THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW YORK CITY
OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION EMPLOYEES,
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of
this organization shall be New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation
Employees,
ARTICLE II
AFFILIATIONS
This local
union shall be affiliated with New York City District Council Number 37 of the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the New York
State AFL-CIO; and the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
ARTICLE III
OBJECTIVES
The
objectives of this local union shall be to: carry out on a local basis the
objectives of the AFSCME, to work toward the improvement of salaries, hours,
and all terms and conditions of employment for the membership, to work toward
the improvement for the entire N.Y.C.O.T.B. Corporation program, and to obtain
for the membership, a real voice in decisions bearing on their conditions of
work and of service to their customers.
ARTICLE IV
MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
Section 1. All employees of
the New York City, New York, Off Track Betting Corporation are eligible for
membership in this local union, subject to the requirements of the Constitution
of the International
Section 2. Application for
membership shall be made on a standard application form. Unless such form
includes a valid authorization for payroll deduction of dues, the application
shall be accompanied by the current month's dues.
Section 3. The dues of this
local union shall be $19.30 bi-weekly per pay period for all full-time
employees. The dues of this local union for part-time employees, who work 20
hours or 25 hours per week, shall be $12.75 bi-weekly per pay period. Hourly
employees shall pay $12.75 bi-weekly per pay period.
Section 4. Membership dues
shall be payable monthly in advance to the local secretary-treasurer and in any
event shall be paid not later then the 15th day of the month in which they
become due. Any member who fails to pay dues by the 15th day of the month in
which they become due shall be considered delinquent, and upon failure to pay
dues for two consecutive months shall stand suspended. Provided, however, that
any person who is paying dues through a system of regular payroll deduction
shall for so long as such person continues to pay through such deduction
method, be considered in good standing.
Section 5. A member
suspended under the above section may be reinstated to membership in the local
on payment of all arrearages.
ARTICLE
V
MEETINGS
Section 1.
Regular meetings of this local shall be held every other month, except in the months
of July, August and December. The time and place of these meetings shall be
fixed by the membership or the executive board.
Section 2.
A quorum shall consist of at least 40 members.
Section 3.
Special meetings may be called by the local president, the local executive
board, or by petition filed with the president and signed by 100 of the members
of the local. Special meetings may also be called by the International
President or his authorized representative. A quorum shall consist of at least
40 members.
Section 4.
The local executive board shall meet once each month except during July, August
and December, at a time and place to be fixed by the executive board.
Section 5.
The local shop stewards meetings shall be held once each month except during July,
August and December immediately following the executive board meeting at a time
and place to be fixed by the executive board.
Section 6.
A. Due notice of all meetings shall be given to membership, in writing,
whenever possible.
B. All
meetings shall be carried out in conformity to the constitution. Meetings shall
be carried out accordingly to Roberts Rules of Order, Revised, except where
otherwise specified in the constitution.
ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS, NOMINATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
Section 1.
The officers of this local shall be a president, a vice-president, a recording
secretary, a secretary-treasurer, and three executive board members, and these
seven officers shall constitute the local union executive board. Officers shall
be elected for a term of three years, beginning in 1973. In addition, there
shall be elected three members who shall serve as trustees. Trustees shall be
elected to three (3) year term, except that in the initial election, one shall
be elected for a one (1) year term, one for a two (2) year term, and one for a
three (3) year term.
Section 2.
Nominations shall be made at a regular or special meeting to be held in April.
At least fifteen days, advance notice shall be given the membership prior to
the nomination meeting. A nominating committee may be appointed or elected to
make nominations, but whether or not such nominating committee is used,
nominations shall be permitted from the floor at the nomination meeting.
Section 3.
To be eligible for office, a member must be in good standing for one (1) year
immediately preceding the election. No retired member from this local shall be
eligible to run for office.
Section 4.
Officers shall be elected by secret ballot vote, and the balloting shall be
conducted as to afford all members a reasonable opportunity to vote. At least
fifteen (15) days advance notice be given the membership, otherwise election
shall take place in the month of June.
Section 5.
All matters concerning nominations and elections in this local union shall be
subject to the provisions of Appendix D, entitled Elections Code, of the
International Union Constitution.
Section 6.
Vacancies in office shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by
vote of the executive board except in the event the office of the president
falls vacant, the vice-president shall become president for the remainder of
the unexpired terms and the office of the vice-president shall be filled for
the remainder of the unexpired term by vote of the executive board.
Section 7.
Every officer shall, upon assuming office, subscribe to the Obligation of an
Officer contained in Appendix B of the International Union Constitution.
ARTICLE VII
DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD
Section 1.
The president shall be chief executive of this local. He shall preside at all
meetings and shall be chairman of the executive board. He shall be also be an
ex-officio member of all committees. He shall be chairman of the locals'
delegation to all conventions, conferences and seminars. He shall appoint such
other committees as may be required and shall be responsible to see that the
committee so appointed carries out the purpose for which it was created. He
shall call regular committee reports and shall perform such other further
duties as may be imposed by the executive board. He shall sign all documents of
this local and countersign all checks. He shall periodically report to the
membership regarding the progress and standing of the local and regarding his
official acts. He shall be subject to call for counsel for any discussion, formal
or informal, concerning members of the local.
Section 2.
