ARTICLE 54
Union Label
38. Section 1. The International Union shall have
39. a Union label and stamp.
40. Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Interna-
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- tional Secretary-Treasurer to copyright and protect
- said Union label and stamp.
- Section 3. It shall be the policy of the Interna-
- tional Union and subordinate bodies to insist that
- all parts, stampings, tools, dies, machinry, fixtures,
- accessories and supplies used in the manufacture
- of articles under the jurisdiction of this Interna-
- tional Union, bear the Union label or Union stamp
- of the International Union, or any other bonafide
- labor union.
- Section 4. It shall be the duty of all representa-
- tives, business agents and Union officials to insist
- that the above provisions be written into all con-
- tracts between employers and the International
- Union subject to approval of the International Ex-
- ecutive Board.
- Section 5. No manufacturer of products pro-
- duced by workers under the jurisdiction of this In-
- ternational Union shall be permitted to use the
- Union label or Union stamp, unless the workplace
- is holding a contract approved by the International
- Executive Board with the International Union.
- Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Local Union
- Label Committee to see that the International Union
- label shall be molded, stamped or affixed to all parts
- manufactured, assembled or finished products
- where provided.
- Section 7. The above provisions shall in no case
- be used as a basis for the violation of existing agree-
- ments.
- Section 8. All Local Unions shall have an ap-
- pointed or elected Union Label Committee that
- must function.
- Section 9. At all Conventions of the Interna-
- tional Union, a necessary qualification of delegates
- shall be the possession and wearing of at least three
- (3) Union-made garments.
- Section 10. The International Executive Board
- shall set up a Union Label Committee from mem-
- bers of the International Union to coordinate the
- activities of Local Union Label Committees
- throughout the International Union. It shall be the
- duty of this Committee to work in conjunction with
- the Education Department of the International
- Union.