What happens at a Membership Meeting

What happens at a Membership Meeting?

Local Union 1268 Membership Meetings

This information was taken from our Local By-Laws (Article 6, page 3).

Simple Meeting Agenda:

1. Roll Call of elected and appointed officials 
2. Verify quorum/count of the house 
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and 10-second moment of silence 
4. Initiation of Officers and Representatives 
5. Swearing in of New Members 
6. Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting 
7. Initiation of candidates 
8. Report of the Financial Secretary-Treasurer 
9. Reports of Officers, Committees, and Delegates 
10. Executive Board Recommendations and Communications 
11. Old business 
12. New business 
13. Good and Welfare (adjourn)

“At times, we may deviate from our regular order of business to hear a speaker or special guest, then business would resume as usual. Under Board recommendations and communications, whatever decisions or money is spent out of this hall would fall under this section. The actual dollar amount comes under the financial report. New business is where you would address questions or issues that are on your mind.”

 In Section 5 (a) it states that the lack of a quorum shall not be considered sufficient cause to dispense with the attendance requirements of all elected and appointed Union officials, Section 5 (b) states that when there is not a quorum, there shall be an informal meeting consisting of officer reports, committee reports, communications, and a discussion period. In Section 6 our By-Laws states that any member who attends a meeting in an intoxicated condition and/or creates a disturbance or becomes unruly, shall lose voice and his right to vote at said meeting. All questions of a parliamentary nature shall be decided by Roberts Rules of Order-Revised.