Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
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ART. XII, SEC. 3-4<br />
master negotiations and master agreements in any industry<br />
in which the International Brotherhood of <strong>Teamsters</strong><br />
shall determine.<br />
Section 3. An area, multi-area, national, multiemployer,<br />
company-wide, or industry-wide agreement<br />
covering members in the building and construction<br />
industry shall be ratified by majority vote of the <strong>Local</strong><br />
Unions having and exercising jurisdiction over the work<br />
covered by the agreement, with designated representatives<br />
of said <strong>Local</strong> Unions casting the vote of their<br />
respective <strong>Local</strong> Unions. If a majority of the <strong>Local</strong><br />
Unions voting through such representatives approves<br />
such agreement, it shall become binding and effective<br />
upon all <strong>Local</strong> Unions involved and their members.<br />
When in the judgment of a majority of the representatives<br />
of the involved <strong>Local</strong> Unions, an employer has<br />
made a final offer of settlement, such offer must be submitted<br />
to the representatives of the involved <strong>Local</strong><br />
Unions and can be rejected by a majority of the representatives<br />
of the involved <strong>Local</strong> Unions voting or<br />
responding to a referendum mail ballot. Such a rejection<br />
shall constitute authorization for a strike.<br />
Section 4. Prior to a <strong>Local</strong> Union becoming involved<br />
in a strike, boycott, lawsuit, or any serious difficulty, such<br />
<strong>Local</strong> Union shall immediately notify the Joint Council of<br />
which it is a member of any contemplated action, setting<br />
forth the action contemplated and the nature of the difficulty.<br />
The Joint Council shall then take steps to approve or<br />
disapprove such contemplated action. The Joint Council<br />
shall notify the General President of the steps it has taken<br />
in respect to such contemplated action. The General<br />
President is authorized to approve, disapprove, or modify<br />
the action of the Joint Council. Approval, disapproval, or<br />
modification of the action of the Joint Council, <strong>Local</strong><br />
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