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(A) To organize persons engaged within the jurisdiction of the National Union and assist in the organization of all working people.

(B) To improve wages, hours of work, employment security, and to secure working conditions conducive to safety and good health and other conditions of employment through collective bargaining.

(C) To promote their social, political, cultural, economic and recreational interests, and to encourage their participation in political activities and to urge the exercise of their responsibilities as citizens.
(D) To strive for equality, regardless of race, creed, colour age, marital status, family status, ancestry, place of origin, ethnic origin, citizenship, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, disability, records of offense or political affiliation.

(E) To safeguard, protect and extend freedom, civil liberties, democracy and democratic trade unionism.

(F) To participate actively in the political and legislative processes at all levels, with special regard to legislation affecting the welfare of the members and do all things reasonable and necessary to accelerate the adoption of laws which may be beneficial and to encourage defeat or cause the repeal of laws which may be detrimental to working people.

To aid and co-operate with other trade unions and other organizations whose purposes are in accord with the purposes of this Local, and to affiliate with organizations which meet our goals and to participate in such organizations.

To protect and strengthen this Local and the National Union and to keep it free from any and all corrupt and subversive influences.

(I) To establish such committees as may be necessary to implement the policies of the Local and the Union.

(J) To encourage participation of all Local Officers and Stewards in appropriate training schools and programmes.

To process grievances in accordance with their responsibility and grievances shall remain property of the Local.

To respect picket lines of any Local of the Union engaged in a strike authorized and conducted in accordance with this Constitution, unless otherwise authorized by the striking Local or the National Executive Board of the Union.