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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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ART. XIX, SEC. 13-14<br />

Council, or other subordinate body against a <strong>Local</strong><br />

Union, Joint Council, or other subordinate body, the<br />

foregoing provision in respect to the payment of costs<br />

and expenses shall be applicable in favor of the <strong>Local</strong><br />

Union, Joint Council, or other subordinate body proceeded<br />

against in court.<br />

(c). The trial and appeals procedure provided herein<br />

is also available to and must be followed by any active<br />

or inactive member who is aggrieved by any decision,<br />

ruling, opinion, or action of the <strong>Local</strong> Union, membership,<br />

officers, or Executive Board, excluding collective<br />

bargaining matters and decisions issued under a dispute<br />

resolution procedure established in a collective bargaining<br />

agreement.<br />

Independent Review Board<br />

Section 14(a). Following the certification of the<br />

results of the 1991 election of International Union officers,<br />

there shall be established an Independent Review<br />

Board consisting of three members. The General<br />

President, with General Executive Board approval, shall<br />

appoint a member of the Review Board. Another member<br />

shall be appointed by the Attorney General of the United<br />

States. The third member shall be selected by the<br />

International Union’s and Attorney General’s<br />

appointees. The initial term of office of each Review<br />

Board member shall be until the completion of the 1996<br />

International Convention, and thereafter the term of<br />

office shall be five years. Each Review Board member<br />

may be reappointed to additional terms by that member’s<br />

appointing entity. No Review Board member may<br />

be removed from office except upon application to a federal<br />

court of competent jurisdiction alleging malfeasance<br />

or dereliction of duty. In the event of a vacancy<br />

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