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  • Convention Goals
    • Eliminate Barriers To Convention Participation
    • Give The Convention Authority To Amend By-Laws
    • Complete and Publish Study of BIPOC/White Pay Disparity
    • Anti-Racism Training For All Members
    • Prohibit Concession of Stage Manager Jobs
    • Prioritize Caregiver Support in Negotiations
    • Adopt Internal Policies To Allow Caregiver Participation
    • Require Member Ratification of Multi-Employer Agreements
    • Publish Names of Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs
    • Publish Councilor Attendance Records
    • Amend Threshold For Member-Initiated Constitutional Amendments
    • Reform Executive Committee Structure

AMEND THRESHOLD FOR MEMBER-INITIATED
​CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

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​THE PROBLEM

Equity's Constitution includes a procedure for member-initiated amendments. In order to put a proposed amendment to a referendum vote of the membership, a written request needs to be made by 25% of Equity's "active members in good standing." In a union with more than 50,000 members, that would require a petition with more than 12,000 signatures.

To put this number in context, if a proposed amendment was signed by every single Equity member currently living in Equity's 28 liaison areas, it would barely reach the required number. 
That is an unreasonable threshold to meet.  A member-initiated referendum should be difficult to achieve, not impossible.
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​THE SOLUTION

The procedures for member-initiated constitutional amendments are found in Article 6, Section 1 of Equity's Constitution, which the Convention does not currently have the authority to amend. The Convention can, however, make a recommendation to the National Council that an amendment to these procedures be adopted.
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​​PROPOSED RESOLUTION

RESOLVED, that the Convention recommends to the National Council that Article 6, Section 1(a)(2) of Equity's Constitution be amended to reduce the threshold for a member-initiated referendum to amend the constitution to no greater than ten percent (10%) of the active members in good standing.
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  • Home
  • Convention Goals
    • Eliminate Barriers To Convention Participation
    • Give The Convention Authority To Amend By-Laws
    • Complete and Publish Study of BIPOC/White Pay Disparity
    • Anti-Racism Training For All Members
    • Prohibit Concession of Stage Manager Jobs
    • Prioritize Caregiver Support in Negotiations
    • Adopt Internal Policies To Allow Caregiver Participation
    • Require Member Ratification of Multi-Employer Agreements
    • Publish Names of Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs
    • Publish Councilor Attendance Records
    • Amend Threshold For Member-Initiated Constitutional Amendments
    • Reform Executive Committee Structure