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	~~== Article 13 ‐ Local Unions and Other Subordinate Bodies ==~~
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	~~=== Section 1 ===~~
	This Union shall consist of Local Unions and other subordinate bodies. The National President, subject to the approval of the National Executive Board, shall have the authority to issue Local Union and subordinate body charters on such terms and conditions as s/he shall deem appropriate. No such charter shall be issued where there is in existence a Local Union having jurisdiction over the Postal Service facility where there are employees within this Union’s jurisdiction. The National President, subject to the approval of the National Executive Board and by majority vote of the members of each affected Local Union, shall have the authority to amalgamate or de‐amalgamate, affiliate, and otherwise alter existing Local Unions where s/he deems such action necessary or advisable, and such authority shall not be limited by any other provision of this Constitution or of the Uniform Local Union Constitution.
	~~=== Section 2 ===~~
	Neither this Union nor any subordinate body thereof shall be established or maintained on any racial, religious, national, or other discriminatory or restrictive basis; nor shall membership in this Union or any subordinate body thereof ever be conditioned or limited upon the basis of such discriminatory considerations. Mail Handler officers, agents, and members shall not discriminate against any specified group on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental handicap, place of national origin, or political affiliation.
	~~=== Section 3 ===~~
	All Local Unions and other subordinate bodies shall be responsible for timely payment of such per capita tax and assessments as are levied in accordance with this Constitution. Any Local Union or other subordinate body which becomes sixty (60) days in arrears in the payment of per capita tax or assessments may have its charter suspended. Before implementation, notice of such proposed suspension, including amounts allegedly owed and the method of computation, shall be served upon such bodies. This notice shall be appealable to the National Executive Board within thirty (30) days; the Board shall, in turn, render its decision within thirty (30) days of receiving the appeal during which period the charter shall remain in effect.
	~~=== Section 4 ===~~
	No Local Union affiliated with this Union may dissolve, disaffiliate, or secede while five (5) or more regular members desire to continue the Local Union in existence; and all funds, assets, and property, real and personal, of a Local Union shall remain in the Local Union as long as it continues in existence. In the event of the complete dissolution of any Local Union or its disaffiliation or secession by unanimous vote or otherwise, all the funds, assets, and properties, real and personal, of the Local Union shall revert to this Union. No subordinate body other than a Local Union may dissolve, disaffiliate or secede except in accordance with its affiliation agreement and Constitution.
	~~=== Section 5 ===~~
	~~Under no circumstances shall any Local Union or subordinate body of this Union distribute its funds, assets, or properties, or any part thereof, individually among its membership.~~
	== Article 14 ‐ Dues and Per Capita Tax ==		== Article 14 ‐ Dues and Per Capita Tax ==
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	This Union’s representation at LIUNA Conventions shall be that provided in Article XII of the 1984 Constitution of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, as amended (attached as an Addendum at the rear of this Constitution) pending further action by LIUNA.		This Union’s representation at LIUNA Conventions shall be that provided in Article XII of the 1984 Constitution of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, as amended (attached as an Addendum at the rear of this Constitution) pending further action by LIUNA.
	=== Section 3. This Union and its Locals, members and officers shall not be subject to the provisions of Article XXII of the LIUNA Constitution dealing with death benefits.		=== Section 3. This Union and its Locals, members and officers shall not be subject to the provisions of Article XXII of the LIUNA Constitution dealing with death benefits.
	~~== Article 20 ‐ Amendments ==~~
	This Constitution may be amended by a two‐thirds (2/3) margin of the total delegate votes cast at a regular or special Convention. Upon adoption by Convention, amendments shall become effective without further action unless written objection is received from the LIUNA General Executive Board within ninety (90) days.
	~~== Article 21 ‐ Savings Clauses ==~~
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	~~=== Section 1 ===~~		== Resolution No. 1 of the 1992 National Convention (Passed August 19, 1992) ==
	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 ===~~
	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.
