ARTICLE 98 DUTIES OF THE CANADIAN LEGISLATIVE BOARD AND PROVINCIAL LEGISLATIVE BOARDS 1 The Canadian Legislative Board may do and authorize such things 2 as are not inconsistent with the laws and policy of the United 3 Transportation Union which shall be of benefit in carrying out the 4 purpose of this department. All proposed legislation shall be submitted 5 to the International President for approval and copies of all bills 6 introduced which in the opinion of the officers of the Canadian 7 Legislative Board may be detrimental to labor shall be forwarded to the 8 International President. 9 The function of the Canadian Legislative Board shall be to 10 coordinate concerted efforts for securing the enactment of 11 laws and regulations, or the repeal or modification of laws and 12 regulations to ensure the protection and welfare of the 13 members of the United Transportation Union, to exchange 14 information regarding political and legislative activities 15 affecting United Transportation Union members and to 16 recommend a legislative agenda for the United Transportation 17 Union. 18 The Provincial Legislative Boards shall keep closely in touch with all 19 matters affecting members of the United Transportation Union in their 20 respective Provinces. The Board shall use every means to have 21 legislation enacted whereby conditions affecting the members of the 22 United Transportation Union shall be improved. They shall also 23 consider matters of general Canadian interest and make 24 recommendations to the Canadian Legislative Board relative thereto. 25 When the legislative interests of the United Transportation Union 26 are threatened the Chairperson may call a meeting of the officers of the 27 Legislative Board. When they meet, if one-fourth of the locals request 28 that all local Legislative Representatives should be convened, they shall 29 issue the call for such meeting upon its approval by the International 30 President. 31 Any members who uses his/her influence in the name of the United 32 Transportation Union to defeat any action taken by the Canadian 33 Legislative Director, Canadian Legislative Board, or a Provincial 34 Legislative Board shall, upon conviction thereof, be expelled. The 35 charter of a local using its influence in like manner may be suspended 36 or revoked by the International President. 37 At the close of each session of the Canadian Legislative Board, the --75-- 38 Secretary shall prepare a report of all business transacted and send a 39 copy to each local in Canada, the International President, and the 40 Canadian Legislative Director. This report shall include an itemized bill 41 for all services rendered. At the close of each year, and at such other 42 times as may be necessary, the Canadian Legislative Director shall 43 make reports to all locals in Canada and the International President. 44 The Chairperson of a Provincial Legislative Board shall, at the close 45 of each Provincial meeting, make a report of all legislation presented to 46 the meeting and send a copy to the International President, General 47 Secretary and Treasurer, Chairperson and Secretary of the Canadian 48 Legislative Board, Canadian Legislative Director, and all locals in the 49 Province. This report shall include an itemized bill for all services 50 rendered. 51 Officers of Provincial Legislative Boards and officers and members 52 of the Canadian Legislative Board shall cooperate with other 53 organizations in Canadian legislative matters regarded as mutually 54 beneficial. They shall perform such other duties as may be required by 55 their Legislative Board and this Constitution. 56 Officers and members of Provincial Legislative Boards shall 57 cooperate with the Canadian Legislative Director on all 58 Canadian legislative policies and proposed Federal legislation 59 as established by the International or the Board of Directors. |