Constitution Article 21
Article 21 ‐ Savings Clauses[edit]
Section 1[edit]
Local Unions and other subordinate bodies of this Union and their officers and members are not agents of this Union and are not authorized to act for, or to otherwise bind this Union except where prior approval or authorization is given in writing by the National President, or where the National President ratifies acts performed by such bodies after written notice thereof. However, in no case shall this Union be liable or responsible for the autonomous acts of its subordinate bodies.
Section 2[edit]
If any provision of this Constitution is declared invalid or is rendered inoperative by any competent authority of the executive, judicial, or administrative branch of a state or the federal government, the National Executive Board shall have the authority to suspend the operation of such provision during the period of its invalidity and to substitute in its place a provision which will be in accord with the intended purpose of the invalid provision. Such substitute shall be effective upon adoption and shall remain in effect until the next Convention unless written objection is received from the LIUNA General Executive Board within ninety (90) days.
If any Article or Section of this Constitution is held invalid by operation of law or by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Constitution or application of such Article or Section to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid shall not be affected thereby.