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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Thursday, March 20, 2003 ::
AUD Draft Bill of Rights for the Building Trades 4. Direct elections: one member one vote.
The top officers of construction unions, like the officers of other unions, tend to lose touch with their membership and forget that their first loyalty is to those whose dues pay their salaries. To remind them of this basic principle of unionism, we propose that top international and regional officers be elected by direct vote of the membership under a system which provides for: 1. Supervision by an impartial outside agency independent of the union power structure, 2. Reasonable requirements for running for office, and 3. Provisions for the discussion of candidates and issues at union expense. Meanwhile, as a step forward, where top officers are elected by vote of delegates at conventions we propose that delegates vote by secret ballot to free them of pressure and intimidation by the incumbents in power.
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