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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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ART. IX, SEC. 5-7<br />

be held within one (1) month after the end of the quarter.<br />

Upon the written request of a majority of the General<br />

Executive Board to the General President, it shall be the<br />

duty of the General President to call a meeting of the<br />

General Executive Board within thirty (30) days. A<br />

majority of the members of the General Executive Board<br />

shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of its business.<br />

Action When Not in Formal Session<br />

Section 6. In all matters requiring action by the<br />

General Executive Board, and when the General<br />

Executive Board is not in formal session, the General<br />

Executive Board may act by telegram, letter, TITAN<br />

communications, electronic mail, or long distance telephone.<br />

When the General President requires action by<br />

the General Executive Board, he may obtain the same by<br />

telegraphing, writing, TITAN or electronic mailing, or<br />

telephoning to the members of the General Executive<br />

Board, and such members may take action on the matter<br />

brought to their attention in the same manner; provided,<br />

however, that whenever action is sought by any of the<br />

foregoing methods, all members of the General<br />

Executive Board shall be polled. Such action so taken by<br />

a majority of the members of the General Executive<br />

Board shall constitute action of the General Executive<br />

Board as though the General Executive Board were in<br />

formal session; provided, however, that any such action<br />

shall be confirmed at the next formal session of the<br />

General Executive Board.<br />

Special Conventions<br />

Section 7. Except where required by Article XXVI,<br />

Section 3, Special Conventions may be called only when<br />

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