	Resolution No. 1 of the 1992 National Convention
	(Passed August 19, 1992)
	This labor organization will no longer consider proper nor tolerate the existence of severance pay, monetary awards or incentives, or bonus plans for elected leaders, officers, or representatives, at either the National Union or any Local Union. No such person shall receive severance or bonus payments, and any funds set aside for such purposes which have not already been paid to any individual shall revert back to and become the property of the National or Local Union, as appropriate.		This labor organization will no longer consider proper nor tolerate the existence of severance pay, monetary awards or incentives, or bonus plans for elected leaders, officers, or representatives, at either the National Union or any Local Union. No such person shall receive severance or bonus payments, and any funds set aside for such purposes which have not already been paid to any individual shall revert back to and become the property of the National or Local Union, as appropriate.

	ADDENDUM		== ADDENDUM 1984 CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION, AS AMENDED ARTICLE XII ‐ Representation at LIUNA Conventions ==
	1984 CONSTITUTION OF THE
	NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION, AS AMENDED
	ARTICLE XII ‐ Representation at LIUNA Conventions
	Section 1. This Union shall be entitled to representation on a local basis at the regular Conventions of LIUNA which are held once every five years pursuant to Article V of the LIUNA Constitution, and at any Special Convention of LIUNA conducted in accordance with Article V, Section 17 of the LIUNA Constitution. The apportionment of delegates shall at all times correspond with the apportionment of delegates set forth in Article V, section 4 of the LIUNA Constitution or its successor provisions. In addition, the members of the National Executive Board shall, by virtue of their office, serve as accredited delegates to the regular Conventions and Special Conventions of LIUNA, and shall be entitled to all the privileges of duly elected delegates, but shall not be permitted to vote for officers unless they are permitted by law to do so. The designation of the members of the National Executive Board as delegates shall not affect the number of delegates to which their respective Local Unions shall otherwise be entitled.		Section 1. This Union shall be entitled to representation on a local basis at the regular Conventions of LIUNA which are held once every five years pursuant to Article V of the LIUNA Constitution, and at any Special Convention of LIUNA conducted in accordance with Article V, Section 17 of the LIUNA Constitution. The apportionment of delegates shall at all times correspond with the apportionment of delegates set forth in Article V, section 4 of the LIUNA Constitution or its successor provisions. In addition, the members of the National Executive Board shall, by virtue of their office, serve as accredited delegates to the regular Conventions and Special Conventions of LIUNA, and shall be entitled to all the privileges of duly elected delegates, but shall not be permitted to vote for officers unless they are permitted by law to do so. The designation of the members of the National Executive Board as delegates shall not affect the number of delegates to which their respective Local Unions shall otherwise be entitled.
	The final paragraph of Article V, Section 4 of the LIUNA Constitution or its successor provisions shall govern with regard to one or more Local Union officers serving as accredited delegates to a LIUNA Convention by virtue of their election to office.		The final paragraph of Article V, Section 4 of the LIUNA Constitution or its successor provisions shall govern with regard to one or more Local Union officers serving as accredited delegates to a LIUNA Convention by virtue of their election to office.

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	~~ARTICLE VI ‐ Officers~~
	Section 1. The National President shall be the chief executive officer of this Union, and s/he shall have responsibility for the overall conduct of the Union’s affairs. S/he shall be authorized to carry out such responsibilities personally or by deputy.
	Section 2. The National Secretary‐Treasurer shall be the chief custodian of all books, records, documents, and properties of this Union and shall keep a true and accurate record of all financial transactions of this Union. S/he shall be authorized to carry out such responsibilities personally or by deputy. If a deputy is to be designated to carry out any duties or responsibilities of the Secretary‐Treasurer, said deputy should be qualified in financial matters. The Secretary‐Treasurer shall be responsible and accountable for the actions of deputies designated to carry out any duties or responsibilities of the Secretary‐Treasurer.
	~~Section 3. The other officials of this Union shall be five (5) Regional Vice Presidents.~~
	Section 4. The National President, the National Secretary‐Treasurer and the five (5) Regional Vice Presidents shall comprise the National Executive Board which shall be the governing body of this Union between National Conventions. The Regional Vice Presidents shall be elected by and from their respective regions, and shall not run nationally. All officers of this National Union shall have a four‐year term of office.
