SECTION 1. Collective bargaining on behalf of any membership group shall be guided by the collective bargaining program and policy of the previous Convention.

SECTION 2. Any proposed agreement shall be subject to ratification by the members covered by such proposed agreement.

SECTION 3. No member or members shall negotiate or confer with any management or agents thereof, without due authority, on matters pertaining to wages, hours or working conditions.

SECTION 4. (a) The International President shall be notified of all collective bargaining negotiations; copies of all proposed demands shall be forwarded to him/her in advance of the negotiations; he/she or any representative designated by him/her shall have the right to participate in anynegotiations to the extent of having a voice therein, but shall not have a right to vote in any decision of a Local Union in connection with negotiations. (b) Every collective bargaining agreement shall require the written approval of the International President before becoming a binding obligation on any member or on any Local Union. Such approval may be given in the name of the International President by his/her authorized designee.

SECTION 5. No officer, member, representative or agent of the International Union or of any Local Union or of any subordinate body of the International Union shall have the power or authority to counsel, cause, initiate, participate in or ratify any action which constitutes a breach of any collective bargaining contract duly entered into.

SECTION 6. No Local Union or other subordinate body, and no officer, agent, representative or member thereof shall have the power or authority to represent, act for, commit or bind the International Union in any matter except upon express authority having been granted therefor by this Constitution or in writing by the International President or the International Executive Council.