AFSCME LOCAL 1981
Pennsylvania
State Inspector, Investigatory
And Safety Professional Employees District 8-0
ARTICLE
I
NAME
The name of this
organization shall be Pennsylvania State Inspector, Investigatory and Safety
Professional Employees, District 8-0 local Number 1981 of the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee, AFL-CIO.
ARTICLE II
AFFILICATIONS
This local union shall be affiliates with Pennsylvania Public Employees
Council Number 13 and Southern Pennsylvania Public Employees District Council 89
of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO; and the appropriate central body of the AFL-CIO.
ARTICLE III
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this local union shall be to carry out on a local basis
the objectives of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees.
ARTICLE IV
MEMBERSHIP
AND DUES
Section 1. All
State Inspectors, Investigatory and Safety Professional Employees in the
Counties of Adam, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon,
Perry and York, are eligible for membership in this local union, subject to the
requirements of the Constitution of the International Union.
Section 2. Application
for membership shall be made on a standard application form.
Unless such form includes a valid authorization for payroll deduction of
dues, the application shall be accompanied by the current month’s dues.
Section 3. The
monthly membership dues of all members effective
Section 4. Membership
dues shall be payable monthly in advance to the local secretary-treasurer and in
any event shall be paid no later than the 15th day of the month in
which they become due. Any member
who fails to pay dues by the 15th of the month in which they become
due shall be considered delinquent, and upon failure to pay dues for two
successive months shall stand suspended. Provided,
however, that any person who is paying his/her dues through a system of regular
payroll deduction shall for so long as he/she continues to pay through such
deduction method, be considered in good standing.
Section 5. A
member suspended under the above section may be reinstated to membership in the
local on payment of all arrearages or upon payment of a reinstatement fee of
$24.00 plus the current month’s dues.
ARTICLE V
MEETINGS
Section 1. Regular
meetings of this local shall be held once each month, at a time and place to be
fixed by the membership.
Section 2. Special
meetings may be called by the local president, the local executive board, or by
petition filed with the president and signed by 10% of the members of the local.
Special meetings may also be called by the International President or his
authorized representatives.
Section 3. A
quorum shall be 5% of the local membership.
ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS,
NOMINATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Section 1. The
officers of this local shall be a president, an executive vice-president, two
(2) vice-presidents, one (1) from the Non-Professional Employees and one (1)
from the Professional Employees, a recording
secretary, a treasurer and three (3) executive board members, and these elected
officials shall constitute the local union executive board.
In addition, there shall be elected three members who shall serve as
trustees. The trustees shall be
elected to three-year terms of office, except that in the initial election, one
shall be elected for a one-year term, one for a two-year term, and one for a
three-year term. All other officers
shall be elected for a term of two years, in the even-numbered years.
Section 2. Nominations
shall be made at a regular or special meeting of the local.
At least fifteen (15) days’ advance notice shall be given the
membership prior to the nomination meeting. A
nominating committee may be appointed or elected to make nominations, but
whether or not such a nominating committee is used, nominations shall be
permitted from the floor at the nomination meeting.
All regular elections shall be held in the month of NOVEMBER.
Section 3. To be eligible for office, a member must be in good standing for one year immediately preceding the election, except in the initial election held in this local; provided, however, that no retired member shall be a candidate for office.
Section 4.
Officers shall be elected by secret ballot vote, and the balloting shall
be so conducted as to afford to all members a reasonable opportunity to vote.
At least fifteen (15) days’ advance notice shall be given the
membership prior to the holding of the election.
Section 5. All
matters concerning nominations and elections in this local union shall be
subject to the provisions of Appendix D, entitled Elections Code, of the
International Union Constitution.
Section 6. Vacancies
in office shall be filled for the remainder of the un-expired term by vote of
the executive board.
Section 7. Every
officer shall, upon assuming office, subscribe to the Obligation of an Officer
contained in Appendix B of the International Union Constitution.
Section 8. Any
member of the executive board, trustees or stewards of this local absent for
three (3) consecutive monthly meetings without excuse shall be removed from
office for the remainder of his/her term of office and the vacancy shall be
filled in accordance with Article VI, Section 6.
