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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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ART. XV, SEC. 3-5<br />

capita tax and assessments which shall be determined by<br />

the subordinate bodies in accordance with their Bylaws<br />

and such payments shall be made no later than the twentieth<br />

(20th) day of the succeeding month. However, no<br />

subordinate body shall collect per capita from any affiliated<br />

<strong>Local</strong> Union for any members in bargaining units<br />

which were organized after July 1, 1986, and whose<br />

dues rate is six dollars ($6.00) per month or less.<br />

Judicial Power<br />

Section 4. Joint Councils shall have full power to<br />

adjust all questions of jurisdiction between <strong>Local</strong><br />

Unions subject to the provisions of Article XII, Section<br />

21, to try cases against <strong>Local</strong> Unions, cases appealed<br />

from <strong>Local</strong> Unions, appeals by members, and to try individual<br />

cases which <strong>Local</strong> Unions refuse or neglect to try<br />

in accordance with the trial procedure provided for in<br />

Article XIX.<br />

Joint Council Bylaws<br />

Section 5. A Joint Council shall make such Bylaws as<br />

it deems proper, provided they do not conflict with the<br />

laws of the International Brotherhood of <strong>Teamsters</strong>. Such<br />

Bylaws and amendments shall be submitted to the General<br />

President for approval. As provided in Article VI, Section<br />

4, Bylaws and amendments thereto, shall be effective upon<br />

approval by the General President, except where the<br />

General President determines that it is appropriate to<br />

approve Bylaws, or amendments thereto, on a retroactive<br />

basis to effectuate amendments adopted in accordance<br />

with the existing Bylaws. In no event shall Bylaws, or<br />

amendments thereto, be approved to a date before they<br />

were properly adopted. Retroactive approval shall not be<br />

granted unless the Bylaws or amendment is submitted to<br />

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