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
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.