ARTICLE 53

Canadian Local Unions

  1.     Section 1. The International Executive Board
  2. may upon application, exempt in whole or in part,
  3. all Local Unions in Canada from application of any
  4. provisions of this Constitution adopted to provide
  5. for conformity with United States legislation.

  6.     Section 2. The International Executive Board
  7. shall have the authority to:

  8.   (a)Transfer and assign to National Automobile,
  9.       Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Work-
  10.       ers Union, CAW-Canada ("CAW-Canada")
  11.       jurisdiction over certain Local Unions and
  12.       certain bargaining rights, collective agree-
  13.       ments and administrative powers and respon-
  14.       sibilities of the International Union, all of
  15.       which are administered or serviced in Canada
  16.       by Canadian Region, District 7;

  17.   (b)Permit the separation of certain Local Unions
  18.       in Canadian Region, District 7, as an operat-
  19.       ing group;

  20.   (c)Transfer and assign to CAW-Canada certain
  21.       employee benefit plans, rights, properties and
  22.       liabilities of the International Union;

  23.   (d)Make a contribution to CAW-Canada.

  24.     All as provided for in an agreement made as of
  25. the 28th day of May, 1986, between UAW and the
  26. new Canadian Trade Union, to be known as CAW-
  27. Canada (the "Agreement"); and

  28.     Take and do all other necessary steps and pro-
  29. cedures as it, in irs sole discretion, deems to be
  30. necessary to implement the transactions contem-
  31. plated in the Agreement.

  32.     Section 3. The International Union shall have
  33. the authority to negotiate, enter into and execute
  34. the agreement.

  35.     Section 4. The 28th Constitutional Convention
  36. hereby ratifies the Agreement and the negotiations
  37. which led to the Agreement.