1. Each local shall elect a Local Committee of Adjustment, consisting
2. of a Chairperson, one or more Vice Chairpersons, and a Secretary.
3. Additional Local Committees of Adjustment may be formed to represent
4. members on a separate seniority district or when employed in a
5. separate craft represented by the United Transportation Union. Such
6. committeepersons must hold seniority rights in one of the crafts under
7. the jurisdiction of the Local Committee.
8. The International President may grant dispensation for the
9. establishment of separate Local Committees of Adjustment for the
10. members of a local working in one of the various crafts represented by
11. the United Transportation Union. Each Local Committee shall be
12. maintained by dues and/or assessments levied upon the members
13. under the jurisdiction of such committee.
14. When required, it shall be the duty of the Chairperson of the Local
15. Committee of Adjustment to furnish the Treasurer of the local and the
16. interested General Chairpersons the names of non-members and
17. members who have been taken out of service, or who have been
18. returned to service. Additionally the Chairperson of the Local
19. Committee of Adjustment will assist in furnishing information to the
20. Treasurer as to the names of employees working under the jurisdiction
21. of his/her committee.
22. It shall be the duty of the Chairperson of the Local Committee of
23. Adjustment to promptly handle claims and grievances when presented
24. in accordance with Article 79. He/she shall be authorized to file claims
25. and grievances including those where time has not been claimed, or
26. where claims were incorrectly and/or improperly filed. He/she shall
27. report on the handling of all claims and grievances at the next local
28. meeting.
29. Should the Local Chairperson fail to satisfactorily adjust any case
30. presented he/she may refer same to the General Chairperson with the
31. complete facts and history of the case including copies of
32. correspondence exchanged with local officials.
33. It shall be the duty of the Vice Chairperson to handle matters
34. referred to the Local Committee when so directed by the Chairperson.
35. The Vice Chairperson of the Local Committee shall act as Chairperson
36. when the Chairperson is unable to perform his/her duties, and in case
37. of a permanent vacancy in the office he/she shall act as Chairperson
38. until the office is filled as provided in Article 57. When more than one
39. Vice Chairperson is elected to a Local Committee of Adjustment, the
40. Local Committee shall designate the Vice Chairperson who shall act as
41. required by this paragraph.
42. Local Committees shall not take grievances to the general officers
43. of an employer, except through the General Chairperson, and will not
44. be permitted to enter into any agreement or understanding or change
45. an agreement or understanding unless approved and signed by the
46. General Chairperson and the designated carrier representative.
47. Local Committees of Adjustment may consolidate their Committees
48. under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, subject to
49. approval by a majority of the members under the jurisdiction of each
50. Committee involved.
51. In the event 25% of the members, working in a craft under the
52. jurisdiction of a Local Committee of Adjustment, petition the Secretary
53. of their local to circulate a referendum ballot on a proposition of
54. discontinuing their Local Committee of Adjustment and to be placed
55. under the jurisdiction of another Committee in the same local, the
56. Secretary will circulate a ballot on the proposition among the members
57. represented by each respective Local Committee of Adjustment. Upon
58. approval by a majority vote of the members represented by each
59. respective Committee, the Committee to be discontinued will, within
60. fifteen (15) days from the date of such approval, make an orderly
61. transfer of the property, funds, and files to the Committee assuming
62. jurisdiction.
63. Compensation and expenses for members of the Local Committee
64. shall be determined by the members of the local under the jurisdiction
65. of the Committee. The Local Committeeperson when authorized by the
66. General Chairperson to perform service in connection with General
67. Committee matters shall be compensated from the General Committee
68. Fund.
