Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

ART. XII, SEC. 10-11
either the members involved or any other members of
the International Union by providing working conditions
or earnings less than those prevailing in the area, it shall
have the power to hold a hearing on such matters and
may, by a majority vote, direct the subordinate body to
refrain from executing such agreement, and in such circumstances
no proposed agreements shall become valid
and binding unless specifically approved by the General
Executive Board. When such action is contemplated or
taken, the employers involved shall be promptly notified
of the necessity of specific approval by the General
Executive Board before the agreement involved may
become valid and binding.
The General Executive Board shall also have the
power to take such disciplinary action as it deems
necessary, after proper notice according to this
Constitution, against either the Local Union or its officers,
including without limitation, the imposition of a
trusteeship or a transfer of the Local Union’s jurisdiction,
in those cases where it finds that a subordinate body
or its representatives have without cause executed agreements
which adversely affect members of this
International Union.
Section 11. The provisions of this Constitution
requiring ratification votes of collective bargaining
agreements shall not apply in situations involving purchases,
acquisitions, transfers, or mergers where modifications
in the surviving collective bargaining agreement
are made by the negotiating committee for the transitional
phase of the transaction, not to exceed the balance
of the term of the surviving collective bargaining agreement,
in order to accommodate the integration of operations
brought about by the purchase, acquisition, transfer,
or merger.
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