ARTICLE 97 CANADIAN LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT 1 For the purpose of protecting the legislative interests of its 2 members in Canada, the United Transportation Union shall maintain a 3 department to be known as the Canadian Legislative Department of the 4 United Transportation Union. 5 The International President shall call for the convening of the 6 Legislative Representatives in each of the Provinces in the month of 7 January following the quadrennial elections or as soon thereafter as the 8 elections are completed. He/she shall schedule such meetings so that 9 the Canadian Legislative Director may attend the meeting in each 10 Province. 11 Upon receipt of such call, all locals in each Province shall arrange 12 to send their Legislative Representative to the meeting in the Province 13 and shall provide him/her with a credential bearing the local seal and 14 the signatures of the local President and Secretary. 15 Meetings of Legislative Representatives shall be held in the capital 16 city of the Province, unless otherwise desired by a majority of the locals 17 in that Province. 18 When the Legislative Representatives meet, they shall organize a 19 Provincial Legislative Board by the election of a Chairperson, Vice 20 Chairperson, and Secretary, whose terms of office shall be four (4) 21 years or until their successors have qualified. Not more than one (1) 22 officer of the Executive Committee shall be elected from any one craft, 23 except by a two-thirds vote. 24 The International President shall convene an interim meeting of the 25 Canadian Provincial Legislative Boards two (2) years from the date of 26 the organization meetings of these Boards and the Canadian Legislative 27 Director may attend such meetings. 28 If a vacancy occurs in any office of a Provincial Legislative Board, 29 other than the office of Chairperson, a successor shall be appointed to 30 fill the vacancy by the remaining executive officers of the Board. If a 31 vacancy occurs in the office of Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall 32 fill the vacancy, in which event the Vice Chairperson shall be appointed. 33 The Chairpersons of the Provincial Legislative Boards in Canada 34 shall constitute the Canadian Legislative Board and shall be convened 35 at the capital by the retiring Chairperson of the Board, or by the 36 International President, within a reasonable time after the several 37 Provincial Legislative Boards have been organized. It shall meet at 38 such other times as determined by a majority of its members. At the 39 quadrennial meeting, a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary 40 shall be elected whose terms of office shall be four (4) years or until 41 their successors have qualified. If a vacancy occurs in any office of the 42 Canadian Legislative Board during the interim between reorganization --74-- 43 meetings, a successor from among the Chairpersons of the Provincial 44 Legislative Boards shall be elected to fill the vacancy by the remaining 45 officers. 46 Each Canadian Legislative Board and/or Provincial Legislative Board 47 may adopt by-laws for its special government consistent with the 48 provisions of this Constitution. |