BE IT RESOLVED:

            That the International Union Constitution, Article IX, Section 29, is amended to read as follows:

            Section 29. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees may charter and name appropriate retired employee chapters and subchapters in any appropriate jurisdiction as determined by the International Executive Board or by the International President, subject to the approval of the International Executive Board. Retired employee chapters and sub-chapters shall consist of retired persons who, prior to such retirement, were eligible for membership in AFSCME, and of the spouses of such persons.  Each retired employee chapter or sub-chapter charter shall establish the name and the jurisdiction of such chapter or sub-chapter.  Councils and/or local unions not affiliated with councils, acting singly or in joint action with other such subordinate bodies in the same state, may sponsor organizations of retired persons who, prior to retirement, were eligible for membership in AFSCME and the spouses of such persons to carry on programs of interest to the sponsoring subordinate body or bodies and/or of special interest to retired persons. The sponsoring of such organizations shall be subject to the approval of the International Executive Board, or of the International President, subject to approval of the International Executive Board, and upon the granting of such approval the International Union shall issue a retired employee chapter or sub-chapter charter to such organization.  In appropriate circumstances the International Executive Board or the International President, subject to the approval of the International Executive Board, may establish more than one retired employee chapter or sub-chapter in which a retired person may become a member, and, under such circumstances, may require a retired person to hold a membership in more than one chapter or sub-chapter as a condition of membership in any one chapter or sub-chapter. Under such circumstances, the International Executive Board or the International President, subject to the approval of the International Executive Board, may make special provision for the dues which must be paid by a retired person who shall be eligible for membership in the relevant retired employee chapters or sub-chapters or who shall be required to be a member of more than one retired employee chapter or sub-chapter and for the per capita tax, if any, which must be paid upon the retired person’s chapter or subchapter memberships.  The factors to be considered in determining the appropriateness of any charter for a retired employee chapter or sub-chapter shall include, but not be limited to, the concentration of eligible retirees in a given area, the prior work location of the relevant retirees and the source or sources of the relevant retirees’ retirement income or retirement related benefits. All retired employee chapters and sub-chapters shall function under rules adopted by the International Executive Board.  Such rules may recognize the special circumstances or needs of a given retired employee chapter or sub-chapter but shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, including the Bill of Rights for Union Members, and shall, among other things, establish:

A. The rules and procedures to govern elections and election protests in retired employee chapters and sub-chapters;

B. The rules and procedures to govern the filing and processing of charges in retired employee chapters and sub-chapters;

C. Such other rules and regulations as it may deem desirable and appropriate for the proper functioning of retired employee chapters and sub-chapters.