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legislative convention 2021 OCT. 20 | 10 a.m. –1 p.m. VIRTUAL miaflcio.org/convention
BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION 2021
I
t’s been an exciting, impactful two years for Michigan’s labor movement
and for the state labor federation since our last convention. Every day the
stakes have gotten higher for working people in Michigan, and every day
we have risen to meet that challenge.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented incredible challenges for labor over
the last year and a half, in our election activities and in all other aspects of
our organization. Through it all we persevered, earned some hard-fought
election victories, and built power towards a sustainable future for the labor
movement.
We held our pro-labor majorities on the university boards and on the State
Board of Education. We re-elected several vulnerable incumbents to the
State House, flipped two seats, and retained our 7-7 split in the Congressional
delegation. We flipped the Michigan Supreme Court, securing control of two
branches of state government. We re-elected Senator Gary Peters. And in the
best news of all, we beat Donald Trump and elected President Joe Biden.
We’ve accomplished a lot, but our work is not done. This year we are preparing
for even greater successes.
That’s why, in accordance with Article IV, Section 3 of our Constitution,
we’re excited to announce our 2021 Biennial Michigan AFL-CIO
Legislative Convention that will meet virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 20
at 10 a.m. Delegates to this convention will adopt resolutions which will
define the Michigan labor movement’s policy platform to continue to
build power for Michigan’s working families.
The Michigan AFL-CIO Legislative Convention will also hold our first,
virtual Solidarity Summit Oct. 23 - 25. Held virtually over three days, the
Solidarity Summit™ is a policy conference that will welcome allies and
partner organizations to join us in exploring public policies and initiatives
that allow us to plan the future of Michigan’s labor movement and build
power for working families.
Our three days of programming will include educational panels, breakout
sessions, and speeches from elected officials and labor union leaders,
as well as honor those who have fought and won for our movement.
Credentialed delegates for our Legislative Convention will also receive
free registration for the Solidarity SummitTM.
Please register for our Legislative Convention using the information
enclosed, and let’s get to work building back better.
RON BIEBER
P R E S I D E N T | M I C H I G A N A F L- C I O
OVERVIEW
2021 CONVENTION
october 20 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
D A T E T I M E
V E N U E
delegate information
Each union is apportioned a certain number
of delegates, per MICHIGAN AFL-CIO’s
Constitution, Section 4-2.1. Delegates will
represent their affiliate unions during voting at
the Legislative Convention on Oct 20, at 10 a.m.
Each qualifying local union can review their
delegate and alternate counts in the
attached eligible delegate report.
sign up
miaflcio.org/convention
$35 per delegate or guest
Register on or before SEPT. 20, 2021.
Checks payable to MIchigan AFL-CIO
solidarity summit TM
Delegates and alternates registering for
the Legislative Convention will also receive
complimentary registration to the 3-Day Solidarity
SummitTM, which will be held Oct. 23-25. More on
the SummitTM is available at miaflcio.org/summit.
C U S T O M B O X
Delegates and Alternates will
receive exclusive Michigan AFL-CIO
merchandise including a lanyard |
water bottle | shirt | and more at the
Solidarity Summit™ in March.
MI AFL-CIO Advocates membership and membership
pin at the Solidarity Summit™ in March.
STEPHANIE BROWN
michigan afl-cio QUESTIONS?
(517) 487-5966 | sbrown@miaflcio.org
HOW TO
Resolutions and constitutional amendments may be presented on any subject
proper for consideration by the Michigan State AFL-CIO.
Resolutions may be sent by an affiliate or by any regularly elected delegate.
follow these steps for submitting resolutions and amendments:
1 INFORMATION
The top right corner should state that 3 SUBJECT
Each resolution shall deal with
the resolution is “Introduced by [Full only one (1) subject.
name and Address of Organization]”.