	Section 5. In the event of a vacancy in any position on the National Executive Board between National Conventions such positions shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by a majority of the Board from among the regular membership of this Union, provided that the appointee shall be someone who would be eligible to run for the particular office to which s/he is appointed.
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	Section 6. The salary of the National President shall be $229,166.56 per year, and the salary of the National Secretary‐Treasurer shall be $214,798.75 per year; they shall also receive the customary fringe benefits (including payments upon leaving office for accrued but unused sick leave at the top Mail Handler Level 5 pay rate) and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with and in the performance of their duties. Whenever the membership receives a percentage raise in a National Agreement, these salaries of the National President and the National Secretary‐Treasurer shall be increased by the same percentage. The National Executive Board shall be empowered to provide the National President and Secretary‐Treasurer with reasonable accommodations in the Washington, D.C. area in connection with the performance of their official duties and responsibilities and to make annual adjustments in their salaries to account for the increase in the cost‐of‐living, said adjustments not to exceed the percentage of increase in the National Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
	Section 7. The Regional Vice Presidents shall be compensated at the rate of $500 per day for attending National Executive Board meetings in addition to their travel and other reasonable and necessary incidental expenses. Such compensation shall be in addition to any compensation received by virtue of being a Local Union officer or Union employee.
	Section 8. Any officer or other Union representative who applies for or accepts, for any period of time, a supervisory or management position with the Postal Service (including any EAS position involved in discipline of employees or application of the National Agreement) or with the USPS Office of Inspector General or the Postal Inspection Service shall immediately resign his/her position with the Union and, failing to do so, the position shall be declared to be vacant. In addition, members working in or detailed to a supervisory or managerial position with the Postal Service, the USPS Office of Inspector General, or the Postal Inspection Service shall be prohibited from representing this National Union or its membership in any capacity for a period of two years following such employment.
	Section 9. All officers and employees of the National Union who participate in the LIUNA National 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan shall receive a match of their contributions, to the extent authorized by that plan.
	ARTICLE VII ‐ Duties of the National President		ARTICLE VII ‐ Duties of the National President
	Section 1. The National President shall have authority to interpret the Constitution and laws of this Union and to decide all questions arising thereunder between meetings of the National Executive Board and shall have authority to settle and determine all grievances and disputes submitted for resolution. Actions and decisions of the National President shall be appealable to the National Executive Board in accordance with Article XVIII of this Constitution.		Section 1. The National President shall have authority to interpret the Constitution and laws of this Union and to decide all questions arising thereunder between meetings of the National Executive Board and shall have authority to settle and determine all grievances and disputes submitted for resolution. Actions and decisions of the National President shall be appealable to the National Executive Board in accordance with Article XVIII of this Constitution.

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	Additions or revisions made by the delegates attending the NPMHU’s 2016 National Convention are set forth in bold print.		Additions or revisions made by the delegates attending the NPMHU’s 2016 National Convention are set forth in bold print.
