15.02 Bargaining Authority

15.02.01 All major negotiations shall be supervised and coordinated by the National President. The President may designate the Secretary-Treasurer or another officer to act on behalf of the President for specific negotiations.

15.02.02 Where a number of Locals are in a bargaining group, or a multiple bargaining situation, the rules and ratification procedure shall be determined in advance and must be approved by the members affected through delegates representing them at a Convention, or by any other method approved by the National Executive Board.

15.02.03 All methods used to select bargaining committees shall ensure fair representation for all segments of the bargaining unit. Disputes over the method used shall be resolved by the National Executive Board.

15.02.04 The National Executive Board shall be empowered to determine national and/or regional bargaining strategy and they shall have the power and the duty to delay the ratification of a collective agreement if they deem that it would be harmful in negotiating a better settlement in a given sector, or for the Union as a whole, taking into account the Union's bargaining priorities.

15.02.05 Rules and regulations to cover co-ordinated bargaining procedures involving other Unions may be developed and instituted with the approval of the National Executive Board.