Brotherhood Of Carpenters

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You are officially notified that the Thirty-Ninth General
Convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America will be held at Paris-Bally’s Las Vegas in
Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning Monday, August 22, 2005, at
10:00 a.m. and will continue in session from day to day
until the business coming before the Convention has been
completed.
The basis of representation for Local Unions in the
Convention, in accordance with Section 17-C of the UBC
Constitution, is: one hundred (100) members or less shall
be entitled to one delegate; more than one hundred (100)
members and not more than five hundred (500), two delegates;
more than five hundred (500) and less than one
thousand (1,000), three delegates; one thousand (1,000)
members and less than fifteen hundred (1,500), four delegates;
fifteen hundred (1,500) members and less than two
thousand (2,000), five delegates; two thousand (2,000) and
less than twenty-five hundred (2,500), six delegates;
twenty-five hundred (2,500) and less than three thousand
(3,000), seven delegates; a Local Union with three thousand
(3,000) or more members shall be entitled to eight delegates
plus one additional delegate for every 500 members
over three thousand (3,000). The number of members of
the Local Union shall be the number in good standing in
the month that the Convention Call is issued.
A Local Union owing two or more months’ per capita
tax to the General Office is not entitled to representation at
the Convention. Local Unions must pay enough to reduce
their arrearage below two months’ per capita, prior to or at
the Convention, in order for their delegates to be seated at
the Convention. State, Provincial, Regional, Industrial, and
District Councils and the Canada Council shall be entitled
to representation by election of one delegate. Pursuant to
Section 17-C of the UBC Constitution, Council delegates
will not be entitled to vote in the election of General Officers.
Council delegates will nonetheless be credentialed and
seated as delegates to the General Convention in accordance
with the UBC Constitution and will have full voice
and vote on all Convention matters except the election of
General Officers.
In accordance with Section 17-F of the UBC Constitution,
all Local Unions and Councils are directed to issue notice
of special called meeting(s) for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the Thirty-Ninth General Convention by secret
ballot. Section 17-F provides as follows: “The election of
delegates and alternates shall be held by secret ballot
within the time specified by the General Executive Board.
All members shall be notified by mail to attend the meeting
at which the delegates and alternates are to be elected.To be
eligible for nomination or election as a delegate or alternate
to a General Convention, a member must meet the requirements
of Section 31D.”
Individuals who are automatically elected as General
Convention delegates by virtue of proper election to another
office in their Local Union or Council may qualify for credentials
if such automatic delegate status is provided for in
the Local Union’s or Council’s Bylaws and the requirements
of Section 31-J of the UBC Constitution are met. Under Section
31-J of the UBC Constitution, the notices of nominations
and election, and the ballot,must advise members that
the candidate elected to the office will be a delegate to the
General Convention of the United Brotherhood. Documentation
of the above criteria should be submitted with the
Local’s or Council’s Delegate Designation Form.
Section 31-D of the UBC Constitution provides as follows:
“A member cannot hold office or the position of Delegate
or a Committee position, or be nominated for office,
Delegate or a Committee position, if receiving a pension
under the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Plan,
or unless present at the time of nomination, except that the
member is in the anteroom on authorized business or out
on official business, or prevented by accident, sickness, or
other substantial reason accepted by the Local Union or
Council from being present; nor shall the member be eligible
unless working for a livelihood in a classification within
the trade autonomy of the United Brotherhood as defined
in Section 7 or in employment which qualifies him or her
for membership, or is depending on the trade for a livelihood,
or is employed by the organization as a full-time officer
or representative; provided, further, that members who
are life members, apprentices, trainees or probationary employees
shall not be eligible. A member must have been
twelve (12) consecutive months a member in good standing
immediately prior to nomination in the Local Union
and a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America for two consecutive years immediately
prior to nomination, unless the Local Union has not
been in existence the time herein required, and must remain
a member in good standing at all times in order to remain
in the position to which he is elected or appointed. A
member who retires after being elected may complete the
term for which elected unless receiving a pension under the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Plan. Contracting
members are not eligible to hold office, nor shall a
member who has been a contracting member until six
months have elapsed following notification by the member
to his or her Local Union