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F. Appointments of members of the Board shall be made by the respective parties within thirty (30) days from the date of the signing of this Agreement and said appointees shall meet in the City of Chicago, Illinois within forty-five (45) days from the date of the signing of this Agreement, and shall organize and select a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman, both of whom shall be members of the Board. The term of office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be one (1) year. Thereafter the Board shall designate one of its members to act as Chairman and one to act as Vice-Chairman for (1) year terms. Each officer so selected shall serve for one (1) year and until his successor has been duly selected. The office of Chairman shall be filled and held alternately by an Association Member is Chairman, a Company Member shall be Vice-Chairman and vice versa. The Chairman, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board and at hearings, and shall have a vote in connection with all actions taken by the Board.

After the organization meeting referred to herein, the Board shall thereafter meet in the City where the General Offices of United Airlines, Inc. are maintained (unless a different place of meeting is agreed upon by the Board) during the first week in June and the first week in December of each year, provided that at such times there are cases filed with the Board for consideration, and shall continue in session until all matters before it have been considered, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. 

G.  All disputes properly referred to the Board for consideration shall be addressed to the Chairman. Five (5) copies of each petition, including all papers and exhibits in connection therewith, shall be forwarded to the Chairman who shall promptly transmit one (1) copy thereof to each member of the Board. A copy of all papers and exhibits shall be served on the other party. Each case submitted shall show:

1. Question or questions at issue.
2. Statement of facts.
3. Position of employee or employees
4. Position of Company.

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When possible, joint submissions should be made, but if the parties are unable to agree upon a joint submission then either party may submit the dispute and its position to the Board. No matter shall be considered by the Board which has not first been handled in accordance with the appeals provisions of this agreement, including the rendering of a decision thereon by the Vice President--Passenger Service of the Company or his duly designated representative.

H. Upon receipt of notice of the submission of a dispute, the Chairman shall set a date for hearing, which shall be at the time of the next regular meeting of the Board, or if at least two (2) members of the Board consider the matter of sufficient urgency and importance, then at such earlier date and at such place as the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall agree upon, but not more than fifteen (15) days after such request for meeting is made by at least two (2) of said members, and the Chairman shall give the necessary notice in writing of such meeting to the Board Members and to the Parties to the dispute. 

I. Employees covered by this Agreement may be represented at Board hearings by such person or persons as they may choose and designate and the Company may be represented by such person or persons as it may choose and designate. Evidence may be presented either orally or in writing, or both. Any witness testifying orally or by deposition may be required to testify under oath at the request of either party. 

On request of individual members of the Board, the Board may, by majority vote, or shall at the request of either the Association Members or the Company Members thereon, summon any witnesses who ae employed by the Company and who may be deemed necessary by the parties to the dispute, or by either party, or by the Board itself, or by either group of members constituting the Board.  

The number of witnesses summoned at any one time shall not be greater than the number which can be spared from the operation without interference with the services of the Company. 

J. A majority vote of all members of the Board shall be competent to make a decision. 

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