Proposed amendments to CSEA’s Constitution and By-Laws relating to state employees shall, except as provided herein, be vested in a State Executive Committee. The State Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of the Association, and one representative from each State Department. The Judiciary, the State University, the Waterfront Commission and state public authorities as one unit, shall be deemed State Departments. The Teachers’ Retirement System shall be deemed a State Department. Each State Department with more than 3,000 members as of September 1 June 1 of the year preceding the election shall, for the term of office beginning the following March, be entitled to one representative on the State Executive Committee for each 3,000 members or major fraction thereof. REST OF SECTION REMAINS THE SAME. Section 2. TEXT REMAINS THE SAME. ARTICLE Vll - Local Government Division Section 1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The power and authority to transact business relating to employees of the political subdivisions of the state shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be vested in a Local Government Executive Committee which shall consist of the officers of the Association and one representative from the Local Government County Locals of each county having 100 or more members as of the preceding September 1 June 1, and one Local Government Educational Local representative from each CSEA Region elected by the Local Government Educational Local members within each Region. One additional member of the Local Government Executive Committee shall be elected by the members of the Local Government Executive Committee to represent Local Government County Locals which have membership of less than 100 on the preceding September 1 June 1. In addition to the foregoing, Local Government County Local(s) of any county having more than 10,000 members as of September 1 June 1 in the year preceding an election shall, for the term of office beginning the following March, be entitled to one additional representative. REST OF ARTICLE REMAINS THE SAME. EXPLANATION: The Constitution and By-Laws Committee submits this proposal as a matter of housekeeping to reflect the organization’s longstanding practice to calculate the number of board representatives designated to the State Departments and Local Government County and Educational Locals, using June 1st rather than September 1st. When the election cycle for the Board of Directors moved in the year 2000 to a February election with an office start date of March 1st, it became necessary to determine the number of board seats earlier than September 1st, to ensure that everything was in place for all written materials and notices for the upcoming election. June 1st has been utilized by the CSEA Internal Operations Department because it conducts an audit at or about that time to determine voting strength for its own Annual Delegates Meeting. It made sense both in terms of time and finances to use this date to determine the number of board seats since the membership audit was already being done at this time. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING THIS AMENDMENT BEFORE THE DELEGATES, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, I MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A “YES” VOTE. * * * All correspondence regarding proposed amendments to the Statewide Constitution or Statewide By-Laws received by the Committee as of the constitutional deadline of May 15, 2013, have been reviewed. The Committee wishes to thank its officer liaison, staff advisors and coordinator for their guidance, attention and hard work. The Committee also acknowledges and thanks former Committee member Mary D’Antonio for her service and wishes her well in her retirement. Respectfully submitted, Casey Walpole, Chair, Central Region 5 Alfred Lane, Metropolitan Region 2 Sabina Shapiro, Southern Region 3 Pat Burns, Capital Region 4 Kim Wallace-Russo, Capital Region 4 Robbie Ellis, Western Region 6 Victor Coster, Retiree Representative Denise Berkley, Officer Liaison Steven A. Crain, Staff Adviser Daren J. Rylewicz, Staff Adviser Amee Camp, Staff Coordinator Resolutions proposed for CSEA’s Annual Delegates Meeting Resolutions proposed for CSEA’s Annual Delegates Meeting PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS for consideration by delegates attending CSEA’s 103rd Annual Delegates Meeting, Oct. 21 to 25 in Lake Placid: Members wishing to see copies of any resolution should contact their delegate. 1. A Resolution in Support of the Labor- Religion Coalition’s Sweatfree Purchasing Campaign Submitted by Janet Ventrano-Torres Delegate -- Local 258 on behalf of the Special Human Rights Committee Sweatshop labor not only harms workers directly affected by workplace abuse but also affects all workers by the global race to the bottom for cheap labor. The resolution puts CSEA on record in support of the Labor Religion Coalition’s Sweat-Free Purchasing Campaign and also urges Gov. Andrew Cuomo to have New York State adopt meaningful sweatfree purchasing policies. The Resolutions Committee recommends the resolution be adopted as written. 2. CSEA Resolution to Support Enhanced Human Trafficking Laws in New York State Submitted by Judy DiPaola – Delegate Local 335, Cyndi Jeffords – Delegate Local 600 and Bess Watts – Delegate Local 828 People trafficked in the United States are often destined for prostitution or languish in factories, domestic service and overbearing agricultural settings. The resolution affirms CSEA’s support for New York State Assembly Bill (A2240A) and its companion legislation in the New York State Senate (S02135-A) which will improve the state’s response to human trafficking and increase the accountability of buyers and traffickers. The Resolutions Committee recommends the resolution be adopted as written. 3. CSEA Resolution to Enhance Child Care Laws and Strengthen New York’s Working Families Submitted by Judy DiPaola – Delegate Local 335 and Cyndi Jeffords – Delegate Local 600 Parents or caregivers of young children under the age of six who work overtime, irregular hours or second or third shifts are often sleep deprived. Under these circumstances, the resolution supports providing assistance to eligible working families who need additional help managing child care. The Resolutions Committee recommends this resolution be adopted as amended. 16 The Work Force October 2013
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