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Section
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Every
member, by virtue of his/her membership in this Local Union,
authorizes this Local Union to act as his/her exclusive
bargaining representative with full and exclusive power to
execute Labor Agreements with his/her employer governing terms
and conditions of employment and to act for him/her and have
final authority in presenting, processing and adjusting any
grievance, difficulty or dispute arising under any Labor
Agreement, Understanding or Resolution or out of his/her
employment with such employer in such manner as the Local Union
or its officers deem to be in the best interests of the Local
Union, all subject to Article XII and other applicable
provisions of the International Constitution relating to such
matters. The Local
Union and its Officers, Business Representatives and Agents may
decline to process any grievance, complaint, difficulty or
dispute if in their reasonable judgment such grievance,
complaint of dispute lacks merit.
The provisions of Article XVI, Section 4 of the
International Constitution relating to area, multi-area,
national, company-wide or industry-wide contract shall supersede
any provision of this Section in conflict therewith.
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Section
2.
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Grievances
when properly referred to the Business Representative of the
Union, i.e., the Business Representative assigned to handle the
affairs of the Shop or Industry Unit involved, must have been
processed by the Shop Stewards under the steps provided for to
adjudicate disputes or grievances in their particular Labor
Agreement, Understanding or Resolution with their Employer.
Such grievances shall be in writing and in triplicate
copies, the original shall be forwarded by the Shop Steward or
Grievance Committee to the Employer Representative having the
authority to process such grievances; one copy shall be retained
by the Shop Steward of the crew or unit and one copy shall be
forwarded to the Business Representative assigned to the unit.
The grievance shall be properly worded and signed by the
complaining individual showing the settlement requested. Copies
of resolved grievances or resolutions of the same shall be kept
on file at the Local Union office by the Business Representative
assigned to handle the affairs of the particular shop or
industry unit filing such grievances.
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