ARTICLE 21 DUTIES OF NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR AND CANADIAN LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR 1 (a) The National Legislative Director shall devote his/her efforts to 2 secure the enactment, modification, or repeal of laws in accordance 3 with the legislative policy of the organization. He/she shall handle all 4 legislative matters referred to him/her by the International President. 5 He/she shall collect and compile statistics on legislation affecting the 6 organization, which shall be included in his/her report to the 7 convention. Copies of this report shall be furnished State Legislative 8 Boards and to members on request. 9 The National Legislative Director shall handle with the proper 10 agents of the Federal Government all alleged violations of Federal law, 11 as brought to his/her attention, which involve the safety and welfare of 12 our membership covered by such law. He/she will, when authorized by 13 the International President, represent the United Transportation Union 14 and/or the International President before Federal agencies and 15 Congressional Committees, and in such other capacities as the 16 International President may direct. 17 The National Legislative Director shall keep the International 18 President advised on all bills and hearings before the Congress and 19 other Federal agencies, which affect the interest of the organization. 20 He/she shall furnish the International President copies of all bills 21 introduced to the Congress which may affect the organization, and such 22 information as will enable the International President to determine 23 legislative policy on such matters in accordance with the law of the 24 organization. He/she shall compile a voting record of the members of 25 Congress on legislation affecting the interests of labor. Such voting 26 record shall be furnished the International President, State, and District 27 of Columbia Legislative Boards, prior to each election and/or after the 28 adjournment of Congress. He/she shall submit recommendations to the 29 International President for candidates for Congress, based on voting 30 records and other information concerning each candidate. If there are 31 differences of opinion between the National Legislative Director and a 32 State or District of Columbia Legislative Board, such differences shall be 33 submitted to the International President whose decision shall be final. 34 Headquarters for the United States National Legislative Department 35 shall be maintained in Washington, D.C. The Legislative Director shall --14-- 36 remain at the Capitol during sessions of the Congress and such other 37 times as may be necessary to discharge his/her duties, unless otherwise 38 instructed by the International President. The Legislative Director may 39 employ sufficient personnel and such assistants as necessary to 40 properly conduct the business of the department, subject to the 41 approval of the International President. 42 (b) The Canadian Legislative Director shall devote his/her efforts to 43 secure the enactment, modification, or repeal of laws in accordance 44 with the legislative policy of the organization. He/she shall handle all 45 legislative matters referred to him/her by the International President. 46 He/she shall collect and compile statistics in legislation affecting the 47 organization, which shall be included in his/her report to the 48 Convention. Copies of his/her report shall be furnished Canadian and 49 Provincial Legislative Boards and to members on request. 50 The Canadian Legislative Director shall handle with the proper 51 agency of the Canadian Government alleged violations of Canadian law, 52 as brought to his/her attention, which involve the safety and welfare of 53 our membership covered by such law. He/she will, when authorized by 54 the International President, represent the United Transportation Union 55 and/or the International President before agencies and committees of 56 the government and in such other capacities as the International 57 President may direct. 58 Headquarters for the Canadian Legislative Department shall be 59 maintained in Ottawa, Ontario. The Canadian Legislative Director shall 60 remain at the Capital while Parliament is in session, and at such other 61 times as in the opinion of the International President, promotion of 62 legislative interests of the organization may require. He/she shall 63 maintain supervision over all legislative questions of Canadian 64 enactment and shall cooperate with, and assist, the officers of the 65 Provincial Legislative Boards when such action is required. He/she may 66 employ sufficient personnel and such assistants as necessary to 67 properly conduct the business of the department, subject to the 68 approval of the International President. |