Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
Constitution - Teamsters Local 399
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ART. XI, SEC. 1-3-ART. XII, SEC. 1<br />
Securities purchased shall be kept in a safety deposit<br />
box or boxes or held in safekeeping by a bank or banks<br />
approved by the General Executive Board.<br />
Section 2. Each member of the Finance Committee<br />
shall be bonded in such sum and in such manner as the<br />
General Executive Board shall require.<br />
Section 3. The General Executive Board shall be<br />
empowered, when it deems it necessary for the maintenance,<br />
protection, and preservation of the labor movement,<br />
to make loans or advances to other labor organizations.<br />
No other loan of any nature whatsoever shall be<br />
made from funds of the International Union except upon<br />
approval of the General Executive Board.<br />
Article XII<br />
STRIKES, LOCKOUTS, WAGE SCALES,<br />
DISPUTES OVER JURISDICTION<br />
Strike Action by <strong>Local</strong> Unions<br />
Section 1(a). When any difficulty or dispute arises<br />
between the members of any <strong>Local</strong> Union and their<br />
employers, it shall be the duty of the officers of such<br />
<strong>Local</strong> Union to use every possible means of achieving a<br />
settlement or resolution of the difficulty or dispute<br />
through the processes of collective bargaining.<br />
(b). Agreements shall either be accepted by a majority<br />
vote of those members involved in negotiations and<br />
voting, or a majority of such members shall direct further<br />
negotiations before a final vote on the employer’s<br />
offer is taken, as directed by the <strong>Local</strong> Union Executive<br />
Board. During negotiations, the <strong>Local</strong> Union Executive<br />
Board may order a secret ballot strike vote to be taken<br />
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