BE IT RESOLVED:

That the International Union Constitution, Article IX, Section 17, is amended to read as follows:

Section 17. The constitution of each local union shall contain a provision establishing a quorum for local union meetings. In the case of Unless the International President authorizes a different quorum, for any local union whose constitution does not contain a provision establishing a quorum, the quorum for meetings of such local union : for local unions with a membership of 500 to 1,000 members the quorum shall be ten two percent of the membership in good standing in such local union; for local unions with a membership greater than 1,000 members the quorum shall be twice the number of voting members of the local executive board, but in no case shall the quorum be less than 20; and for local unions with a membership greater than 5,000 members the quorum shall be 50. The quorum for every local union shall be greater than the number of voting members of the local executive board.

SUBMITTED BY: International Executive Board