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	~~1TABLE OF CONTENTS~~		{{:Constitution Article 1}}
	ARTICLE I ‐ Name ................................................................................. 3 ARTICLE II ‐ Headquarters.................................................................... 3 ARTICLE III ‐ Seal and Insignia............................................................. 3 ARTICLE IV ‐ Objectives ........................................................................ 3 ARTICLE V ‐ Membership...................................................................... 4 ARTICLE VI ‐ Officers............................................................................ 6 ARTICLE VII ‐ Duties of the National President ..................................... 7 ARTICLE VIII ‐ Duties of the National Secretary‐Treasurer.................... 9 ARTICLE IX ‐ Semi‐Annual National Meetings .................................... 10 ARTICLE X ‐ National Executive Board ‐ Duties and Powers .............. 11 ARTICLE XI ‐ National Officer Elections .............................................. 11 ARTICLE XII ‐ National Convention .................................................... 14 ARTICLE XIII ‐ Local Unions and Other Subordinate Bodies .............. 18 ARTICLE XIV ‐ Dues and Per Capita Tax ............................................ 19 ARTICLE XV ‐ Financial Affairs/Standards ........................................ 21 ARTICLE XVI ‐ Publications ................................................................ 21 ARTICLE XVII ‐ Trials of National Officers ......................................... 21 ARTICLE XVIII ‐ Exhaustion of Remedies/Appeals ............................. 22 ARTICLE XIX ‐ International Union;		{{:Constitution Article 2}}
	Representation at LIUNA Conventions............................................. 23 ARTICLE XX ‐ Amendments ................................................................ 23 ARTICLE XXI ‐ Savings Clauses .......................................................... 24 Resolution No. 1 ~~of the 1992 National Convention................................ 24 ADDENDUM ....................................................................................... 25~~		{{:Constitution Article 3}}
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	~~ARTICLE I ‐ Name~~		{{:Constitution Article 5}}
	~~This organization shall be known as the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, a Division of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), AFL‐CIO.~~		{{:Constitution Article 6}}
	~~ARTICLE II ‐ Headquarters~~		{{:Constitution Article 7}}
	~~The headquarters and general office of this Union shall be located in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, or vicinity.~~		{{:Constitution Article 8}}
	~~ARTICLE III ‐ Seal and Insignia~~		{{:Constitution Article 9}}
	~~The seal and insignia of this Union shall be as follows~~:		{{:Constitution Article 10}}
	This seal and insignia shall constitute and be the official mark of this Union and of all its subordinate bodies; however, nothing contained herein shall prevent any Local Union from designing and adopting a modification to this seal and insignia for identification of the Local Union. All subordinate bodies and members shall be subject to the orders and instructions of the National President respecting the publication and use of the seal and insignia of this Union.		{{:Constitution Article 11}}
	~~ARTICLE IV ‐ Objectives~~		{{:Constitution Article 12}}
	Section 1. The objectives of this Union shall be to unite for their own advancement and betterment, and for the advancement of the United States Postal Service, regardless of race, color, creed, nationality, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, or physical or mental handicap, all postal Mail Handlers and such other employees who come within the Mail Handlers craft or jurisdiction, including but not limited to all operations directly or indirectly related to postal and mail handling operations, whether performed by employees of the United States Postal Service or any other employer, and all other federal employees (whether or not postal employees) or individuals who are tribal or other employees who wish to affiliate as associate members of this Union to participate in the Mail Handlers Health Benefit Plan or any other Union‐related benefit program.		{{:Constitution Article 13}}
	Section 2. This Union shall strive to advance the interests of its members and protect the integrity of the craft jurisdiction of this Union through mutual cooperation, organizing the unorganized, collective bargaining, the promotion of legislation, opposition to privatization of the Postal Service, the provision of benefits such as sick, accident, and similar benefits to its members, and all other peaceful and lawful means whereby		{{:Constitution Article 14}}
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	labor organizations seek to promote and advance a broad spectrum of economic and social objectives. This Union shall function in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and executive orders. This Union shall also function to advance the interests of the working class as a whole.		{{:Constitution Article 16}}
	Section 3. This Union shall seek to achieve a safer and healthier work environment and better working conditions for postal employees. It will seek to educate its members and the general public in the history of the labor movement and the struggle for democratic unionism. This Union will engage in legislative and other efforts to obtain the enactment of laws to protect and enhance the welfare of workers, and to repeal laws which it believes are unjust to labor, including the pursuit of a union‐security arrangement to require nonmembers represented by the Union to pay their fair share of the costs of representation.		{{:Constitution Article 17}}
	~~Section 4. This Union shall seek to advance the interests of its members by promoting professionally accepted standards of financially sound management of its day‐to‐day operations.~~		{{:Constitution Article 18}}
