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THE UBC INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUTION SECTION TO DISSOLVING

JURISDICTION
A
 Section 6
The United Brotherhood is empowered, upon agreement of the
Local Unions and Councils directly affected, or in the discretion
of the General President subject to appeal to the General Executive
Board, where the General President finds that it is in the best
interests of the United Brotherhood and its members, locally or at
large, to establish or dissolve any Local Union or Council, to merge
or consolidate Local Unions or Councils, to establish or alter the
trade or geographical jurisdiction of any Local Union or Council, to
form Councils and to permit, prohibit or require the affiliation with
or disaffiliation from any Council by any Local Union, including
the right to establish statewide, province wide and regional Local
Unions or Councils having jurisdiction over specified branches or
subdivisions of the trade. When action is taken pursuant to this Section
to establish or dissolve any Local Union or Council, to merge
or consolidate Local Unions or Councils or to establish or alter the
trade or geographical jurisdiction of any Local Union or Council,
the General President shall have authority to transfer members from
any Local Union to any other Local Union. The vested rights of the
members shall be preserved and where action as herein described
is taken, the General President and General Executive Board shall
preserve the membership rights of the members of affected Local
Unions, including their right to attend and participate in meetings, to
vote, to nominate candidates and to be nominated and run for office.
In connection with the foregoing, the General President may, upon
finding it appropriate, appoint a committee to hold hearings upon
due notice to directly affected Local Unions or Councils, and make
findings and recommendations.

 B

The right is reserved to the United Brotherhood through the
International Body to regulate and determine all matters pertaining
to the various branches and subdivisions of the trade. The General
President may designate subdivisions of the trade and may provide
such support as he deems appropriate to further the interests of the
United Brotherhood and its membership in such trade subdivisions.
C

To subordinate Local or Auxiliary Unions, District,
Regional, Industrial, State and Provincial Councils the right is
conceded to make necessary laws for Locals and District,
Regional, Industrial, State and Provincial Councils which do not
conflict with the laws of the International Body.
D

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America shall have the right to establish trusteeship over and to
conduct the affairs of any subordinate body (including the
removal of any or all officers of such subordinate body) to correct
financial irregularities or to assure the performance of collective
bargaining agreements and the responsibility of the subordinate
body as a bargaining agent or to protect the interests and rights of
the members or whenever the affairs of the subordinate body are
conducted in such a manner as to be detrimental to the welfare of
the members and to the best interests of the United Brotherhood,
or for reason(s) set forth in § 302 of the Labor Management
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended (“LMRDA”),
29 USC 462, subject, however, to the provisions of Paragraph H
of Section 10. The authority granted to the United Brotherhood
herein includes the authority to establish trusteeship to prevent
secession or disaffiliation by any subordinate body or bodies.


E

The United Brotherhood shall enact and enforce laws for
its government and that of subordinate Locals and Auxiliary
Unions and District, Regional, Industrial, State and Provincial
Councils and members thereof.

 GENERAL PRESIDENT
DOUG 'THE ICE CREAM CRAPPER' MCCARRON
Section 10.

B 
The General President may personally, or by deputy, take
possession for examinations of all books, papers and other
records, including all financial records, of any Local Union,
Council, or other subordinate body, summarily when necessary,
and the same shall remain in possession of the General President
within the jurisdiction of the Local Union, Council, or other
subordinate body until a complete report has been made and filed.
H 
Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the General
President that any Local Union or member thereof, or any
Council or member thereof, is acting contrary to the welfare of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, or
that trusteeship should be established over the conduct of the
affairs of any subordinate body as set forth in Section 6D, the
General President may appoint a committee to hold a hearing,
after due notice to such subordinate body or member. Upon
completion of the hearing, the committee shall report its findings
and recommendations to the General Executive Board and to the
member or subordinate body involved. The General Executive
Board is empowered to take such action as is necessary and
proper for the welfare of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, subject, however, to the right of appeal to
the next General Convention, to the extent permitted by Section
53G. If the General President determines that an emergency
situation exists, the General President may appoint a
representative to assume trusteeship over any Local Union or
Council pending the holding of a hearing and the completion of
the proceedings as provided for in this Section.

J 
Whenever, in the judgment of the General President, subordinate
bodies or the members thereof are working against the best
interests of the United Brotherhood, or are not in harmony with
the Constitution and Laws of the United Brotherhood, the General
President shall have the power to order said body to disband under
penalty of suspension.