, or members who have been continuously in good standing for 30 years, shall upon leaving the trade and upon request therefore be granted cards exempting them from further payment of dues and assessments. The issuing of such exemption cards shall not deprive members of accumulated death benefits, subject to the provisions set forth in Art. XV.
50-Year Life Membership Gold Card
SECTION 3. Members who have been in continuous good standing in the I.A.M. for 50 years or more, whether or not working at the trade, shall be granted a 50-Year Life Membership Gold Card and shall be exempted from payment of all dues and assessments. Death benefits shall be preserved as of the date of issuance of the Life Membership Gold Card, with no further increase in benefits, subject to the provisions as set forth in Art. XV.
