The Local’s Bylaws Committee has proposed, and the
Executive Board has recommended unanimously the following bylaws changes to be
voted on at a Special Membership Meeting at the Local:
Place: 12330 E. Firestone Blvd.
Norwalk CA 90650
Date: Wednesday September 3, 2003
Time: 7pm
If you have questions please
call the Local.
If you would like a copy of
the By-Laws, please call the Local.
By-Law
Committee members:
April Lloyd,
Gregg Gibson, Theresa Burns, Sherris Ellis,
Lamount
Larkin, Jim Wilson, Wayne Schleiger
Article VII – Governing Authority
Replace Section 2 – Executive Board: The
Local Executive Board shall consist of the following: President, Executive Vice
President, Vice Presidents-three (3), Secretary/Treasurer, Area Vice President
“Lancaster”, one Executive board Member from each of the following areas:
Northern, Central, Southern, Ocean and Westec/Edison.
With the following: The Local Executive Board shall consist
of the following: President, Executive Vice President, Vice Presidents-two (2),
Secretary/Treasurer, Area Vice President “Lancaster”, one Executive Board
Member from each of the following areas: Northern, Central, Southern, Ocean and
ADT.
Article XII – Local Officers, Executive Board Members, Stewards and
their duties.
Replace Section 1 – Local Officers
A. 3. Three (3) Vice Presidents
With the following:
A. 3. Two (2) Vice Presidents
Replace Section 1 – Local Officers
B. 1.h. General Telephone
With the following:
B 1.h. Verizon
Article XIV – Nomination and Election of Local Officers and Members of
the Executive Board.
Replace Section 1 – Nominations
B. The Nomination of a person for the Office
of President, Executive Vice President, all Vice Presidents and
Secretary-Treasurer shall also constitute the Nomination of that person as a
delegate to C.WA. Conventions during the term for which the election is being
conducted, in accordance with Article IX, Section A of these Bylaws.
Nominations and elections for the offices of Vice Presidents will be numbered
ONE throughTHREE (1-3). The sequence of numberings is for election
identification purpose ONLY, all Vice Presidents will have equal
standing.
With the following:
B. The
Nomination of a person for the Office of President, Executive Vice President,
all Vice Presidents and Secretary-Treasurer shall also constitute the
Nomination of that person as a delegate to C.WA. Conventions during the term
for which the election is being conducted, in accordance with Article IX,
Section A of these Bylaws. Nominations and elections for the offices of Vice
Presidents will be numbered One and Two (1-2). The sequence of numberings is for election
identification purpose ONLY, all Vice Presidents will have equal
standing
GEOGRAPHICAL
BOUNDARIES OF LOCAL 9586 EXECUTIVE BOARD AREAS
Replace the following from:
NORTHERN Azusa, Glendora,
Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Hastings, Baldwin Park, Covina, La Puente, Rowland and
Maple Grove C.O.s, Monrovia Training Center, Covina Division Office, Covina Phone Mart, Santa Fe Springs Yard and Irwindale Yard.
CENTRAL Artesia, Bellflower, Florence, Downey, Imperial, Norwalk, Alondra, La Habra, Rio Hondo, Pico, Valley View, Whittier South and Whitwood C.O.s, Bellflower and Whittier Public Communications, IBM Building, Downey DAC FAC, Downey and Santa Fe Springs Phone Marts.
SOUTHERN California, Long Beach Main, Clark, Termino, Uptown and Market C.O.s, Long Beach and Lakewood Phone Marts, Bixby Yard, Lew Davis Building, Lakewood Building, ULS/Special Needs Building, Personnel Office and DCC.
OCEAN 200 Ocean.
LANCASTER All bargaining unit employees in the Lancaster Exchange.
WESTEC/EDISON All
bargaining unit employees employed by Westec Security and Edison Security.
ASPEN All bargaining unit employees employed by
COMMUNICATIONS Aspen
Communications
With the
following:
NORTHERN Azusa,
Glendora, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Hastings, Baldwin Park, Covina, La Puente,
Rowland and Maple Grove C.O.s, Monrovia Training Center, Covina DAC-FAC Office,
Covina Phone Mart, and Irwindale Yard.
