Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
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ART. XII, SEC. 4-7<br />
Union, or a master negotiating committee by the General<br />
President shall not operate to impose any liability on the<br />
International Union or its officers or to make them parties<br />
to any such action. The International Union does not<br />
assume any liability of any nature to any person or persons<br />
simply by reason of such approval, disapproval, or<br />
modification. In taking any action under this Article the<br />
International Union is not required and does not undertake<br />
to inquire into or pass upon the legality of any strike, work<br />
stoppage, or lockout under contracts or applicable state,<br />
provincial, or federal law and assumes no responsibility in<br />
this respect.<br />
Section 5. The General President and the General<br />
Secretary-Treasurer may expend any funds of the<br />
International Union in payment of any and all expenses<br />
and to provide such services of the International Union,<br />
without limitation, deemed by them, in their sole discretion,<br />
to be appropriate to accomplish the negotiation,<br />
administration, and enforcement of master agreements<br />
by the representatives of the affiliated organizations<br />
involved.<br />
Section 6. The General Executive Board is empowered<br />
to amend, delete, or add to this Article if at any time<br />
it believes such action will be in the interests of the<br />
International Union or its subordinate bodies.<br />
Wage Scales and Approval Thereof<br />
Section 7. Two (2) copies of proposed collective bargaining<br />
agreements with a company in an industry in<br />
which there is an area standard established by pre-existing<br />
agreements, or amendments thereto, shall be submitted<br />
to the Joint Council for approval before submission<br />
to the employer. The Joint Council may also direct any<br />
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