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ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP

Eligibility for membership in SOAR shall be extended on the following bases:

1. Membership in SOAR shall be granted to any and all persons who retires from an

enterprise, public or private, or any other place within the jurisdiction of the Union including

service as an employee of the Union and at that time be a member in good standing of the United

Steelworkers. An individual who retires from a supervisory position with an employer

represented by the United Steelworkers may be a member if that individual had been a member

in good standing in the bargaining unit at any time prior to accepting a supervisory position.

2. The spouse or surviving spouse of said retiree shall be eligible for full membership in

SOAR with the same rights and privileges enjoyed by retirees as defined in Section 1 of this

Article.

3. Any person eligible for membership in the United Steelworkers within the terms of the

Constitution of the International Union.

4. Any like-minded person age 45 and over who agrees with and supports the guiding

principles and programs of our organization shall be eligible for full membership in SOAR with

the same rights and privileges enjoyed by retirees as defined in Section 1 of this Article.

5. SOAR Chapter membership may be maintained through local retirees' chapters

including through membership in an existing retirees' chapter affiliated with the United

Steelworkers provided said chapter's purposes and policies are consistent with those of SOAR.

6. A person shall maintain SOAR Chapter membership by satisfying the conditions for

membership established by the Executive Board of the International Union, including the

payment of dues as set by the Executive Board of SOAR with the approval of the Executive

Board of the United Steelworkers.

7. Any member who for any cause shall cease to be a SOAR Chapter member shall

forfeit all rights and interests in the SOAR Chapter.

8. The International SOAR office or a SOAR Chapter may issue to a member in good

standing a ''transfer certificate" transferring membership from one Chapter to another. All

transfer requests must be submitted in writing to the International SOAR office.