The SEIU Local 1 constitution

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OFSERVICE EMPLOYEESINTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 1Revised June 2013Table of ContentsPREAMBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MISSION STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2ARTICLESI NAME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3II OBJECTS AND PURPOSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3III JURISDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3IV ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4V ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4VI OFFICERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7VII DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8VIII DUTIES OF THE LOCAL EXECUTIVE BOARD 11IX TERM OF OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12X NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . 13XI VACANCIES IN OFFICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15XII INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16XIII DELEGATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16XIV MEMBER LEADERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17XV REVENUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17XVI DUES-GOOD STANDING-FAIRSHARE FEES-AGENCY FEES . . . . . . . . . . 18XVII READMISSION-FINES-ASSESSMENTS . . . . . . 19XVIII TRIALS, HEARINGS, AND APPEALS . . . . . . . . 19XIX MEETINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21XX COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21XXI STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22XXII DISPUTES, GRIEVANCES AND LITIGATIONEXHAUSTION OF UNION REMEDIES . . . . . . . 22XXIII AFFILIATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23XXIV DISSOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23XXV PROPERTY RIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23XXVI AMENDMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23XXVII SAVINGS PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24APPENDIX A MANUAL OF PROCEDUREPART 1. REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. . . 25PART 2. RULES OF DEBATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25APPENDIX B MONTHLY DUES SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29