The Union of National Employees sent a call for resolutions earlier today. Locals have until April 11 to submit resolutions.
“We really want to emphasize what an important step this is,” declared National President Doug Marshall. “Resolutions are what empower our members at all levels to pave the way forward for our union – to decide to how we run our organization.”
Typically, Locals appoint a resolutions committee to solicit draft resolutions from their members. The committee reviews all the resolutions and prepares a report, which is presented to the membership during a general meeting. Members present debate each resolution before casting a vote. Any resolution adopted by the Local is then sent to the UNE.
But this time around, there’s a second option for members to get a resolution to convention.
“Any member can get five other members to co-sign their resolution – and that resolution will make it to our convention committees for review,” explained Marshall.
“In fact, this option exists thanks to a resolution presented during our last convention – it just goes to show how one resolution can really change how our union operates.”
Later this spring, the Union of National Employees will strike its own convention committees; these will be charged with reviewing resolutions, eliminating duplicates and drafting their own reports to convention.
These documents will be a huge focus of convention; several days are dedicated solely to debating and voting on resolutions.
To view the resolution callout letter, click here. If you missed the convention callout letter, click here.