1. The Board of Directors shall meet on the first Tuesday in the
2. months of April and October, and on call of the International President,
3. to consider all matters coming before it.
4. In circumstances in which an International officer is temporarily
5. unable to perform the duties of his/her office due to illness or absence,
6. the Board of Directors may designate an officer who will assume the
7. duties of the ill or absent officer until he/she is in position to resume
8. the duties of his/her office.
9. A majority of the Board of Directors shall decide matters coming
10. before the Board, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.
11. Members of the Board of Directors must attend and participate in all
12. Board meetings, unless prevented by illness or emergency.
13. A member of the Board of Directors will not be permitted to
14. participate in the Board’s consideration of, or decision on, appeals
15. taken from his/her actions or decisions. Board members will vote
16. on all decisions and actions taken by the Board and will not be
17. allowed to abstain from voting, except as stated herein above
18. concerning his/her actions or decisions. The Annual Report
19. shall show how each Member of the Board of Directors voted
20. on all appeals brought pursuant to Article 75 11 immediately
21. following the decision.
22. The Board of Directors may consider and implement plans of
23. unification, affiliation, or merger with another labor union. Any such
24. unification, affiliation, or merger shall be subject to convention approval
25. or ratification by the membership of the United Transportation Union.