	~~ARTICLE V ‐ Membership~~		{{:Constitution Article 19}}
	Section 1. Any person employed in the Postal Service classified as a Mail Handler or other employee who comes within the Mail Handler craft or jurisdiction, or any employee in the classifications set forth in Article IV herein or in any other present or future classifications within the jurisdiction of this Union, shall be eligible for regular membership in this Union. In order to participate in the Mail Handlers Health Benefit Plan or any other Union‐related insurance benefit program that may be established, employees in the Mail Handler craft or otherwise within the jurisdiction of this Union, as defined by Article ~~IV, Section 1, are required to be regular members of this Union.~~		{{:Constitution Article 20}}
	Section 2. Individuals employed in any branch, department, or agency of the federal government, including the Postal Service, or individuals who are tribal or other employees who do not otherwise qualify for regular membership in this Union may be admitted to associate membership in this Union upon the payment of the dues provided in Article ~~XIV or on such other terms and conditions as shall be permissible under applicable law and regulations and as shall be determined by this Union.~~		{{:Constitution Article 21}}
	The National Postal Mail Handlers Union shall be entitled to retain fifty‐ one cents ($0.51) per pay period as per capita tax on such dues of associate members who are on dues check off. In the case of associate members who are not on dues check off, and who are not postal employees, the National shall receive ten dollars ($10.00) per year associate membership fee from the forty‐two dollar ($42.00) associate membership dues per year. The Local may pay the ten dollars ($10.00) per associate member dues prior to January 31st. The National shall have the right to deduct the associate member fee from the Local dues check off on a quarterly basis should the Local fail to pay its associate members fee.		{{:Constitution Article 22}}
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	Membership by a Federal employee in any other affiliate of LIUNA shall constitute associate membership in this Union for the purpose of participation in the Mail Handlers Health Benefit Plan and any other National or Local Insurance or Benefit Plan which may be established.		{{:Constitution Appendix B}}
	Section 3. An individual shall obtain membership in this Union by executing and submitting to this Union or a Local Union thereof an application for membership or a dues deduction authorization form and by making at least one full payment of dues.
	Section 4. It shall be the duty of all members to faithfully abide by this Constitution and the rules and regulations of this Union, to uphold and defend the rights of every other member under this Constitution and to aid and support enforcement of the duties of every other member under this Constitution~~, and to support the enforcement of, and maintain the integrity of, collective bargaining agreements negotiated by the Union.~~
	Section 5. Members who have retired from employment and who at the time of retirement were members in good standing in this Union shall be entitled to maintain their membership. Such members who continue to pay regular dues shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of membership, except the right to run for office or delegate and the right to nominate or vote for Union officers or delegates. Any such member who does not continue to pay dues shall be entitled, in the alternative, to maintain an honorary membership.
	Section 6. Associate members are members of this Union and shall be entitled to participate in activities of the Union and of its subordinate bodies affecting their rights as associate members or as members of Union benefit plans; provided, however, that associate members shall not be entitled to vote or serve as officers or delegates, or to attend those portions of Local Union meetings not affecting their rights as associate members or as members of Union benefits plans.
	~~Section 7. All members in good standing shall have equal rights and privileges in this Union and every member shall have the right, subject to the provisions of this~~ Constitution, to nominate candidates, to run for office, to support candidates of their choosing without fear of reprisal, to vote in elections and referenda, to attend membership meetings of his or her Local Union, to express any views, arguments, or opinions, to meet and assemble freely with other members, and to participate in the discussions, deliberations and voting upon the business of membership meetings; provided however that only working members employed by the Postal Service or any other employer with operations directly or indirectly related to postal and mail handling operations may nominate or vote for Union officers or delegates.
	~~Section 8. No member may be fined, suspended, expelled, or otherwise disciplined except for the nonpayment of dues unless such member has~~
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	~~been served with specific, written charges, given a reasonable opportunity to prepare his or her defense, and afforded a full and fair hearing.~~
	Section 9. All regular members employed by the Postal Service shall be entitled to ratify or reject by majority vote national contracts or parts thereof tentatively agreed to through negotiations prior to expiration of existing contracts in accordance with procedures published by the National Executive Board in a timely fashion prior to ratification. Members shall be furnished with the text of any proposed changes and deletions together with their ballots. The outcome of the membership referendum shall be binding. The fundamental commitment of this Union to membership ratification of national contracts requires that the timetable of negotiations will be arranged to ensure a binding referendum on tentatively agreed‐upon national contracts or parts thereof reached prior to expiration of existing agreements.
