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Resolutions & Amendments

38th International Convention - San Francisco, CA (2008)

An Amendment to Create the United Domestic Workers Legislative District

Amendment No. 7
38th International Convention
Moscone West
July 28 - August 1, 2008
San Francisco, CA

BE IT RESOLVED:
That the International Union Constitution, Article IV, Section 27 is amended to read as follows:

Section 27. Legislative Districts are hereby established for the purpose of electing International Vice Presidents. A delegate shall vote only for an International Vice President or International Vice Presidents from the Legislative District in which the subordinate body the delegate represents is located.

In any case where the membership of a subordinate body is employed in more than one Legislative District, the votes of such subordinate body shall be cast in the district in which the principal office of a subordinate body is located.

The Hawaii District shall consist of the State of Hawaii.

The Northwestern District shall consist of the States of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

The California District shall consist of all councils and locals in the State of California which are not included in the United Domestic Workers District.

The Southwestern District shall consist of the States of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.

The North-Central District shall consist of the States of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

The Midwestern District shall consist of the States of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

The Wisconsin District shall consist of the State of Wisconsin.

The Michigan District shall consist of the State of Michigan.

The Illinois District shall consist of the State of Illinois.

The Central District shall consist of the States of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.

The Ohio District shall consist of all councils and locals in the State of Ohio which are not included in the  Ohio Civil Service Employees Association District or the Ohio Association of Public School Employees District.

The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association District shall consist of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, Local 11.

The Ohio Association of Public School Employees District shall consist of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, Local 4.

The Northern New England District shall consist of the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

The Southern New England District shall consist of the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

The New York City District shall consist of any council having jurisdiction over county and municipal employees of New York City and local unions within the chartered jurisdictions of any such council.

The Civil Service Employees Association District shall consist of the Civil Service Employees Association, Local 1000.

The New York State District shall consist of all councils and locals in the State of New York which are not included in the New York City District or the Civil Service Employees Association District.

The Pennsylvania District shall consist of the State of Pennsylvania.

The Eastern District shall consist of the States of Delaware and New Jersey.

The Capital District shall consist of the States of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

The Southeastern District shall consist of the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina and the Republic of Panama.

The Puerto Rico District shall consist of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees District shall consist of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, Local 1199.

The United Domestic Workers District shall consist of the Locals 3930 and 4034.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: 
That this amendment shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.

AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: 
That the United Domestic Workers District shall conduct nominations for the office of an International Vice President for that District at 11:00 a.m. on the third day of this Convention and that the delegates from Locals 3930 and 4034 elected as part of National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees Local 1199 delegation shall be eligible to participate in the nomination and election of an International Vice President to represent the United Domestic Workers District.  Each of those delegations shall be entitled to cast the proportionate share of the votes that such delegate would have been entitled to cast as a member of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees Local 1199 delegation.

SUBMITTED BY:       International Executive Board