ARTICLE 50

Strikes

  1.     Section 1. (a)When a dispute exists between
  2. an amployer and a Local Union concerning the
  3. negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement
  4. or any other strikeable issue the Local Union or
  5. the International Executive Board may issue a call
  6. for a strike vote. All members must be given due
  7. notice of the vote to be taken and it shall require a
  8. two-thirds (2/3) majority vote by secret ballot of
  9. those voting to request strike authorization from
  10. the International Executive Board. Only members
  11. in good standing shall be entitled to vote.

  12.     (b)Where a different ratification procedure for
  13. a Local Union or an Intra-Corporation Council has
  14. been properly applied for under terns of Article
  15. 19, Section 3, and after the International Execu-
  16. tive Board has approved such ratification proce-
  17. dure, the method for accepting or rejecting con-
  18. tract changes and the taking of strike votes shall
  19. be governed by the terms of the procedure approved
  20. by the International Executive Board for that Lo-
  21. cal Union or Intra-Corporation Council.

  22.     Section 2. If the Local Union involved is un-
  23. able to reach an agreement with the employer with-
  24. out strike action, the Recording Secretary of the
  25. Local Union shall prepare a ful statement of the
  26. matters in controversy and forward the same to the
  27. Regional Director and International President. The
  28. Regional Director or her/his assigned representa-
  29. tive in conjunction with the Local Union commit-
  30. tee shall attempt to effect a settlement. Upon fail-
  31. ure to effect a settlement s/he shall send the Inter-
  32. national President her/his recommendation of ap-
  33. proval or disapproval of a strike. Upon receipt of
  34. the statement of matters of controversy from the
  35. Regional Director, the International President shall
  36. prepare and forward a copy thereof to each mem-
  37. ber of the International Executive Board together
  38. with a request for their vote upon the question of
  39. approving a strike of those involved to enforce their
  40. decision in relation thereto. Upon receipt of the
  41. vote of the members of the International Execu-
  42. tive Board, the International President shall forth-
  43. with notify in writing the Regional Director and
  44. the Loacl Union of the decision of the International
  45. Executive Board.

  46.     Section 3. In case of an emergency where de-
  47. lay would seriously jeopardize the welfare of those

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  1. involved, the International President, after consul-
  2. tation with the other International Officers, may
  3. approve a strike pending the submission to and
  4. securing the approval of the International Execu-
  5. tive Board, providing such authorization shall be
  6. in writing.

  7.     Section 4. Neither the International Union nor
  8. any Local Union, nor any subordinate body of the
  9. International Union, nor any officer, member, rep-
  10. resentative or agent of the International Union,
  11. Local Union or subordinate body shall have the
  12. power or authority to instigate, call, lead or en-
  13. gage in any strike or work stoppage, or to induce
  14. or encourage employees of any employer to en-
  15. gage in a strike or concerted refusal in the course
  16. of their employment to use, manufacture, process,
  17. transport or otherwise handle or work on any goods,
  18. articles, materials, or commodities, or to perform
  19. any services, except as authorized by the interna-
  20. tional Executive Board or the International Presi-
  21. dent in conformity with the provisions of this Con-
  22. stitution. Such power and authority resides exclu-
  23. sively in the International Executive Board and the
  24. International President, and may be exercised only
  25. by collective action of the International Executive
  26. Board as provided in Section 2 of this Article or
  27. by emergency action of the International Executive
  28. Board as provided in Section 3 of this Article.

  29.     Section 5. Before a strike shall be called off, a
  30. special meeting of the Local Union shall be called
  31. for that purpose, and it shall require a majority vote
  32. by secret ballot of all members present to decide
  33. the question either way. Wherever the International
  34. Executive Board decides that it is unwise to no
  35. longer continue an existing strike, it will order all
  36. members of Local Unions who have ceased work
  37. in connection therewith to resume work and there-
  38. upon and thereafter all assistance from the Inter-
  39. national Union shall cease.

  40.     Section 6. Any Local Union engaging in a strike
  41. which is called in violation of this Constitution and
  42. without authorization of the International President
  43. and/or the International Executive Board, shall
  44. have no claim for financial or organizational as-
  45. sistance from the International Union or any affili-
  46. ated Local Union.

  47.     Section 7. The International President, with the
  48. approval of the International Executive Board, shall
  49. be empowered to revoke the Charter of and Local

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  1. Union engaging in such unauthorized strike action,
  2. thereby annulling all privileges, powers and rights
  3. of such Local Union under this Constitution.

  4.     Section 8. In cases of great emergency, when
  5. the existence of the International Union is involved,
  6. together with the economic and social standing of
  7. our membership, the International President and
  8. the International Executive Board shall have au-
  9. thority to declare a general strike within the indus-
  10. try by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the International
  11. Executive Board, whenever in their good judgement
  12. it shall be deemed proper for the purpose of pre-
  13. serving and perpetuating the rights and living stan-
  14. dards of the general membership of our Interna-
  15. tional Union, provided, under no circumstances
  16. shall it call such a strike until approved by a refer-
  17. endum vote of the membership.

  18.     Section 9. In case of a general strike, it shall
  19. require a majority vote of the International Execu-
  20. tive Board before the strike is officially called off.