ARTICLE 85 DUTIES OF GENERAL COMMITTEES OF ADJUSTMENT 1 General Committees of Adjustment shall have authority to make 2 and interpret agreements with representatives of transportation 3 companies covering rates of pay, rules, or working conditions - subject 4 to membership ratification in accordance with the provisions of this 5 Article. 6 General Committees shall investigate all matters properly submitted 7 to them and shall have the authority to alter, amend, add to, or strike 8 out any part, or all, of any matter submitted to them. 9 In the event a matter cannot be satisfactorily adjusted, the General 10 Chairperson may request the assistance of the International President. 11 Upon receipt of such request, the International President or his/her 12 representative shall meet with the General Chairperson, renew efforts 13 to obtain a satisfactory adjustment of the matter and shall be vested 14 with the same authority held by the General Committee to progress the 15 matter to a conclusion. Any system or local adjustments agreed to by 16 the International President or his/her representatives, shall be subject 17 to a majority vote of local chairpersons affected. 18 In the event the International President or his/her representative 19 and the Committee are unable to reach a satisfactory adjustment of the 20 matter, the International President may order a strike on all or any 21 portion of the company involved. Such strike action must be authorized 22 by a two-thirds vote of the members of the General Committee. Such 23 vote may be taken by wire, mail, or personal contact with written 24 confirmation as the General Chairperson may direct. 25 Between sessions of the General Committee of Adjustment, the 26 Chairperson of such Committee shall exercise all rights, privileges, and 27 authority vested in the General Committee, except as otherwise 28 directed by the General Committee while in session, subject to the 29 membership ratification provisions of this Article. 30 The General Chairperson must poll the entire membership holding --61-- 31 seniority and working in the craft involved on the property by mail 32 referendum ballot prior to signing any system agreements and be 33 governed by the majority of the votes cast. 34 Upon completion of the balloting for a system agreement, the 35 General Chairperson will prepare a report designating the result of the 36 vote. A copy of the report shall be submitted to each affected Local 37 within 30 days after the close of balloting. 38 The General Chairperson must poll the affected Local Chairpersons 39 prior to signing any Local agreement and be governed by the majority 40 of the votes cast. 41 Upon completion of the balloting for a Local agreement, the 42 General Chairperson will prepare a report designating the result of the 43 vote of each Local Committee. A copy of the report shall be submitted 44 to each affected Local within thirty (30) days after the close of the 45 balloting. 46 A General Committee may elect from its members a subcommittee 47 and vest such committee with authority of the General Committee of 48 Adjustment to adjust such matters as may be assigned to it by the 49 General Committee. The Chairperson of the General Committee shall so be Chairperson of all such sub-committees. 51 General Committees or sub-committees of General Committees of 52 Adjustment making settlement of matters referred to them shall, within 53 thirty (30) days of such settlement, notify the interested Local 54 Chairpersons and Secretary of the locals in which the matters originated 55 of the action taken. 56 Actions or decisions of a General Committee shall be binding upon 57 the members and locals under the jurisdiction of such General 58 Committee unless reversed or modified upon appeal as provided in 59 Article 75 of this Constitution. (NOTE: Delegates moved that this Article 85 would be interpreted that a UTU Engineer working under a BLE agreement would vote as a fireman on any agreement involving firemen.) |