NAME Section 1. The Guild shall represent the American Federation of Teachers and have jurisdiction of the American Federation of Teachers in the Glendale Community College District. The specific and primary purpose of the Guild is to operate a labor organization within the meaning of Section 2370 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The guild does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to its members. Other purposes of the Guild are to advance the cause of the faculty, to provide services to members, and to represent members in the their employment relations with the Glendale Community College District.
Membership is granted on the day that payment of dues begins.
Members are entitled to introduce matters before the general membership, to vote in all Guild polls and elections, and to receive the services offered by the Guild. Membership is open to all Glendale College full time and adjunct faculty, and shall not be restricted or denied on the basis of job assignment, race, creed, country of origin, color, gender, sexual preference, or physical disability. Fee payers do not have voting rights within the Guild. Other committees, subcommittees, and task forces of the Guild shall be created as required by the Executive Committee or by a majority vote of the general membership. These committees shall exist for a period not to exceed three years.