40. Authority of officers, etc., to bind platform work association without ratification

the officers of a platform work association and any other persons duly appointed by the platform work association to represent its members in negotiations with a view to a collective agreement have the authority to bargain collectively for and to bind all the members of the platform work association by a collective agreement without the need for ratification by the members; and

the decisions of those officers or persons on any matter in such negotiations is the decision of all members of the platform work association.