Article V

Meetings

SECTION 1 – The dates of upcoming general membership meetings will be set by the President. There will be no regular monthly meetings in the months of March, June, July, August, October and December. These meetings shall begin at twelve noon (12:00) p.m. and end no later than two-thirty (2:30) p.m. Smoking will be prohibited n the meeting room while the meeting is in progress.

SECTION 2 - During the months of March, June and October, the President will hold informational meetings for the purpose of allowing members to meet and discuss issues, however, no business of the Union will be conducted.

SECTION 3 - A change of date, day of week, place or time of the regular monthly meeting shall be determined by the membership voting at the previous meeting. This vote must be by a 2/3 majority voting at the meeting.

SECTION 4 – The dates of upcoming general membership meetings will be posted no later than December 15th of the preceding year. The notice shall be posted at all stations and branches ten (10) days in advance. It shall state the date, time and place selected.

SECTION 5 - Ten (10) members in good standing shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at an regular monthly meeting.

SECTION 6 - Upon written request of twenty-five (25) members in good standing, or by a majority vote, the President shall call a special meeting. This meeting notice shall be posted on the bulletin boards, according to Section 3 of this Article, forty-eight (48) hours or more in advance of the meeting. Special meetings must be held between the hours of nine (9:00) a.m. and nine (9:00) p.m.. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting other than that for which it was called. A special meeting may not be called for the purpose of rescinding, amending or delaying action that has taken place at a previous meeting.

SECTION 7 - Eighteen (18) members who signed the petition calling for the special meeting must be present to constitute a quorum for such meeting.

SECTION 8 - The order of business at all regular meetings shall be as follows:
 

• Call to order;

• Pledge of Allegiance followed by a minute of silence for our departed brothers and sisters, and also for the ill and those with hardships;

• Roll Call of officers;

• Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting;

• Treasurer's report;

• Correspondence;

• Nominations and election of officers and/or delegates;

• Craft reports;

• Committee reports;

• Unfinished business;

• New business;

• For the good of the Local, Labor - Management agenda;

• Adjournment.

This order of business may be transposed at any time by a majority vote of the members present.
 

SECTION 9 - Roberts Rules of Order shall be the authority to decide all questions of order not provided herein. No criticism, reflection, argument, debate or discussion shall be allowed at any meeting of the Union or be published in any of its organs that touch upon any member's race, creed, color, sex, religion, or political belief or national origin.

SECTION 10 - A President Pro-tem shall be elected in the absence of the President and the Executive Vice-President after the Secretary calls the meeting to order. During the absence of any officer, the President shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy Pro-tem.

SECTION 11 - In an emergency, the President may postpone the meeting due to acts of God, with notice through local news media.