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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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ART. XIX, SEC. 1<br />

the decisions of the General President may be filed with<br />

the General Executive Board. Any such appeal shall be<br />

limited to the question of whether the charges are properly<br />

filed. In the event such appeal is granted, the<br />

charges will be returned to the body with which they<br />

were filed for trial on the merits.<br />

(c). No member or officer of a <strong>Local</strong> Union shall be<br />

tried unless he or she shall be served by the Secretary-<br />

Treasurer or his designee, personally or by mail, with a<br />

written copy of such charges specifying the nature of the<br />

offense of which he or she is accused. Thereupon, the<br />

accused shall be required to stand trial at the time and<br />

place designated, which shall not be less than ten (10)<br />

days from the date the charges are served upon the<br />

accused. The accused may appear in person, and with<br />

witnesses, to answer the charges preferred against him<br />

or her. The accused may select only a member in good<br />

standing of his <strong>Local</strong> Union to represent him in the presentation<br />

of his defense; and the charging party may<br />

select only a member in good standing of his <strong>Local</strong><br />

Union to assist him in the presentation of the evidence in<br />

support of the charges. The <strong>Local</strong> Union Executive<br />

Board shall, upon the request of any party that a verbatim<br />

record be made, determine the manner of recording<br />

the proceedings. Any request by a party that a verbatim<br />

record be made must be received by the Executive Board<br />

not later than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled<br />

commencement of the hearing and shall be honored.<br />

The <strong>Local</strong> Union Executive Board shall have the<br />

authority to exclude any method of verbatim recording<br />

not authorized by it. All parties shall have access to such<br />

recording on an equal basis.<br />

(d). A member of one <strong>Local</strong> Union shall have a right<br />

to file charges against a member of another <strong>Local</strong> Union.<br />

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