Resolutions for the 103rd AFM Convention
The 103rd AFM Convention will be held from June 20 - 23 in Ottawa, Canada. Delegates from affiliated AFM Locals in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada are invited to discuss and vote upon language to amend the bylaws of our union.
I am encouraging convention delegates to give their attention to the following resolutions:
Resolution 21
RESOLVED, that a New Section be added to Article 6:
NEW SECTION. An operating budget of $50,000 annually shall be allocated to a program whose sole purpose is to provide funding to assist Locals with the expense of sending Delegate(s) to the annual meeting(s) of the national or international conference(s) with which the Local is affiliated. The IEB shall develop criteria for qualifying such funding and a process by which Locals can apply.
Submitted by
Local 4
Local 103
Terry Jares, Local 37
Cynthia Baker, Local 586
Dan Puccio, Local 586
Nate Omdal, Local 76 - 493
Karen Fisher, Local 802
I presented two drafts of a resolution to address financial assistance for Locals to send a Delegate to annual conferences for the Bylaws Committee of the Midwestern Conference of AFM Locals. Further discussion with conference leadership and small local officers led to the current resolution language.
The absence of locals at annual conferences is a chronic condition and a consistent topic of discussion at these gatherings. This resolution will assist those locals who qualify and provide insight if additional attention is necessary for others. The Local 4 Executive Board was unanimous in favor, and we deeply appreciate the solidarity of the undersigned.
Join us in support of this resolution. Sometimes you can't afford not to spend the money.
I am encouraging convention delegates to give their attention to the following resolutions:
Resolution 21
RESOLVED, that a New Section be added to Article 6:
NEW SECTION. An operating budget of $50,000 annually shall be allocated to a program whose sole purpose is to provide funding to assist Locals with the expense of sending Delegate(s) to the annual meeting(s) of the national or international conference(s) with which the Local is affiliated. The IEB shall develop criteria for qualifying such funding and a process by which Locals can apply.
Submitted by
Local 4
Local 103
Terry Jares, Local 37
Cynthia Baker, Local 586
Dan Puccio, Local 586
Nate Omdal, Local 76 - 493
Karen Fisher, Local 802
I presented two drafts of a resolution to address financial assistance for Locals to send a Delegate to annual conferences for the Bylaws Committee of the Midwestern Conference of AFM Locals. Further discussion with conference leadership and small local officers led to the current resolution language.
The absence of locals at annual conferences is a chronic condition and a consistent topic of discussion at these gatherings. This resolution will assist those locals who qualify and provide insight if additional attention is necessary for others. The Local 4 Executive Board was unanimous in favor, and we deeply appreciate the solidarity of the undersigned.
Join us in support of this resolution. Sometimes you can't afford not to spend the money.
Resolution 17, submitted by Edmund Velasco, Local 7; Terry Jares, Local 37; John Van Voris, Local 14; and Cynthia Baker and Daniel Puccio, Local 586 addresses federation record keeping practices and recommends a path to making reporting a simpler and modern task.
Resolution 18, submitted by Local 161-710; Local 40-543; Local 9-535; Local 77-274; the Southern Conference and the Eastern Conference requires the federation to replace InTune or update it.
Resolution 19, submitted by Kale Cummings, Local 6; Sharon Montgomery, Local 65-699; Tammy Noreyko and Edmund Velasco, Local 7 establishes a task force to assess InTune along with other similar systems to draft a comprehensive report for the IEB to review and move forward.
I appreciate and support the direction of all three resolutions.
A lot of locals use InTune. A lot of locals like InTune. We want to like it better.
Let's make it a point at this convention to give proper attention to the federation database system.
Resolution 18, submitted by Local 161-710; Local 40-543; Local 9-535; Local 77-274; the Southern Conference and the Eastern Conference requires the federation to replace InTune or update it.
Resolution 19, submitted by Kale Cummings, Local 6; Sharon Montgomery, Local 65-699; Tammy Noreyko and Edmund Velasco, Local 7 establishes a task force to assess InTune along with other similar systems to draft a comprehensive report for the IEB to review and move forward.
I appreciate and support the direction of all three resolutions.
A lot of locals use InTune. A lot of locals like InTune. We want to like it better.
Let's make it a point at this convention to give proper attention to the federation database system.