4 SUBMISSION
2 FORMAT
Resolutions and amendments
must be submitted as follows:
Resolutions should be submitted
electronically to:
rsebolt@miaflcio.org
Clearly typewritten
Double-spaced
Single-sided
5 DEADLINE
Resolutions and amendments
must be received no later than
8½ x 11 inch (PDF) Sept. 20 | 2021.
miaflcio.org/convention
RYAN SEBOLT
director of government affairs
QUESTIONS?
rsebolt@miaflcio.org
MICHIGAN STATE AFL-CIO | CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE IV | CONVENTIONS
SECTION 4-1.1. | PREEMINENCE. The convention shall SECTION 4-2.1. | DELEGATE APPORTIONMENT.
be the supreme governing body of this organization Affiliated local unions in good standing shall be entitled
and except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, to representation and votes in conventions of the
its decisions shall be by majority vote. The Michigan Michigan AFL-CIO based upon the average per capita tax
AFL-CIO shall hold conventions not less than once every paid over a period beginning four (4) full months prior
two years. to one convention and terminating four (4) full months
prior to the next convention. The average membership
SECTION 4-1.2. | CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. of a local union affiliated for as much as three (3) months
The constitutional convention of this body shall be held of that period but less than all of it shall be computed
every four (4) years. The constitutional convention shall from the month of affiliation and shall be determined
be held on a date during the nine (9) month period by dividing the total per capita tax paid for all months
commencing with the month of January and in a city affiliated by the number of months affiliated or by the
designated by the General Board. The constitutional number of months in the prescribed period, whichever is
convention of this body shall be in the odd numbered greater. The schedule of representation for local unions
years preceding a presidential election year. shall be as follows: one (1) delegate for the first two
hundred (200) members or less; and one (1) additional
SECTION 4-1.3 | LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION. A delegate for the next three hundred (300) members or
legislative convention shall be held every two (2) major fraction thereof; and one (1) additional delegate
years in the alternate odd-numbered years. Business for each additional eight hundred (800) members or
at the legislative convention shall consist of defining major fraction thereof. Organizations other than local
legislative goals and strategies to further the objectives unions, Constituency groups and the ARA, shall be
and purposes of this organization. entitled to one (1) delegate and one (1) vote. Locals
which have been affiliated for less than three (3)
SECTION 4-1.4. | SPECIAL CONVENTION. A special
months of the base period in which representation to
convention may be called by direction of a regular
the convention is computed or which have affiliated
convention, by order of a two- thirds (2/3) vote of all
after such period, shall be entitled to one (1) delegate
members of the General Board, or upon request of
and one (1) vote. Newly organized local unions shall be
affiliated organizations representing a majority of the
entitled to one (1) delegate with one (1) vote provided
total membership of this organization as evidenced they paid one (1) month’s per capita tax at least fifteen
by the records of the Secretary-Treasurer to the last (15) days prior to the convening date of the convention.
convention. Representation to special conventions shall Locals which are not in good standing, that is, three (3)
be on the same basis and subject to like qualifications months in arrears as of the date fifteen (15) days prior to
and procedures governing regular conventions. A the convention, shall not be entitled to any delegate or
special convention shall be clothed with like authority votes. All delegates shall be selected by the organization
and power as regular conventions and its decisions shall they are to represent in a manner prescribed by the
be equally binding. Special conventions shall be limited Constitutions of their respective organizations. A state
solely, however, to the subject or subjects specifically chapter chartered by AFL-CIO constituency groups or
indicated in the call for such special convention. allied retiree organizations shall be entitled to one (1)
delegate and one (1) vote. No AFL-CIO constituency
SECTION 4-1.5. | CALL TO CONVENTION. Ninety (90) group, or allied retiree organization, or its delegate, may
days prior to the convening of a convention, the officers be present for or have voice or vote in any meeting or
shall issue the call for the convention and shall furnish proceeding concerning the endorsement of a political
all local unions, local central bodies, state councils, the candidate or other partisan political activity concerning
Alliance for Retired Americans, and state chapters of public elective office, nor may any AFL-CIO constituency
national AFL-CIO constituency groups with credential group, or its delegate, be present for or have a voice
forms for regular and alternate delegates, which must or vote in any meeting or decision of the Michigan
be attested as required by the forms. Committee on Political Education.