CENTRAL Florence, Downey, Imperial, Norwalk, Alondra, La Habra, Rio Hondo, Pico, Valley View, Whittier South and Whitwood C.O.s, Bellflower Public Communications, IBM Building, Downey DAC FAC, Downey and Santa Fe Springs Phone Marts and Santa Fe Springs Yard.
SOUTHERN Artesia, Bellflower, California, Long Beach Main, Clark, Termino, Uptown and Market C.O.s, Long Beach and Lakewood Phone Marts, Bixby Yard, Lew Davis Building and Personnel Office.
OCEAN 200 Ocean.
LANCASTER All bargaining unit employees in the Lancaster Exchange.
ADT All
bargaining unit employees employed by ADT that were formerly Westec Security
and Edison Security.
The following changes are grammatical or typo errors only.
(Clean-up Work)
Article VIII – Local Meeting
Replace:
Section 2 – Secial Meetings
With the following: Section
2 – Special Meeting
Replace:
Special 3 – Area or Group
Meeting
With the following: Section 3 – Area or Group Meeting
Article X Local
Committees
Replace: A. The Local shall have following regular
Committees.
With the following: A. The Local
shall have the following regular Committees.
Article XIV – Nomination and Election of Local Officers and Members of the Executive Board
Replace: Section 2 – Elections
F. All ballots will be returned to a P.O. Box which will be obtained by the Local and held at the Post Office until secured by the Election Committee. Arrangements will be made with Postal Authorities not to release ballots except to authorized Election Committee Officials in the presence of candidates’ observers, if requested by the candidates. Ballots will be picked up at the designated time and place, brought to the Local Office, and tallied promptly by the Election Committee in the presence of the candidates’ observers, if requested by the candidates. In conducting the tally, election officials will establish the identity and eligibility of each voter, separate the ballot envelope from the return envelope (thereby preserving the secrecy of the ballot), and after all ballot envelopes are removed, begin the tally. Only election officials may handle the ballots and only in view of the candidates’ observers, if requested. Only expenses incurred by the Election Committee will be paid for the Local.
Replace
with the following:
F. All ballots will be returned to a P.O. Box which will be obtained by the Local and held at the Post Office until secured by the Election Committee. Arrangements will be made with Postal Authorities not to release ballots except to authorized Election Committee Officials in the presence of candidates’ observers, if requested by the candidates. Ballots will be picked up at the designated time and place, brought to the Local Office, and tallied promptly by the Election Committee in the presence of the candidates’ observers, if requested by the candidates. In conducting the tally, election officials will establish the identity and eligibility of each voter, separate the ballot envelope from the return envelope (thereby preserving the secrecy of the ballot), and after all ballot envelopes are removed, begin the tally. Only election officials may handle the ballots and only in view of the candidates’ observers, if requested. Only expenses incurred by the Election Committee will be paid for by the Local.
Replace: Section 3 Local Election Committee
C. A member shall not be permitted to serve on the
Election Committee is he/she is a candidate for any office of the Local or a
candidate for delegate to the CWA Convention.
With the following:
C. A member shall not be permitted to serve on the
Election Committee if he/she is a candidate for any office of the Local or a
candidate for delegate to the CWA Convention.
Replace: Section 3 Local Election Committee
D.
The Secretary-Treasurer must preserve the ballots and other election materials
for a least one (1) year.
With the following:
C. The Secretary-Treasurer must preserve the ballots
and other election materials for at least one (1) year.
Replace: Section 5 Vacancies
C.
Vacancies in any office shall be filled either by appointment of the Local
Officers and Executive Board, subject to approval of the appointment by the
Local membership within sixty (60) days from date of vacancies or by election
within sixty (60) days in the same manner as that required for regular
elections. When a vacancy it filled by
appointment or election, the person will take office at the next Executive
Board or Membership Meeting following the approval of the Membership or
certification of the election.
With the following:
B. Vacancies
in any office shall be filled either by appointment of the Local Officers and
Executive Board, subject to approval of the appointment by the Local membership
within sixty (60) days from date of vacancies or by election within sixty (60)
days in the same manner as that required for regular elections. When a vacancy is filled by appointment or
election, the person will take office at the next Executive Board or Membership
Meeting following the approval of the Membership or certification of the
election.