ARTICLE VII
DUTIES
OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD
Section 1. The
president shall preside at all meetings of the local union and of the executive
board. He/She shall be a member of
all committees. He/She shall
countersign all checks drawn against the funds of the local.
He/She shall appoint all standing committees and all special committees
of the local, subject to the approval of the executive board.
He/She shall report periodically to the membership regarding the progress
and standing of the local and regarding his/her official acts.
The president, by virtue of his/her election, shall serve as a delegate
to all conventions and conferences of all other bodies with which this local is
affiliated.
Section 2. The
executive vice-president shall assist the president in the work of his/her office.
In the absence of the president or in his/her inability to serve, the
executive vice-president shall preside al all meetings and perform all duties otherwise
performed by the president. He/She
may, with the approval of the executive board, be authorized to act as co-signer
of checks drawn on the local funds in place of either the president or the
treasurer.
Section 3. The
recording secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all membership
meetings and of all executive board meetings.
He/She shall carry on the official correspondence of the local, except as
the executive board may direct otherwise. He/She
shall perform such other duties as the executive board may require.
Section 4. The
secretary-treasurer shall receive and receipt for all monies of the local union.
He/She shall deposit all money so received in the name of the local union
in a bank or banks selected by the executive board, and money so deposited shall
be withdrawn only by check signed by the president and the treasurer.
He/She shall prepare and sign checks for such purposes as are required by
the constitution or are authorized by the membership or the executive board.
He/She shall prepare and submit the monthly membership report to the
International Union office and see that a check is drawn in payment of the
local’s per capita tax each month and sent to the International
Secretary-Treasurer. He/She shall
keep an accurate record of receipts and disbursements and shall, once each
month, submit to the membership a monthly operating statement of the financial
transactions of the local for the previous month.
He/She shall act as custodian of all properties of the local union.
He/She shall, at the expense of the local union and through the
International Union, give a surety bond for an amount to be fixed by the
executive board of the local union. He/She
shall see that any financial reports required by the International Union
Constitution to be submitted to the International Union are submitted in
accordance with the International Union Constitution.
Section 5. The
trustees shall make or cause to be made at least semi-annually an audit of the
finances of the local, including the finances concerning any health and welfare,
pension, insurance, or other benefit programs covering members of such local,
and shall report to the membership of the results of such audit.
Section 6. The
executive board shall be the governing body of the local union except when
meetings of the local union are in session.
All matters affecting to policies, aims and means of accomplishing the
purposes of the local not specifically provided for in this constitution or by
action of the membership at a regular or special meeting shall be decided by the
executive board. The board shall
meet at the call of the president or of a majority of the members of the board.
A report on all actions taken by the executive board shall be made to the
membership al the next following meeting. A
majority of the members of the executive board shall be required for a quorum.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section 1. This
local union shall at tall times be subject to the provisions of the constitution
of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Section 2. Except
to the extent specified in this constitution, no officer of the local union
shall have the power to act as agent for or otherwise bind the local union in
any way whatsoever. No member or
group of members or other person or persons shall have the power to act on
behalf of or otherwise bind the local union except to the extent specifically
authorized in writing by the president or the local union or by the executive
board of the local union.
Section 3. Robert’s
Rules of Order, Revised, shall be the guide in all cases to which they are
applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with this constitution and
special rules of this local union or of the American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees.
ARTCILE IX
AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended, revised, or otherwise changed by a
majority vote of the members voting on such proposed change and such change
shall take effect only upon written approval of the International President.
Proposed amendments to this Constitution must be read at a subsequent
meeting of the local union, adequate and proper notice having been given to the
membership prior to the date on which the vote is taken.
A written copy of the proposed amendment shall be furnished to every
eligible voter at the meeting at which the vote is taken.
ARTICLE X
EXPENSES
Any member elected as a delegate to AFSCME Local 1981 shall act to serve the best interests of this local and its members. Each delegate to an authorized convention shall have his or her expenses to such convention paid by the local as determined by the executive board.
Approved By:
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GERALD W. McENTEE
International President
7-6-2005
