1. General Committees of Adjustment shall have authority to make
2. and interpret agreements with representatives of transportation
3. companies covering rates of pay, rules, or working conditions – subject
4. to membership ratification in accordance with the provisions of this
5. Article.
6. General Committees shall investigate all matters properly submitted
7. to them and shall have the authority to alter, amend, add to, or strike
8. out any part, or all, of any matter submitted to them.
9. In the event a matter cannot be satisfactorily adjusted, the General
10. Chairperson may request the assistance of the International President.
11. Upon receipt of such request, the International President or his/her
12. representative shall meet with the General Chairperson, renew efforts
13. to obtain a satisfactory adjustment of the matter and shall be vested
14. with the same authority held by the General Committee to progress the
15. matter to a conclusion. Any system or local adjustments agreed to by
16. the International President or his/her representatives, shall be subject
17. to a majority vote of local chairpersons affected.
18. In the event the International President or his/her representative
19. and the Committee are unable to reach a satisfactory adjustment of the
20. matter, the International President may order a strike on all or any
21. portion of the company involved. Such strike action must be authorized
22. by a two-thirds vote of the members of the General Committee. Such
23. vote may be taken by wire, mail, or personal contact with written
24. confirmation as the General Chairperson may direct.
25. Between sessions of the General Committee of Adjustment, the
26. Chairperson of such Committee shall exercise all rights, privileges, and
27. authority vested in the General Committee, except as otherwise
28. directed by the General Committee while in session, subject to the
29. membership ratification provisions of this Article.
30. The General Chairperson must poll the entire membership holding
31. seniority and working in the craft involved on the property by mail
32. referendum ballot prior to signing any system agreements and be
33. governed by the majority of the votes cast.
34. Upon completion of the balloting for a system agreement, the
35. General Chairperson will prepare a report designating the result of the
36. vote. A copy of the report shall be submitted to each affected Local
37. within 30 days after the close of balloting.
38. The General Chairperson must poll the affected Local Chairpersons
39. prior to signing any Local agreement and be governed by the majority
40. of the votes cast.
41. Upon completion of the balloting for a Local agreement, the
42. General Chairperson will prepare a report designating the result of the
43. vote of each Local Committee. A copy of the report shall be submitted
44. to each affected Local within thirty (30) days after the close of the
45. balloting.
46. A General Committee may elect from its members a subcommittee
47. and vest such committee with authority of the General Committee of
48. Adjustment to adjust such matters as may be assigned to it by the
49. General Committee. The Chairperson of the General Committee shall
50. be Chairperson of all such sub-committees.
51. General Committees or sub-committees of General Committees of
52. Adjustment making settlement of matters referred to them shall, within
53. thirty (30) days of such settlement, notify the interested Local
54. Chairpersons and Secretary of the locals in which the matters originated
55. of the action taken.
56. Actions or decisions of a General Committee shall be binding upon
57. the members and locals under the jurisdiction of such General
58. Committee unless reversed or modified upon appeal as provided in
59. Article 75 of this Constitution.
(NOTE: Delegates moved that this Article 85 would be interpreted that a UTU Engineer working under a BLE agreement would vote as a fireman on any agreement involving firemen.)
