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<blockquote data-quote="dogs.bite.me" data-source="post: 3763203" data-attributes="member: 33596">Just got this in an emailThe International Constitution does not give the NNC an option in these circumstances.&nbsp; As required by law, the NNC informed UPS of the ratification requirements at the beginning of negotiations.&nbsp; This provision has been in the Constitution since the 1991 Convention.&nbsp; If a majority of the eligible members had exercised their right to vote in this ratification, as did the members employed by UPS Freight, then a simple majority of those voting would have been needed to either accept or reject the agreement.&nbsp; But not enough members covered by the National Master UPS Agreement exercised their right to vote.&nbsp; And as we saw in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, winning the popular vote does not necessarily win the election when the Constitution requires you to win the Electoral College vote.&nbsp; As Teamsters, we too must abide by the rules in our Constitution.&nbsp; Thus, the National Master UPS Agreement has been ratified.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dogs.bite.me, post: 3763203, member: 33596"] Just got this in an email The International Constitution does not give the NNC an option in these circumstances. As required by law, the NNC informed UPS of the ratification requirements at the beginning of negotiations. This provision has been in the Constitution since the 1991 Convention. If a majority of the eligible members had exercised their right to vote in this ratification, as did the members employed by UPS Freight, then a simple majority of those voting would have been needed to either accept or reject the agreement. But not enough members covered by the National Master UPS Agreement exercised their right to vote. And as we saw in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, winning the popular vote does not necessarily win the election when the Constitution requires you to win the Electoral College vote. As Teamsters, we too must abide by the rules in our Constitution. Thus, the National Master UPS Agreement has been ratified. [/QUOTE]

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