Ed Collins to Mary Crayton: review of the Mid-State charter application and constitution February 3, 1994 Item tclc-0007 https://adolfhoromero.com/archive/tclc/items/tclc-0007/ Machine-generated text (OCR) from photographs of the original pages. Not corrected; it contains errors. The page images are the authoritative record. ===== Page 1 (Box 1 sequence page 22) ===== American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations EXECUTIVE COUNCIL “Ss 815 Sixteenth Street, N.W. LANE KIRKLAND PRESIDENT THOMAS &, DONAHUE SECRETARY-TREASURER Washington, 0.C. 20006 Albert Shaner Eoward T Maney wTet eRe (202) 637-5000 Wayne E. Glenn John 1 Sweeney Jamies E Macias Vincent R Sombrotte Geraic W McErtee Wan 4 Sewa Marvin J. Goede Gwen Bieter een 7 Joyce Lynn FR. Wittens Wortan Bait Scoert A Gaarpre Gene Upshaw Jey Maru Lenore Miler Jack Sherman Jonn J. Barry Sigurd Wucasser: Moe Biller George J. Kourpias John S. Qoecvart Richard L. Trumka Frank Hariey Jdeces J. Norton Michael Sacco Ron Carey Artur A. Com Frank Hurt Linda Chaver-Thomoson Goria Jonson February 3, 1994 MEMORANDUM TO: Mary Crayton FROM: Ed Collins 24 SUBJECT: Mid-State Central Labor Council Mary, | am going to break this memorandum into two parts, the first will deal with the application for a charter and the second part will deal with the constitution. APPLICATION ; & b The names listed to go on the charter do not include the three officers that ss a are listed. Y > Meetings are listed as every four (4) months. (violates Rule 9 of the Rules eS ee Governing AFL-CIO Local Central Bodies) cM > No list of AFL-CIO unions in the geographical area. cy > No list of locals invited to participate. 2 > Should list more than just five (5) unions applying for charter with tog, headquarters in geographical area being requested. Se > Specific geographical jurisdiction requested Cortland County is listed. The A S05 records in D.C. shows Cortland County as part of the Greater Syracuse : SNe Labor Council. Therefore, either Mid-State CLC should drop Cortland or > Ne the application must have with it a letter from the Greater Syracuse Labor ( AY WA . Council stating that the Council released Cortland. The letter must contain V7 y Nh the date of meeting that delegates voted such release. , > ~\ You failed to sign and date the form. ===== Page 2 (Box 1 sequence page 21) ===== oe r sn. i : ~-aa Stree - ™ TINN { , reet - J > The application must be accompani , | panied by $70.00 ($50.00 f and seal, plus $20.00 for the 1994 ial fee) : pe a CONSTITUTION oi Ic on 1 -1Ma @ tobe Changedd unty. > Article Vi, Section 1 - (violates Rule 9 of the Rules Governing) > icl il, Sectio - two points -( at ens_if fhe three (3) les are’ not covered? 2) It will neéd to/be efan if Cortl unty isnot released > Article Vill - need to change when Article VI, Section 1 is updated to conform with Rule 9. > Article Vill, Section 4 - 2nd line change "or" to "of"; > Article X, Section 4 - cannot find provision for a special election; > Article XII, Section 1(b) - will they refuse monthly per capita payments; > Article Xil, Section 1(a) - | would like a better explanation on the directory - could be a problem with the part of the rules that start on page 18; > Article XII, Section 1(b) - same as above > Article XIII, Section 2 - violates Rule 30 of the Rules Governing 5 The above highlighted things | found that need to be corrected, also there are a | few places that the constitution refers to the masculine gender (him/his). | presume the nen council would want to change those. : a When referring to the Rules Governing AFL-CIO Local Central Bodies, they use 3 ca the dates of September 21, 1965 and "as amended in February 1987". Should use "as 7% issued through May, 1991 or as they may subsequently be amended," or even better is | to just state "Rules Governing AFL-CIO Local Central Bodies". rly If you would like, you can give me a call after you go through this memorandum. ‘- | have enclosed the original of the application.