BE IT RESOLVED:

That the International Union Constitution, Article X, Section 17, is amended to read as follows:

Section 17. The decision of a local union trial body may be appealed by either party to the council trial body, if the local is affiliated with a council. In any case where a local union is not affiliated with a council, the decision of the local union trial body may be appealed to the Judicial Panel. Decisions of a council trial body, whether sitting as an original trial body or as an appellate trial body, may be appealed to the Judicial Panel. Decisions of the Judicial Panel may be appealed to the full Judicial Panel and decisions of the full Judicial Panel may be appealed to the International Convention for final resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

That the International Union Constitution, Article X, Section 19, is amended to read as follows:

Section 19. Either party may, within thirty days following receipt the date of the decision, file an appeal to the next higher trial body in the same manner as is provided for the filing of original charges with such trial body. The appeal shall be in writing, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the original charge and of the decision which is being appealed. The appeal shall set forth in substance the appellant’s reasons for believing the trial body was in error and the nature of the error. Appeals to the International Convention shall be postmarked or submitted electronically within thirty days following the date of the full Judicial Panel decision.

SUBMITTED BY: International Executive Board