- Jan 26, 2004
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These are some of the items brought to the floor during twu conventions and rejected:
1) Be it resolved that no contract, side letter, letter of understanding, memorandum of understanding, nor any other agreement between the twu or any local or subdivision of the twu and any employer shall be entered into or considered valid unless a majority of the members directly affected shall have given their consent, having first had the opportunity to examine the complete and exact text of such agreement and to obtain such explanation of the intent and meaning of the language and the intended result of the agreement as may be necessary for them to make an informed decision whether to accept or reject the agreement.
*Rejected because in an opinion would make it almost impossible for a union to function.
2) The International officers and the members of the executive board shall be elected by direct referendum vote of the membership. The election shall take place no more than three months prior to the regular International convention.
*Rejected - current system provides more democracy than would a mail ballot vote of the membership.
3) Any proposed agreement shall be subject to ratification by the members covered by such proposed agreement. This ratification will take place using a nuetral outside source for the mailing and counting of the ballots.
*Rejected
4) OFFICER RECALL- The membership has decided in order to make International officers more accountable, that article XXII be amended to include recall of International officers. In the case of the International President, International Executive Vice President and the International Secretary Treasurer a petition from one third of all twu locals would bring about a recall vote. A majority vote from the membership would recall said officer. in the case of an international officer within a division, one third of the locals within that division can petition to recall that international officer. A majority vote by the membership within that division would determine the outcome of the officer recall.
*Rejected
5) WEIGHTEED AVERAGE- To prevent the international officers from losing direction with inflated salaries, the salary computation should be a weighted average of the top pay scale of the membership, rather than a weighted average of the entire memberships pay structure. We want articles V, VI, VII, and VIII amended to reflect the change.
*Rejected
What we did get:
REMOVAL OF ARTICLE XXII FROM THE CONSTITUTION. Article XXII stated:
Removal of Local Officers
Section 1. Upon receipt of a written petition signed by one-third of the members in good standing of the Local Union or section, requesting the recall or removal of an officer of the Local or section, the recording secretary of the Local or section shall issue a call for a special meeting to be held within not less than fifteen(15) days and not more than thirty(30) days after the presentation of such petition to consider the recall or removal of said officer. In the event that a majority of the members of the Local Union or its section vote for the recall or removal of said officer, his/her office shall be declared vacant.
Section 2. An officer removed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall have no right of appeal except only as to the procedure.
The people who are finally able to change the twu, if at all possible, will deserve a great deal of respect and honor. The Local 100 "New Directions" group has been trying to change the twu for over 20 years. They are the group that won the civil case against sonny hall that found him guilty of violating workers rights. They are the largest local in the twu. The twu advocates that want to change from within have nothing but an up-hill battle. I'd rather get "REAL" change by getting rid of our old and out-dated union.
Keep the Faith........AMFA NOW!!!!!!
1) Be it resolved that no contract, side letter, letter of understanding, memorandum of understanding, nor any other agreement between the twu or any local or subdivision of the twu and any employer shall be entered into or considered valid unless a majority of the members directly affected shall have given their consent, having first had the opportunity to examine the complete and exact text of such agreement and to obtain such explanation of the intent and meaning of the language and the intended result of the agreement as may be necessary for them to make an informed decision whether to accept or reject the agreement.
*Rejected because in an opinion would make it almost impossible for a union to function.
2) The International officers and the members of the executive board shall be elected by direct referendum vote of the membership. The election shall take place no more than three months prior to the regular International convention.
*Rejected - current system provides more democracy than would a mail ballot vote of the membership.
3) Any proposed agreement shall be subject to ratification by the members covered by such proposed agreement. This ratification will take place using a nuetral outside source for the mailing and counting of the ballots.
*Rejected
4) OFFICER RECALL- The membership has decided in order to make International officers more accountable, that article XXII be amended to include recall of International officers. In the case of the International President, International Executive Vice President and the International Secretary Treasurer a petition from one third of all twu locals would bring about a recall vote. A majority vote from the membership would recall said officer. in the case of an international officer within a division, one third of the locals within that division can petition to recall that international officer. A majority vote by the membership within that division would determine the outcome of the officer recall.
*Rejected
5) WEIGHTEED AVERAGE- To prevent the international officers from losing direction with inflated salaries, the salary computation should be a weighted average of the top pay scale of the membership, rather than a weighted average of the entire memberships pay structure. We want articles V, VI, VII, and VIII amended to reflect the change.
*Rejected
What we did get:
REMOVAL OF ARTICLE XXII FROM THE CONSTITUTION. Article XXII stated:
Removal of Local Officers
Section 1. Upon receipt of a written petition signed by one-third of the members in good standing of the Local Union or section, requesting the recall or removal of an officer of the Local or section, the recording secretary of the Local or section shall issue a call for a special meeting to be held within not less than fifteen(15) days and not more than thirty(30) days after the presentation of such petition to consider the recall or removal of said officer. In the event that a majority of the members of the Local Union or its section vote for the recall or removal of said officer, his/her office shall be declared vacant.
Section 2. An officer removed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall have no right of appeal except only as to the procedure.
The people who are finally able to change the twu, if at all possible, will deserve a great deal of respect and honor. The Local 100 "New Directions" group has been trying to change the twu for over 20 years. They are the group that won the civil case against sonny hall that found him guilty of violating workers rights. They are the largest local in the twu. The twu advocates that want to change from within have nothing but an up-hill battle. I'd rather get "REAL" change by getting rid of our old and out-dated union.
Keep the Faith........AMFA NOW!!!!!!
