ARTICLE 12 INTERNATIONAL DUES AND ASSESSMENTS 1 The funds of the International shall be acquired by assessments of 2 dues in the amount of $20.50 per month on all members employed in 3 transportation service, other fields of employment, trades, and Indus 4 tries, whether public or private employers. 5 International dues will be apportioned to the various funds of the --8-- 6 International as follows: 7 Convention Fund $2.00 8 General Fund 15.50 9 Maintenance of Membership Fund 1.00 10 Public Relations Fund .25 11 Strike Fund .75 12 Education and Training Fund 1.00 13 The International Board of Directors may grant a reduction of 14 monthly International dues in situations where special circumstances 15 exist. Requests for reduced International dues must be presented to 16 the International Board of Trustees for consideration and subsequent 17 referral to the International Board of Directors with a recommendation. 18 Upon receipt of a Board of Trustees recommendation concerning a 19 local's request for reduced International dues, a decision will be issued 20 by the International Board of Directors within thirty (30) days. 21 For those members who hold membership in the United 22 Transportation Union, and who are now required to pay dues in the 23 B.L.E. in Canada under the Union Dues Agreement will now be allowed 24 to continue membership in the UTU by paying Insurance Premiums plus 25 $1.00 per month into the General Fund, while they are forced to pay 26 dues to another organization, and the other organization holds the 27 contract, and the Union Dues Agreement is in effect. 28 All receipts for charter fees, local supplies, official publications, and 29 other sources not otherwise provided for shall be placed in the General 30 Fund. 31 Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, all disbursements 32 for expenses incidental to conducting the business of the International 33 shall be paid from the General Fund. Monies drawn on the Canadian 34 Legislative Fund, on deposit in the General Fund, will be processed by 35 the Ottawa office. Expenses in connection with conventions, public 36 relation activities, strikes and maintenance of membership shall be paid 37 from the funds created for such purposes. There shall be no transfer of 38 funds from one account to another except upon approval by a majority 39 vote of the Board of Directors. 40 The International President and Assistant President, in conjunction 41 with a majority of the Board of Trustees, may increase the assessments 42 as may be necessary for the protection of the members and the United 43 Transportation Union, provided that such increases shall not exceed 44 $2.00 per month and shall be used solely for the purpose for which 45 levied. The effective date of any increase of assessments of dues must 46 coincide with the requirements of any check-off Union Dues Agreement 47 in effect. 48 All funds of the International shall be deposited to the credit of the 49 International in a bank or banks selected by the Board of Trustees. 50 The Board of Trustees, in conjunction with the International 51 President, shall be the custodians of all funds, properties, securities, 52 books, documents, files, archives, and effects of the International and --9-- 53 shall, on behalf of the International, purchase, sell, or transfer such 54 securities as deemed advisable. 55 The International President and General Secretary and Treasurer 56 shall be equally responsible for the disbursements of funds and checks 57 shall bear the signatures of both, otherwise they shall be invalid. |