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A MESSAGE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURERDebit Cards PoseDanger to LocalsNo local unionofficer shouldhold a debitcard… becauseit is contraryto the… ATUConstitution.Many of us enjoy the convenience of an ATM debit card for our personal use. We can pullmoney out of our accounts anytime of the day or night and we can use it at the grocery storeinstead of a personal check. But my own experience has been that when the bank statementcomes, I often see that while I was keeping track of the money I was pulling out of the checkingaccount with the debit card, my wife was also using it. In most months this results in there beingless money in the account and I cannot reconcile it without her records too.No SafeguardsWhen it comes to ATM debit cards for local unions, the practice is fraught with danger.Over recent months, we have had a few situations in which a local officer has used a debit cardattached to a union’s accounts to get cash for personal use or to purchase personal items. A debitcard does not have the financial safeguards that are found in the ATU Constitution and GeneralLaws, where it states in Section 13.5 that:All funds of the L.U.s (Local Unions) shall be deposited in a bank or banks, selectedby L.U.s, the funds to be deposited in the name of the union, to be drawn out upondrafts signed jointly by two (2) or more officers of the respective L.U., one of whommust be the F.S. (Financial Secretary).Contrary to ATU ConstitutionThese protections do not exist when a debit card is used by a local union president or financialsecretary, and these expenditures of union funds are sometimes kept from the membershipbecause there is no cancelled check. A union officer is a fiduciary; your dues are entrusted tothat officer for the purpose of conducting union business. In my opinion, no local union officershould hold a debit card because it is contrary to the language of the ATU Constitution whichrequires dual signatures on drafts.An Invitation to AbuseThe vast majority of our union officers act responsibly with the union’s treasury. But as amember, you need to hold your local officers accountable, and as local officers, you need to actresponsibly with the union treasury. Debit cards are an invitation to abuse and if one is offered bythe bank, local union officers should not take them; if they have them, they should cut them up.At your next local union meeting, question your officers. Find out if your local officers haveunion debit cards, and if so, how are they used. We all need to act responsibly to protect themembers of the ATU.6 IN TRANSIT www.atu.org
PROTECT YOUR JOB!Support Pro-Transit & Pro-Labor CandidatesAsk Your Local Union Officer How You Can:$25YRPRESIDENT’S CLUB$50YRSTATESMAN’S CLUB$100YR$1.93CENTURY CLUBCONTRIBUTION:weekly bi-weekly monthly quarterly$0.49 $0.97 $2.09 $6.25CONTRIBUTION:weekly bi-weekly monthly quarterly$0.97 $1.93 $4.17 $12.50CONTRIBUTION:$3.85 $8.34 $25.00weekly bi-weekly monthly quarterly$250YR$4.81CONGRESSIONAL CLUB$500YR$9.62PATRIOT’S CLUBCONTRIBUTION:weekly bi-weekly monthly quarterly$9.62 $20.84 $83.34CONTRIBUTION:weekly bi-weekly monthly quarterly$19.24 $41.67 $125.00Fill Out the Enclosed Post Card Today!Only ATU Members living in the U.S. may contribute to ATU-COPEwww.atu.org MARCH/APRIL 2007 7
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