ARTICLE 43
The President shall say to the Guide: "You will now place the candidate before me for the obligation." The Guide advances with the candidate and places her/him in front of the President's station. All newly elected members before being admitted to full membership shall subscribe to the following obligation:
I............................................................................. pledge my honor to faithfully observe the Constitution and laws of this Union and the Constitution of the United States (or Canada, as the case may be); to comply with all the rules and regulations for the government thereof; not to divulge or make known any private proceedings of this Union; to faithfully perform all the duties assigned to me to the best of my ability and skill; to so conduct myself at all times as not to bring reproach upon my Union, and at all times to bear true and faithful allegiance to the International Union, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (UAW)."
