Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

ART. X, SEC. 5
on or before the first day of the month and must be paid
on or before the last business day of that month. Any
member failing to pay his dues at such time shall not be
in good standing for such month but may restore such
good standing for such month for the purpose of attending
meetings, nominating, voting, and participating in
affairs of the Local Union by the payment of his delinquent
dues prior to said meeting. Payment of such dues
after their due date shall not restore good standing status
for such month or months in computing the continuous
good standing status required by Article II, Section 4 of
this Constitution as a condition of eligibility for office.
However, a member on dues checkoff whose employer
fails to make a proper deduction during any month in
which the member has earnings from work performed
during the month from which the dues could have been
deducted, or has earnings from which the employer normally
makes a dues deduction pursuant to the contract or
established practice, shall not lose good standing status
for that month. In such an event, the Local Union shall
notify the member of his employer’s failure and payment
shall be made by the member within thirty (30) days of
said notice in order to retain good standing status.
Any member who shall be three (3) months in arrears
in the payment of dues, fines, assessments, or other
charges, shall automatically stand suspended at the end
of the third (3rd) month, and shall not be entitled to any
rights or privileges of membership. Local Unions may
provide suspension, expulsion, or other penalty for a
lesser period of arrearage. Any member who has been
automatically suspended for failure to pay dues and
other charges shall be under a continuing obligation to
pay dues during the period of his suspension. Payment
of dues shall not restore good standing status if fines and
other charges due are not paid. In addition to requiring
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