MICHIGAN STATE AFL-CIO CONSTITUTION | A R T I C L E I V — C O N V E N T I O N S CONT’D
SECTION 4-2.2. | ELIGIBILITY. No person shall be SECTION 4-3.5 | DECISIONS. Questions may be
eligible to serve as a delegate to the Michigan AFL- decided by division or show of hands, but a call of the
CIO convention unless he or she is a member of a local roll may be demanded by thirty percent (30%) of the
union affiliated with the Michigan AFL-CIO. No delegate delegates present. Upon such roll call each delegate
shall be seated to represent more than one national or representing local unions shall be entitled to cast one
international union. (1) vote for every member whom he or she represents.
Each organization other than local unions shall be
SECTION 4-2.3. | ALTERNATES. Each affiliated entitled to one (1) vote.
organization may designate one (1) alternate delegate
for each regular delegate to which it is entitled. The SECTION 4-3.6 | APPEALS. A protest of the election of
alternate delegate shall become a regular delegate an officer of a state central body at a convention may be
representing the organization in case a regular delegate made to the President of the National AFL-CIO within 30
is unable to serve by registration with the Credentials days. If the President upholds a protest, in determining
Committee as a regular delegate. the appropriate remedy they may direct that the
election be rerun or a new election be conducted, and
SECTION 4-2.4 | GUESTS. Executive Officers, Executive they may decide the manner of conduct of any such
Council members, General Board members and up to election. The President may direct such other remedies
three (3) staff of Michigan AFL-CIO affiliates who are not as may be appropriate.
delegates to the convention, but who are registered and
have paid required fees, shall have a voice but no vote in SECTION 4-4.1 | MEMBERSHIP. The following regular
the convention, providing that they shall be subject to convention committees of not more than twenty (20)
convention rules on speaking, and shall be seated in an members each, shall be selected by the President from
area separate from credentialed convention delegates. the credentialed delegates: Credentials Committee;
Constitution Committee, Committee on Rules; and
SECTION 4-3.1 | VOTING APPORTIONMENT. The Resolutions Committee. The President shall have
votes of an organization shall be divided among the authority to appoint sergeants at arms and such
delegates from that organization in such manner that other committees as shall be deemed appropriate in
each delegate shall be given an equal number of votes the President’s discretion to carry on the work of the
so as to apportion as many votes of the organization convention.
as possible, without fractional votes, except that to
facilitate the calling of the roll, one delegate may be SECTION 4-4.2 | CREDENTIALING. No credentials shall
designated to cast all of the votes of the delegates be accepted later than fifteen (15) days prior to the date
representing the local union, provided that if any for convening of the convention, if the delegate is to be
delegate shall challenge the correctness of the votes considered for appointment to convention committees.
cast, the individual delegates of that local union shall The other copy of the credentials shall be presented to
be polled. No other proxy voting shall be permitted. the Credentials Committee by the delegates at the time
Leftover votes shall be discarded. In no case shall of registration. The Credentials Committee shall accept
fractional votes be allowed. duly certified credentials, which to them appear to be
valid.
SECTION 4-3.2 | REAPPORTIONMENT. The votes
of any listed delegate who fails to register shall be SECTION 4-4.3 | REPORT. The apportionment of votes
apportioned among the registered delegates from the of each organization shall be included in the report of the
organization, if any, in the manner prescribed in this Credentials Committee and shall not be changed except
section. upon a further report of the Credentials Committee.
SECTION 4-3.3 | TRANSFERABILITY. A delegate who SECTION 4-4.4 | RESOLUTIONS. Resolutions for
has been seated and then leaves the convention may consideration of the convention may be submitted by an
transfer their votes to another delegate or delegates affiliated organization or by a duly accredited delegate
representing the same local union, provided there is no and shall be sent to the Secretary-Treasurer at least
alternate present at the convention, by certifying such fifteen (15) days prior to the date for convening of the
transfer of votes to the Credentials Committee. convention and the secretary shall cause copies to be
prepared for the convenience of the committees, except
SECTION 4-3.4 - QUORUM. A quorum for the such resolutions as may be initiated by the convention
transaction of the business of the convention shall committees or the Executive Council or General Board.
consist of twenty five percent (25%) of the delegates Disposition of additional resolutions shall be governed
seated. A roll call shall be ordered by the presiding officer by the rules adopted by the convention.
on any pending question upon request of at least thirty
percent (30%) of the delegates present.
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