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16 CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWSsubject to ratification by majority vote of the Local ExecutiveBoard to serve the balance of the term.Section 3. Any individual holding any elective or appointedoffice with the Union shall upon retirement be deemed tohave vacated such office or position.ARTICLE XIIINSTALLATION OF OFFICERSAll officers declared elected by the Election Board or dulyappointed shall assume office and be installed by taking theInstallation Obligation as provided by the Constitution of theInternational Union, Manual of Common Procedure. Allappointees shall serve a term of no longer than the term ofthe appointing President. Appointees shall nevertheless serveat the discretion of the President.ARTICLE XIIIDELEGATESAll officers of the Local Union elected in conformity with thisConstitution and applicable statues shall by virtue of suchelections be considered to be eligible delegates to anyInternational, intermediate body or conference conventionwhich may take place during their time in office. If at the timeof the receipt of the convention call it shall appear that thenumber of such officers is less than the number of delegatesto which the Local Union will be entitled at an International,intermediate body or conference convention, thenarrangements shall be made for the nomination and secretballot election, if required, of an additional number of eligiblemembers as delegates. Nominees for such position, ifunopposed, shall be deemed elected without the necessity forfurther procedures. If the total number of officers is greaterthan the number which the Local Union is permitted to sendto the International convention, delegates shall be designatedin the following order until the delegation if filled: President,Secretary-Treasurer, eight (8) Vice Presidents, RecordingSecretary, thirty-seven (37) members of the Local ExecutiveBoard in accordance with the length of membership in thisLocal. Effective September, 2011 and thereafter, if the totalnumber of officers is greater than the number which the LocalUnion is permitted to send to the International convention,delegates shall be designated in the following order until thedelegation if filled: President, Secretary-Treasurer, twelve(12)Vice Presidents, Recording Secretary, thirty-seven (37)members of the Local Executive Board in accordance with thelength of membership in this Local.SEIU Local 1 17ARTICLE XIVMEMBER LEADERSHIPOn a day-to-day basis, thousands of SEIU Local 1 membersbuild a united, organized, and involved union membership torealize our vision of a just society, a society where there isgreater equality between the richest 1% and the rest of us, andwhere workers share in the prosperity generated by theirlabor. As leaders in our union, SEIU Local 1 leaders andactivists serve as stewards, member political organizers,bargaining committee members, labor managementcommittee members, member organizers and other criticalleader and activist roles.ARTICLE XVREVENUESSection 1. In addition to revenue from investments and otherincome, the revenues of the Local Union shall be derived frommembership dues. The term “dues” as used in thisConstitution shall include initiation fees, membership fees,readmission fees, fines and assessments or fees of any kindand nature.Section 2. The initiation fees for membership in the LocalUnion shall be set by the Local Executive Board in keepingwith the provisions of applicable law, and may be waived orreduced at the discretion of the Executive Board or theInternational Union when it is deemed advisable to do so inconnection with the organization of unorganized employees.Section 3. The dues of the members of the Local Union shallbe based on an indexed system. Any changes to the duesstructure shall be recommended by the Local Executive Boardand put to the membership for a vote in accordance with therequirements of the International Constitution, the LocalConstitution, and the provisions of applicable law. The currentdues structure shall be attached to the Local Constitution asAppendix B, which shall be updated in accordance with anyrelevant membership vote.Section 4. The Union may levy an assessment from time totime as may be deemed necessary. Assessments shall only belevied after the membership has been duly notified that aregular or special meeting will consider and take action tolevy such assessments in accordance with the provisions ofthe Local and International Constitutions and Bylaws and therequirements of applicable law.Section 5. The Local Union shall pay per capita tax to theInternational Union as required for any person from whom theLocal Union receives revenue, whether called dues orotherwise. The Local Union shall likewise pay other
18 CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWSobligations due to the International Union and shall have noright to pay any bills before it pays its full obligations to theInternational Union each month. A fee as shall be required bythe International Union shall be paid by the Local Union to theInternational Union for each new member or reinstatedmembers enrolled by the Local Union.ARTICLE XVIDUES-GOOD STANDING-FAIRSHARE FEES-AGENCY FEESSection 1. For members who have not authorized monthlydues deductions, quarterly dues shall be paid for periodsbeginning January, April, July and October of each year. ThePresident or President’s designee shall establish proceduresfor the payment of dues by such members. The dues for eachquarter are due and payable on or before the last day of thefirst month of the quarter. A member who is in arrears in thepayment of dues, fees, fines or assessments shallautomatically be considered not in good standing without anyaction on the part of the Local Union.Section 2. Members who authorize dues deductions either ona monthly, quarterly, or other basis shall be deemed to be ingood standing, provided that dues, initiation fees, fines andassessments have been paid.Section 3. A member not in good standing who pays his orher back dues, initiation fees, fines and assessments shall beconsidered to be a new member from the date of suchpayment in order to render the member eligible for anybenefits for which he or she might otherwise be considered.In case of death of such member, the member’s beneficiariesshall be considered eligible for benefits, if any, as of the dateof payment of back dues, initiation fees, fines andassessments.Section 4. Where required by law, the Union shall provide forthe payment and deduction of fair share or agency fees andestablish such procedures and rules governing the employeesin the various units who are not members of the Union inrespect to such fees, their rights and the Union’s obligation tothem in accordance with applicable law.Section 5. Retired members who are not working and pay lessthan the full dues required for working members of the LocalUnion shall not be eligible for nomination or appointment asan officer, voting member of the Executive Board, delegate orany other office in the Local Union or International Union.SEIU Local 1 19ARTICLE XVIIREADMISSION-FINES-ASSESSMENTSSection 1. A member who is expelled from this Local Unionmay be readmitted by making application to the LocalExecutive Board. Upon receiving a favorable recommendationof the Executive Board, the member may be readmitted tomembership if a majority vote at a regular membershipmeeting approves such recommendations.Section 2. All fines imposed or assessments levied against amember shall be charged by the Secretary-Treasurer to suchmember as dues and must be paid by the member prior topayment of any regular dues in order to entitle such memberto any rights, privileges or benefits of this Local Union.Reasonable fees or assessments shall be payable within thirty(30) days after they are imposed or levied unless otherwiseprovided by the Secretary-Treasurer. However, if such fine orassessment is appealed, the member may deposit such fine(not to exceed the sum of $100.00) with the Local Union orthe International Union pending the outcome of the appealand, if successful, the member shall be restored to all rights ofmembership and the fine or assessment shall be refunded.ARTICLE XVIIITRIALS, HEARINGS, AND APPEALSSection 1. In order to maintain discipline and to provide forthe observance of the provisions of this Constitution andBylaws and rules and regulations of the Local Union, the LocalExecutive Board is empowered to act as a trial or hearingbody, or appoint a hearing body to act in its stead, which shallhave the power to levy such penalties as it may determineupon any member found guilty of charges made after a fulland fair hearing held in accordance with the requirements ofthe Local and International Constitutions and Bylaws, andapplicable rules and regulations and law. In order to ensureprotection from filing of frivolous charges, the trials, hearingand appeals shall be held only for charges filed for reasonsstated in Article XVII of the International Constitution andshall be held under procedures established therein. Thecharges must specify the events or acts which the chargingparty believes constitutes a basis of charges and must statewhich subsection(s) of Section 1 of Article XVII of theInternational Constitution the charging party believes hasbeen violated.If the charges are not specific, the trial body may dismiss thecharges either before or at the hearing, but the charging partyshall have the right to re-file more detailed charges whichcomply with this Section. No charges may be filed more thansix months after the charging party learned, or could have
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