ARTICLE 1 - Order of Business
SEC. 1. The order of business for this Area Local shall
be:
1. Meeting called to order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll call of officers-
4. Minutes of the previous general or special meet¬ing
shall be submitted for approval. Minutes of the previous
Executive Board meeting shall be read.
5. Report of officers, committees, and delegates.
6. Unfinished business.
7. New business and/or open forum.
8. Meeting adjourned.
9. Debate shall be limited to five (5) minutes per
speaker. No person shall be permitted to speak more than
once until every person has had a chance to speak. No
person shall speak more than twice per issue.
SEC. 1A. This section would be in effect only dur¬ing
nominations/elections of delegates or voting on Hearing
Board recommendations.
1. Meeting called to order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll call of officers.
4. Nominations/election of delegates or hearing Board
results.
5. Approval of previous General Meeting minutes.
6. Reading or previous Executive Board minutes.
7. New business and/or open forum.
8. Meeting adjourned.
9. During Hearing Board results, debate shall be limited
to fifteen (15) minutes for each party. The only parties
who shall be allowed to debate will be the maker of the
charges or their representative and the charged party or
their representative.
SEC. 2. The order of business may be suspended at any
time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of those mem¬bers
present and voting at any regular meeting.
ARTICLE 2 - Rules of Order
In the absence of other authority, the delibera¬tions of
this Area Local shall be governed by “Roberts Rules of
Order, Revised.”
ARTICLE 3 - Amendments
Amendments to these By-Laws may be made by the Executive
Board.
ARTICLE 4
In the Constitution, for the sake of brevity, the term
“he” shall be understood to mean “he or she.”
ARTICLE 5
Southwest Coastal Area Local
Sexual Harassment
Policy
It is the policy of the
Southwest Coastal Area Local that all members, stewards
and officers are responsible for ensuring that the union
is free from sexual harassment. Because of the Southwest
Coastal Area Local's strong disapproval of offensive or
inappropriate behavior, all members, stewards and
officers must avoid any action or conduct which could be
viewed as sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexually harassing nature.
Any member, steward or officer who has a complaint of
sexual harassment by anyone, should first clearly inform
the harasser that his/her behavior is offensive or
unwelcome and request that the behavior stop. If the
behavior continues, the member, steward or officer must
immediately bring the matter to the attention of the
Southwest Coastal Area Local. If the President is
involved in the harassing activity, the violation should
be reported to the Vice President of the Southwest
Coastal Area Local.
The Southwest Coastal Area Local will take appropriate
remedial action if deemed appropriate. In the event the
person who was violated wishes to bring charges against
the harasser, Article 15, Section 3(f) of the National
APWU Constitution must be followed. This includes a 120
period from the date of the incident in which to file
charges.
False allegations are serious as well and will be
addressed.
Adopted May 31, 2014
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