1. The Canadian Legislative Board may do and authorize such things
2. as are not inconsistent with the laws and policy of the United
3. Transportation Union which shall be of benefit in carrying out the
4. purpose of this department. All proposed legislation shall be submitted
5. to the International President for approval and copies of all bills
6. introduced which in the opinion of the officers of the Canadian
7. Legislative Board may be detrimental to labor shall be forwarded to the
8. International President.
9. The function of the Canadian Legislative Board shall be to
10. coordinate concerted efforts for securing the enactment of
11. laws and regulations, or the repeal or modification of laws and
12. regulations to ensure the protection and welfare of the
13. members of the United Transportation Union, to exchange
14. information regarding political and legislative activities
15. affecting United Transportation Union members and to
16. recommend a legislative agenda for the United Transportation
17. Union.
18. The Provincial Legislative Boards shall keep closely in touch with all
19. matters affecting members of the United Transportation Union in their
20. respective Provinces. The Board shall use every means to have
21. legislation enacted whereby conditions affecting the members of the
22. United Transportation Union shall be improved. They shall also
23. consider matters of general Canadian interest and make
24. recommendations to the Canadian Legislative Board relative thereto.
25. When the legislative interests of the United Transportation Union
26. are threatened the Chairperson may call a meeting of the officers of the
27. Legislative Board. When they meet, if one-fourth of the locals request
28. that all local Legislative Representatives should be convened, they shall
29. issue the call for such meeting upon its approval by the International
30. President.
31. Any members who uses his/her influence in the name of the United
32. Transportation Union to defeat any action taken by the Canadian
33. Legislative Director, Canadian Legislative Board, or a Provincial
34. Legislative Board shall, upon conviction thereof, be expelled. The
35. charter of a local using its influence in like manner may be suspended
36. or revoked by the International President.
37. At the close of each session of the Canadian Legislative Board, the
38. Secretary shall prepare a report of all business transacted and send a
39. copy to each local in Canada, the International President, and the
40. Canadian Legislative Director. This report shall include an itemized bill
41. for all services rendered. At the close of each year, and at such other
42. times as may be necessary, the Canadian Legislative Director shall
43. make reports to all locals in Canada and the International President.
44. The Chairperson of a Provincial Legislative Board shall, at the close
45. of each Provincial meeting, make a report of all legislation presented to
46. the meeting and send a copy to the International President, General
47. Secretary and Treasurer, Chairperson and Secretary of the Canadian
48. Legislative Board, Canadian Legislative Director, and all locals in the
49. Province. This report shall include an itemized bill for all services
50. rendered.
51. Officers of Provincial Legislative Boards and officers and members
52. of the Canadian Legislative Board shall cooperate with other
53. organizations in Canadian legislative matters regarded as mutually
54. beneficial. They shall perform such other duties as may be required by
55. their Legislative Board and this Constitution.
56. Officers and members of Provincial Legislative Boards shall
57. cooperate with the Canadian Legislative Director on all
58. Canadian legislative policies and proposed Federal legislation
59. as established by the International or the Board of Directors.
