Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
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ART. XVIII, SEC. 5-6<br />
Employment Within Ju risdiction of<br />
Sister <strong>Local</strong> Union<br />
Section 5. When a member of a <strong>Local</strong> Union continues<br />
to work on a full-time basis within its jurisdiction<br />
and also obtains employment within the jurisdiction of a<br />
sister <strong>Local</strong> Union, he shall not be entitled nor required<br />
to transfer his membership, but he shall pay to the sister<br />
<strong>Local</strong> Union a periodic service fee (not in excess of the<br />
applicable membership dues) established and uniformly<br />
required by it from members of other <strong>Local</strong> Unions<br />
working within its jurisdiction. When a member of a<br />
<strong>Local</strong> Union continues to work on a part-time basis<br />
within its jurisdiction and obtains full-time employment<br />
within the jurisdiction of a sister <strong>Local</strong> Union, he shall<br />
be required to transfer to the sister <strong>Local</strong> Union and to<br />
pay the periodic service fee to his former <strong>Local</strong> Union.<br />
This provision is subject to applicable law.<br />
Ju risdiction to Issue Honorable<br />
Withdrawal Card<br />
Section 6(a). <strong>Local</strong> Unions shall have jurisdiction<br />
over the granting and acceptance of all honorable withdrawal<br />
cards and shall establish rules in their Bylaws not<br />
inconsistent with this <strong>Constitution</strong> to govern the<br />
issuance and acceptance of withdrawal cards with<br />
respect to members working within the various crafts<br />
and industries under their jurisdiction.<br />
When a member becomes unemployed in the jurisdiction<br />
of the <strong>Local</strong> Union, he shall be issued an honorable<br />
withdrawal card upon his request. If no request is<br />
made, an honorable withdrawal card must be issued six<br />
(6) months after the month in which the member first<br />
becomes unemployed, if he is still unemployed at that<br />
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