Montana labor news., 1937-09-16

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The Executive Council specifically
directed attention to the amendment
to the A. F. of L. Constitution adopt
ed by the 1887 convention relative to
the introduction of resolutions, mem
orials, petitions and appeals to be
considered by the convention.
Previous to this amendment, the
Council said, ut was the policy for
the convention to allow resolutions
to be introduced up until midnight
of the second day. Because of the
large number of resolutions intro
duced in recent years and the crowd
ing of the work there has not been
sufficient time to deal adequately
with the important matters that were
introduced for consideration
In order to remedy this situation
and provide a procedure so that
the business of the convention could
be dealt with in a satisfactory way
the Tampa convention adopted an
| amendment to the A. f. of L. consti-
| tuition under which all resolutions
are required to be in the hands of the
Secretary-Treasure of the A. F. Of
L. 30 days before the opening of the
convention with the exception that
resolutions, etc, acted on by regular
conventions held during this 30-day
period shall be received up to five
days prior to the opening date of the
convention. Resolutions presented
after the expiration of the 80 days
period must be referred to the Exec
utive Council, which will refer them
to the convention with the under
standing that their acceptance must
receive unanimous consent.
With regard to proposals adopted
by local and Federal labor unions
directly affiliated with the A. F. of
L., the rules require that they shall
be referred to the Executive Council
for consideration and disposition,
with the provision that the Council
shall advise the convention of its
action.
Proposals presented by state fed
erations of labor must have received
the approval of the previous con-
vention of the state federation.
Proposals coming from city cen
trail labor unions must have first re-
ceived the approval of such unions.
AS soon as the time for the pre-
%sentation of resolutions, etc, expires
provision is made for grouping them
"as to nature of contents, character
of subject embraced and committees
to which they are to be referred"
with the stipulation that 'all such
proposals in such allocated form
shall be prepared for distribution at
the opening session of the conven-
ton"
Basis for Representation
The Executive Council said that
representation in the convention will
be on the following basis:
From National or international
Unions, for less than 1000 members,
one delegate; 1000 or more, two
delegates; 1900 or more, three dele
gates; 10000 or more, four delegates;
$4,000 or more, five delegates; $4,000
OF more, six delegates; $4,000 or
more, seven delegates; 256,000 or
more, egiht delegates, and so on;
and from Central Bodies and State
Fderations, and from local trade UNI
ions not having a National or Inter
national Union, and from Federal
Labor Unions, one delegate.
Organizations to be entitled to
representation must have obtained
a certificate of affiliation (charter),
at least one month prior to the con-
vention; and no person will be recog-
nized as a delegate who is not a
member in good standing of the or
%ganization he is elected to represent.
only bona fide wage-workers,
who are not members of, or eligible
to membership in other trade unions
are eligible as delegates from Fed
eral Labor Unions.
Election of Delegates
Delegates must be elected at least
two weeks previous to the conven-
ton, and their names forwarded to
the Secretary-Treasure of the
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