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IBEW keeps San Francisco's cable cars running.
IBEW keeps San Francisco's cable cars running.
Section 1
The General Board shall consist of all of the members of the Executive Council and the principal officer of each affiliated national or international union, the principal officer of each trade and industrial department, a representative of each national constituency organization, allied retiree organization, and young worker organization recognized by the Federation, a representative of each chartered national community affiliate, and regional representatives of the state, area and local central bodies selected by the Executive Council pursuant to a system promulgated by the Council. Each General Board member shall be a member of an affiliated organization.
Section 2
The General Board shall meet at least once during each four-year convention cycle, upon the call of the President or the Executive Council.
Section 3
The General Board shall decide all policy questions referred to it by the Executive Officers or the Executive Council.
Section 4
Questions shall be decided in accordance with the applicable provision of Article IV, Section 18 with the principal officer of each affiliated national or international union casting votes in the number of its members, the principal officer of each department casting one vote, the representative of each constituency organization, allied retiree organization, young worker organization and chartered national community affiliate casting one vote and the regional representatives of the state, area and local central bodies casting one vote each. The number of members of each national or international union on a roll call vote shall be deemed to be the number of members represented at the last preceding convention except in the case where affiliation has occurred subsequent to such convention or within a 24-month period prior to and including the second month preceding such convention. In such cases the number of members of such affiliate shall be deemed to be one twenty-fourth of the average membership for which per capita tax was paid multiplied by the number of months, prior to the meeting of the General Board, for which such tax was paid.
