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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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