Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
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ART. VII, SEC. 5<br />
Method of Determining Rep resentation<br />
Section 5(a). The General Secretary-Treasurer shall<br />
make an initial determination of the number of delegates<br />
which a <strong>Local</strong> Union may be entitled to send to the<br />
Convention by averaging the per capita tax paid on<br />
members by said <strong>Local</strong> Union for a two-year period ending<br />
eighteen (18) months prior to the first day of the<br />
month in which the Convention is convened. However,<br />
in cases of the split-off of <strong>Local</strong> Unions occurring during<br />
the two-year period, the per capita averaging for<br />
each <strong>Local</strong> Union involved shall be based upon the period<br />
beginning with the date of the split-off and ending<br />
eighteen (18) months preceding the first day of the<br />
month in which the Convention is convened. Where the<br />
split-off occurs within eight (8) months of the opening<br />
day of the Convention, and the General Executive<br />
Board, pursuant to Article III, Section 3(c), has determined<br />
that the newly chartered <strong>Local</strong> Union is entitled to<br />
full representation at the Convention, the per capita averaging<br />
for both <strong>Local</strong> Unions shall be based upon the<br />
period from the date of split-off through the month<br />
immediately preceding the Convention Call. In the event<br />
it is not possible to hold the Convention at the time prescribed<br />
by Article III, Section 1, because of an emergency,<br />
the additional per capita tax payments involved<br />
shall be taken into consideration in computing the average<br />
monthly membership for the determination of the<br />
number of delegates to which the <strong>Local</strong> Union shall be<br />
entitled. (See also Article III, Section 2.)<br />
(b). The General Secretary-Treasurer shall make a<br />
final determination of the number of delegates that a<br />
<strong>Local</strong> Union shall be entitled to send to the Convention<br />
by averaging the per capita tax paid on members by said<br />
<strong>Local</strong> Union for a two-year period ending three (3)<br />
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