The vice-president shall assist the president in the works of his office. In
the absence of the president or in his inability to serve, the vice-president
shall preside at all meetings and perform all duties otherwise performed by the
president. He may with the approval of this executive board, be authorized to
act as co-signer of checks drawn on the local funds in place of either the
president or the secretary-treasurer.
Section 3.
The recording secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all
membership meetings and of all executive board meetings. He shall carry on the
official correspondence of the Local, except as the executive board may direct.
He shall perform such other duties as the executive board may require.
Section 4.
The secretary-treasurer shall receive and receipt for all monies of the local
union. He shall deposit all money so received in the name of the local union in
an bank or banks selected by the executive board, and money so deposited shall
be withdrawn only by checks signed by the president, secretary-treasurer and
the vice-president, if authorized by the executive board. He shall prepare and
sign checks for such purposes as are required by the constitution or are authorized
by the membership or the executive board, he shall prepare and submit the
monthly membership report to the International Union office and see that a
check is drawn in payment of the Locals' per capita tax each month and sent to
the International Secretary-Treasurer. He shall keep an accurate record of
receipts and disbursements and shall, at each general membership submit to the
membership a monthly operating statement of the financial transactions of the
local for the previous month. He shall act as custodian of all properties of
the local union. He shall at the expense of the local union and through the
International
Section 5.
The trustees shall make or cause to be made at least semi-annually an audit of
the locals finances, and shall report to the membership on the results of such
audits.
Section 6.
The executive board shall be the governing body of the local union except when
meetings of the local union are in session. All matters affecting the policies,
aims and means of accomplishing the purposes of the local not specifically
provided for in this constitution or by action of the membership at a regular
or special meeting shall be decided by the executive board. The board shall
meet at the call of the president or of a majority of the members of the board.
A report on all actions taken by the executive board shall be made to the
membership at the next following meeting. A majority of the members of the executive
board shall be required for a quorum.
Section 7.
The duties of the shop stewards are to protect the employees’ rights. This
means settling grievances and watching for violations of established working
conditions, or the agreement. Other duties outlined in the Shop Stewards Manual
of the AFSCME, AFL-CIO are required. Shop stewards are required to attend all
shop steward meetings.
Any charge
against a shop steward for failure to perform the responsibilities at a shop
stewards meeting, and can upon review and recommendations of the executive
board, result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of their
services.
Shop
stewards shall be elected for a term of one (1) year after which new elections
shall be held. Shop stewards may be removed for cause by the members he or she
represents.
ARTICLE VIII
STIPENDS FOR OFFICERS
Section 1.
No officer or executive board member shall receive any compensation for
services rendered unless the same shall have first been approved by the members
at a regular meeting except as hereinafter provided in this article.
Section 2.
The president of this local shall receive an expense allowance of one thousand
dollars ($1000.00) a month.
Section 3.
The vice-president of this local shall receive an expense allowance of six
hundred and fifty dollars ($650.00) a month.
Section 4.
The treasurer of this local shall receive an expense allowance of four hundred
dollars ($400.00) a month.
Section 5.
The recording secretary of this local shall receive an expense allowance of two
hundred eighty-five dollars ($285.00) a month.
Section 6.
The executive board members shall receive a rebate of their union dues in the
amount of $54.14 for each meeting that they are required to attend other than
the general membership meetings. The District Council 37 delegates, other than
those receiving an expense allowance, the shop stewards and trustees shall
receive a rebate of their union dues in the amount of $32.49 for each meeting
that they are required to attend other than the general membership meetings.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURE
Section1.
Procedure of all membership meetings of this local shall be in accordance with
the following order of business:
(1) The president
or chairman of the meeting calls the meeting to order.
(2) Roll call of the executive board.
(3) Reading of the minutes from the previous meeting.
(4) Report of officers and committees.
(5) Unfinished business.
(6) New business.
(7) Good and welfare.
(8) Adjournment.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1.
This local union shall at all times be subject to the provisions of the
constitution of the AFSCME, AFL-CIO.
Section 2.
Except to the extent specified in this constitution, no officer of the local
union shall have the power to act as agent for or otherwise bind the local
union in any way whatsoever. No member or group of members or other person or
persons shall have the power to act on behalf of or otherwise bind the local
union except to the extent specifically authorized in writing by the president
of the local or by the executive board.
Section 3.
All members of the local shall receive a copy of the local constitution.
Section 4.
Upon request, all members in good standing shall have union representation at
all security grievance and disciplinary hearings, etc.
Section 5.
Wherever in this constitution a male pronoun is used it is intended to include
the equivalent pronoun of the feminine gender.
Section 6.
At all meetings, the president of this local or the presiding chairman, shall
at his discretion, select from members in attendance of these meetings as many
sergeants-at-arms as he deems necessary.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS
This
constitution may be amended, revised, or otherwise changed by a vote of
two-thirds (2/3) of the members present and voting on such proposed change and
such change shall take effect only upon written approval of the International
President. Proposed amendments to this constitution must, be read at a regular
or special meeting of the local union and read and voted on at a subsequent
meeting of the local union, adequate and proper notice having been given to the
membership prior to the date on which the vote is taken. A written copy of the
proposed amendment shall be furnished to every eligible voter at the meeting at
which the vote is taken.
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