TRIALS AND APPEALS Clause Samples

TRIALS AND APPEALS. The provisions of Article XIX of the GCIU Constitution shall apply to all Locals and District Councils in the GCIU/IBT Conference from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006. Thereafter, the provisions of Article XIX of the IBT Constitution shall apply, except to the extent specifically modified in the following paragraphs. 3.2.11.1. Article XIX, Sections 4(a) and (c) and 11 (Trials and Appeals of Local Unions and Other Subordinate Bodies and Emergency Powers). Neither Article XIX, Sections 4 and 11, nor any other provisions of the IBT Constitution concerning trusteeship shall apply to the GCIU/IBT Conference prior to January 1, 2012. 3.2.11.2. Article XIX, Section 5(a) (Original Jurisdiction of General Executive Board to Try Offenses Against International Union). The IBT General Executive Board shall have jurisdiction to try the GCIU/IBT Conference or members, officers, Local Unions and District Councils within the GCIU/IBT Conference for offenses committed against International Officers of the IBT upon appropriate notice and hearing, only upon consultation with the GCIU/IBT Conference President. 3.2.11.3. Article XIX, Section 11(a) (Emergency Power of General President to Conduct Trial). The IBT General President shall have the authority to assume jurisdiction of charges relating to a situation “imminently dangerous” to the welfare of a GCIU/IBT Conference Local Union or District Council, the GCIU/IBT Conference, or the International Union, only upon consultation with the GCIU/IBT Conference President.