	ARTICLE VI ‐ Officers		ARTICLE VI ‐ Officers
	Section 1. The National President shall be the chief executive officer of this Union, and s/he shall have responsibility for the overall conduct of the Union’s affairs. S/he shall be authorized to carry out such responsibilities personally or by deputy.		Section 1. The National President shall be the chief executive officer of this Union, and s/he shall have responsibility for the overall conduct of the Union’s affairs. S/he shall be authorized to carry out such responsibilities personally or by deputy.

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	Additions or revisions made by the delegates attending the NPMHU’s 2016 National Convention are set forth in bold print.		Additions or revisions made by the delegates attending the NPMHU’s 2016 National Convention are set forth in bold print.
	~~PREAMBLE~~		{{:Constitution Preamble}}
	~~We, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, establish this~~ Constitution ~~in order to form a more perfect Union.~~
	~~We believe that all working people and all human beings have a right to a safe and decent living at a reasonable wage and that all members of society are entitled to equal and fair justice.~~
	We believe that all people, regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental handicap, or creed are entitled to equal opportunity and treatment. We further believe that all members of society should challenge such pernicious evils as racism, sexism, and capital’s domination of labor.
	~~We also believe that it is important for the working class to ever realize that “in unity there is strength” and that “an injury to one is an injury to all.”~~
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	ARTICLE I ‐ Name ................................................................................. 3 ARTICLE II ‐ Headquarters.................................................................... 3 ARTICLE III ‐ Seal and Insignia............................................................. 3 ARTICLE IV ‐ Objectives ........................................................................ 3 ARTICLE V ‐ Membership...................................................................... 4 ARTICLE VI ‐ Officers............................................................................ 6 ARTICLE VII ‐ Duties of the National President ..................................... 7 ARTICLE VIII ‐ Duties of the National Secretary‐Treasurer.................... 9 ARTICLE IX ‐ Semi‐Annual National Meetings .................................... 10 ARTICLE X ‐ National Executive Board ‐ Duties and Powers .............. 11 ARTICLE XI ‐ National Officer Elections .............................................. 11 ARTICLE XII ‐ National Convention .................................................... 14 ARTICLE XIII ‐ Local Unions and Other Subordinate Bodies .............. 18 ARTICLE XIV ‐ Dues and Per Capita Tax ............................................ 19 ARTICLE XV ‐ Financial Affairs/Standards ........................................ 21 ARTICLE XVI ‐ Publications ................................................................ 21 ARTICLE XVII ‐ Trials of National Officers ......................................... 21 ARTICLE XVIII ‐ Exhaustion of Remedies/Appeals ............................. 22 ARTICLE XIX ‐ International Union;		ARTICLE I ‐ Name ................................................................................. 3 ARTICLE II ‐ Headquarters.................................................................... 3 ARTICLE III ‐ Seal and Insignia............................................................. 3 ARTICLE IV ‐ Objectives ........................................................................ 3 ARTICLE V ‐ Membership...................................................................... 4 ARTICLE VI ‐ Officers............................................................................ 6 ARTICLE VII ‐ Duties of the National President ..................................... 7 ARTICLE VIII ‐ Duties of the National Secretary‐Treasurer.................... 9 ARTICLE IX ‐ Semi‐Annual National Meetings .................................... 10 ARTICLE X ‐ National Executive Board ‐ Duties and Powers .............. 11 ARTICLE XI ‐ National Officer Elections .............................................. 11 ARTICLE XII ‐ National Convention .................................................... 14 ARTICLE XIII ‐ Local Unions and Other Subordinate Bodies .............. 18 ARTICLE XIV ‐ Dues and Per Capita Tax ............................................ 19 ARTICLE XV ‐ Financial Affairs/Standards ........................................ 21 ARTICLE XVI ‐ Publications ................................................................ 21 ARTICLE XVII ‐ Trials of National Officers ......................................... 21 ARTICLE XVIII ‐ Exhaustion of Remedies/Appeals ............................. 22 ARTICLE XIX ‐ International Union;

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