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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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

We further acknowledge that by virtue of its responsibilities,<br />

which include the coordination of the activities<br />

of all affiliates and members in Canada, <strong>Teamsters</strong><br />

Canada will engage in legislative and political action;<br />

will provide research, education, and communication<br />

services; and will assist <strong>Local</strong> Unions with national bargaining,<br />

organizing, and liaison with other Canadian<br />

labour organizations; all of which functions are similar<br />

to the duties performed by the International Union for<br />

members in the United States. Teamster members in the<br />

United States and Canada will benefit from the centralized<br />

policymaking existing in each country. Those mutually<br />

supportive governing bodies will facilitate our<br />

Union’s ability to develop strategies to deal with corporations<br />

and political events that transcend our national<br />

border.<br />

Section 2. All <strong>Local</strong> Unions and Joint Councils in<br />

Canada shall affiliate with, and participate in the activities<br />

of, <strong>Teamsters</strong> Canada. The provisions of the<br />

International <strong>Constitution</strong> shall apply to <strong>Teamsters</strong><br />

Canada and all other subordinate bodies and members in<br />

Canada, except that the terms of this Article shall<br />

supercede any conflicting provision of any other Article<br />

of this <strong>Constitution</strong>. Decisions of the General President<br />

and/or General Secretary-Treasurer regarding policies<br />

applicable to affiliates of the International Union shall<br />

be binding on <strong>Teamsters</strong> Canada and its subordinates, to<br />

the extent those policies are consistent with applicable<br />

law.<br />

Bylaws<br />

Section 3. The Bylaws of <strong>Teamsters</strong> Canada in effect<br />

at the time of the adoption of the 2001 <strong>Constitution</strong> shall<br />

continue to govern the affairs of <strong>Teamsters</strong> Canada.<br />

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