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


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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.