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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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ART. XV, SEC. 1-3<br />

hearing of disputes and appeals by Joint Councils shall<br />

also apply to those State or Multi-State Councils where<br />

there is no chartered Joint Council.<br />

Rep resentation<br />

Section 2(a). Each <strong>Local</strong> Union shall be entitled to<br />

seven (7) delegates excluding its Business Agents.<br />

(b). The seven (7) executive officers of each <strong>Local</strong><br />

Union shall constitute the delegates to the Joint Council.<br />

Business Agents shall be entitled to the floor but cannot<br />

introduce a motion or vote.<br />

(c). Any delegate to the Joint Council who does not<br />

attend at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the regularly<br />

scheduled meetings of the Joint Council in any one<br />

calendar year, unless excused by a majority of the delegates<br />

of the Joint Council present and seated, shall be<br />

disqualified as a delegate to the Joint Council for the balance<br />

of his term of office in the <strong>Local</strong> Union.<br />

(d). Any complaint, protest, or charge by any delegate<br />

concerning the conduct of a Joint Council election shall<br />

be made to the General President in writing within fortyeight<br />

(48) hours setting forth the exact nature and specifications<br />

of the complaint, protest, or charge and his<br />

claim as to how it has affected the outcome of the election.<br />

The General President shall decide such complaint,<br />

protest, or charge. The decision of the General President<br />

may be appealed to the General Executive Board from<br />

whose decision there shall be no further appeal.<br />

Per Capita Tax<br />

Section 3. <strong>Local</strong> Unions shall pay to the subordinate<br />

bodies with which they are affiliated the monthly per<br />

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