Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

ART. XII, SEC. 2
Area, Multi-Area, Multi-Employer, National,
Company-wide or Industry-wide Contracts
Section 2(a). If a majority of the affiliated Local
Unions vote to participate in area, multi-area, national,
multi-employer, company-wide, or industry-wide negotiations
for an area, multi-area, national, multi-employer,
company-wide, or industry-wide agreement (hereinafter
“master agreement”), all involved affiliated Local Unions
shall comprise a multi-union unit, be bound by such vote,
must participate in such master agreement bargaining and
shall be bound by the agreement approved as provided
below. Upon completion of negotiations by any committee
designated as hereinafter set forth to engage in negotiations
of a master agreement, such agreement shall be
submitted to the membership involved in such negotiations
for their approval or rejection as the final offer in
accordance with Section 2(d) herein.
(b). If a majority of the votes cast by the involved
membership approve such agreement, it shall become
binding and effective upon all Local Unions involved
and their members. Local Unions which are parties to
such agreements may not withdraw from such bargaining
unit except upon six (6) months’ notice and for good
cause shown to the satisfaction of the appropriate
Committee, and approved by the General Executive
Board of the International Union. The involved master
committee shall have the right to relinquish entirely, or
modify, in whole or in part, its authority as an agent for
one or more of the involved Local Unions with respect
to one or more employers involved, under such circumstances
and conditions and for such reasons as it, in its
sole judgment, may determine, subject to appeal to the
General Executive Board by any affiliate affected adversely
by such action.
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