ARTICLE 66 DUTIES OF LOCAL LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1 (a) Local Legislative Representatives in the United States shall 2 attend all meetings of their State or District Legislative Board. They 3 shall report to their locals regarding the handling of all alleged unsafe 4 or unsanitary working conditions found to exist, or reported to them, 5 within their jurisdiction. They shall undertake to correct such conditions 6 through appropriate measures consistent with the local and national --41-- 7 policies of the United Transportation Union. If they are unable to 8 correct the alleged unsafe or unsanitary working conditions, they will so 9 report to the International President and the National Legislative 10 Director regarding Federal matters and to the State or District 11 Legislative Director regarding State or District matters. They shall urge 12 all members of the United Transportation Union to qualify and vote in 13 all elections. When called upon, they shall give all possible assistance 14 to the International President, National Legislative Director, State or 15 District Legislative Director, and the officers of the State or District 16 Legislative Boards, subject to the supervision of the local. 17 (b) Local Legislative Representatives in Canada shall attend all 18 meetings of their Provincial Legislative Board. They shall handle on a 19 local level, and report to their local the handling of all matters affecting 20 their membership, dealing with federal or provincial law and all alleged 21 unsafe or unsanitary working conditions found to exist or reported to 22 them within their jurisdiction. They shall undertake to correct such 23 conditions through appropriate measures, consistent with the local and 24 national policies of the United Transportation Union. 25 If they are unable to correct these matters, they will so report to 26 the Chairperson of their Provincial Legislative Board, the Canadian 27 Legislative Director and the International President. 28 They shall, when called upon, give all possible assistance to the 29 International President, the Canadian Legislative Director and the 30 Officers of the Canadian and Provincial Legislative Boards, subject to 31 the supervision of their local. |