The Constitution of the Triple Industrial Alliance

1. That matters submitted to this joint body, and upon which action may be taken, should be those of a national character or vitally affecting a principle which in the opinion of the Executive making the request necessitates combined action.
2. The co-operation of the joint organization shall not be called upon nor expected unless and until the matter in dispute has been considered by and received the endorsement of the National Executive of the organisation primarily concerned, and each organization instituting a movement which is likely to involve the other affiliated organisations shall, before any definite steps are taken, submit the whole matter to the joint body for consideration.
3. For the purposes of increasing the efficiency of the movement for combined action, periodical meetings of the three full Executives shall be held at least half-yearly.
4. There shall be appointed a Consultative Committee of six, composed of two members chosen from the Executive Committee of each of the three bodies, whose duty it shall be to meet from time to time, and who shall be empowered to call at any time a special conference of the Executives of the three bodies if in their opinion such conference be necessary. That a meeting be called on application made by any one of the three bodies.
5. With a view to meeting all management expenses incurred, each affiliated body shall contribute a sum of 10s. per 1,000 members per annum, or such sum as may be decided upon from time to time.
6. Simultaneously with these arrangements for united action between the three organisations in question every effort shall proceed among the three sections to create effective and complete control of their respective bodies.
7. Complete autonomy shall be reserved to any one of the three bodies affiliated to take action on their own behalf.
8. That joint action can only be taken when the question at issue has been before the members of the three organisations and decided by such methods as the constitution of each organisation provides, and the conference shall then be called without delay to consider and decide the question of taking action.
9. No obligation shall devolve upon any of the three bodies to take joint action unless the foregoing conditions have been complied with.