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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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ART. IX, SEC. 10-11<br />

Retirement and Other Plans<br />

Section 10. The General Executive Board shall have<br />

the authority to adopt, maintain, or amend any pension<br />

or health and welfare trust agreement or plan (other than<br />

plans established by <strong>Local</strong> Unions, Joint Councils, or<br />

other subordinate bodies) which it deems to be in the<br />

interest of the officers and employees of the<br />

International Union or subordinate bodies, and the families<br />

of said officers and employees, provided that no<br />

vested rights of a participant shall be impaired. The<br />

General Executive Board may also adopt other benefit<br />

plans permitted by law such as, but not limited to, prepaid<br />

legal services.<br />

Mergers<br />

Section 11. All mergers of subordinate bodies<br />

shall be subject to approval by the General Executive<br />

Board, and no such merger shall be effectuated until<br />

such approval has been obtained. In the event the<br />

Executive Boards of two or more subordinate bodies<br />

agree to merge, the merging <strong>Local</strong> Union shall conduct<br />

a vote of its membership, after reasonable notice,<br />

to approve the merger proposal. Upon ratification of the<br />

merger agreement by the members of the merging<br />

<strong>Local</strong> Union, the involved <strong>Local</strong> Unions shall notify<br />

the General Secretary-Treasurer of the merger proposal<br />

and provide a copy of the merger agreement, if any.<br />

The General Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the<br />

involved Joint Council of the proposed merger and<br />

solicit its recommendation prior to submitting the merger<br />

request to the General Executive Board for its<br />

approval.<br />

The General Executive Board shall also have the<br />

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