Posts Tagged ‘Powers of membership’
1514 Austin v. Local Union 594
The Local Union’s members were in the best position to resolve the disputes concerning the conduct of the recall meeting on April 25, and to express their resolutions in response to motions presented in the course of a membership meeting. The minutes of the membership meeting held on May 2, 2004, demonstrate that the decision…
Read More1526 & 1542 Donovan et al. v. UAW Ford Dept.
Once the membership of Local 2000 voted to reject Vice President Bantom’s recommendation that it combine Units 1 and 2 for purposes of conducting its triennial election, there was no Constitutional basis for Bantom’s insistence that it do so. Nevertheless, the Union’s error in insisting that Local 2000 conduct its triennial elections as one unit…
Read More1548 II Sonnier, Turner, and Turner v. International President
The appeals were remanded to the IEB for a decision on the merits after the IEB dismissed them as untimely. The appeals cannot be dismissed as untimely because they were submitted within the Constitutional time limits. In response to the International Union’s failure to investigate and address appellants’ claims, we will take jurisdiction. After reviewing…
Read More1570 O’Connor et al. v. Local Union 974
A motion at a membership meeting that is silent with respect to a mandatory provision of the Local bylaws cannot override the clear language of those bylaws, and the bylaws in this case are clear. There was no waiver of the bylaws authorizing lost time and per diem for Convention delegates. A private agreement to…
Read More1575 Brant v. IEB
Brant was instructed on two occasions, once by the President’s staff and once by the International Auditor, to take his claim for compensation to the membership. He did so and the membership ruled in his favor. There was no appeal of the membership’s action, so the decision of the membership is controlling. Reconsideration was requested…
Read More1572 II Torres v. UAW Local 594 Executive Board
The charges were properly disqualified pursuant to Article 31, §3(d), because they involved a political question which should be decided by the membership at a membership meeting rather than through the trial procedure.
Read More1582 Levin v. Local Union 2250
A motion to open nominations to all members in the affected districts was ruled improper by the Chairperson at a membership meeting. This appeal seeks to overturn the ruling of the Chairperson on the propriety of the motion. Pursuant to Article 33, §2(b), of the International Constitution, rulings of the Chairperson on procedural questions arising…
Read More1603 Carthon v. Local Union 2297
It was error for the Local Union President to refuse to allow the membership to vote on the protests. The language of Article 38, §11, that he referred to as support for this decision only applies where membership meetings have been suspended for the summer months in accordance with Article 37, §4(c), of the Constitution.…
Read More1653 II Carthon v. International President
As president of Local Union 2297, Carthon had a fiduciary responsibility to his members to ensure that any use of Local Union funds was consistent with the UAW Constitution, established policies of the UAW International Union, the Local Union bylaws, and the membership’s decisions with regard to what constitutes necessary expenditures. Carthon’s offer to repay…
Read More1658 Kiddell v. International Union
There is no basis for rejecting President Gettelfinger’s application of Article 48, §5(c) to remove Kiddell from his position as financial secretary to Local Union 592. The audit performed by the International Union revealed that Kiddell regularly submitted vouchers claiming lost time for periods when the plant was not scheduled to work or for time…
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