Resolutions approved

(as further amended)
ARTICLE V – Section 4 and Section 5
MEETINGS OF THE STATE COUNCIL
Section 4. Representation of Affiliated Locals and Chapters
(A) The basis of representation in Conventions shall be based on the average per capita tax paid to the Council by each local and chapter thereof for the months of January and February of the Convention year. New locals and chapters chartered during the period between January 1 and March 31 preceding the Convention, shall be seated on the basis of what their average would have been had they been affiliated for the full preceding time. No local shall be seated at the Convention that is chartered between March 31 and the date of the Convention; provided, however, any local and chapter chartered between March 31 and the date of the Convention shall be entitled to send an observer who shall not have a voice or vote in the proceedings. Each affiliated local and chapter which is in good standing in accordance with the Constitution shall be entitled to seat as delegates of the Convention three (3) delegates for every 50 members or fraction thereof.
Section 5. Votes
(A) Each local and chapter shall be entitled to one vote for each member, based on their average membership for the months January and February preceding the Convention. The number of votes to which a local or chapter is entitled shall be divided equally among the delegates in attendance at the Convention, with any remaining votes to be cast by the chairman of the delegation as designated by the local. No fractional votes shall be permitted. A local or chapter shall have the right to vote four other locals’ votes if the local or chapter is selected to do so in accordance with the Council and International Constitution.

RESOLUTIONS

# 1
INITIATIVE 747: That all local affiliates of Council 2 inform their memberships of the Initiative’s impacts; and
That Council 2 and AFSCME continue to lead the campaign against I-747.
# 2
That AFSCME and Council 2 continue to fight Paycheck Deception wherever it occurs.
#3
That all Council 2 locals of AFSCME without people checkoff rights be urged by this convention to seek administrative agreement, contract clause or legislation where necessary to establish voluntary people checkoff for their members; and ...
That all Council 2 Locals that do not have people voluntary checkoff rights at the present time may implement regular fund-raising programs...
#4
That Council 2 informs and educates its members regarding Plan III and uses its influence to pressure the Department of Retirement Systems into offering a more balanced and fair education program.
#5
That Council 2 continues to pursue its legal and legislative efforts to correct this long-standing injustice; and
That Council 2 holds its endorsed legislative candidates accountable in supporting pension reforms.
#6
That Council 2 and its affiliates continue to actively pursue both at the state and local level, access to retiree medical coverage.
#7
That Council 2 help educate our membership on deferred compensation programs so that they may enhance their retirement funds and/or retire prior to 65 years of age.
#8
That Council 2 encourages Locals to support and seek contract language to address these issues:
1. Catastrophic/illness leave which allows the employee to have time off without risk to his/her job or health insurance above what is required under FMLA
2. Employer financed long-term disability insurance
Council 2 supports such programs through training, education and bargaining.
# 9
That locals of Council 2 start an aggressive campaign of bargaining to curb the use of Temporary/Seasonal employees or to get them recognized as part of the bargaining unit if they work 1/6th of the time of a full-time employee.
# 10
That Council 2 works to have employers adopt federal and wisha programs and to comply with osha’s Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers and Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Late-Night Retail Establishments, and urges that employers who are not in compliance be cited; and
That in order to prevent violent incidents, Council 2 urges employers to take responsibility and live up to their duty to provide a safe work environment... and
That Council 2 works with management to address worker-on-worker violence by developing labor-management programs that reduce workplace stress by referring employees to Employee Assistance Programs.
# 11
That Council 2 opposes all efforts to subcontract or privatize public services currently provided by state and local governments.
# 12
That Council 2 opposes all efforts by any party, business or political organization, to further weaken the protection that workers have under State or Federal law; and
That the Washington State Council of County and City Employees work with other Unions to reinstate the regulations on Ergonomics that have been lost and work to improve worker safety in the workplace.
# 13
That AFSCME Council 2 strongly supports federal legislation to enact comprehensive patient protection standards that improve health care quality while assuring access to affordable care; and
That this convention declares that a patient’s bill of rights must include the right to sue one’s managed care plan or hmo for denial of medical care.
# 15
That our Union mobilizes its resources to fight the effort to privatize Social Security and encourage our members to call their U.S. Senators and Representatives and tell them you are opposed to privatizing your future.
# 16
That all Local Unions of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees be encouraged to pay the first years dues of $3.00 per month to the Retired Public Employees Council of Washington, AFSCME Chapter 10, for all their retiring members.
# 17
That the Washington State Council of County and City Employees continue to address the ever increasing concerns facing corrections officers and to maximize our efforts in organizing corrections officers, in all career fields, wherever possible throughout the states of Washington and Idaho.
# 18
That this convention go on record as supporting a strong governmental role in guaranteeing affordable and reliable power supply; and
That this convention calls upon Congress to craft new energy policy for the United States that is responsive to the needs of all working families.
# 19
That the delegates to this convention support the purchase of uniforms bearing the “Union Made in the USA” label; and
That Council 2 and its affiliates support efforts to require union made uniforms for public employees at all levels; and
That Council 2 affiliates whose members wear uniforms seek contract language requiring union made uniforms for covered employees.
# 20
That this convention go on record supporting American people in their pursuit of Human Rights for all mankind; and
That Council 2 notifies our International Union of our action so that it might be included in its lobbying in Congress.
# 21
That Council 2 and its Local Unions encourage all local governments within their jurisdictions to bring the buildings we work in into compliance with all current earthquake standards as well as provide earthquake preparedness training to their employees.
# 22
That AFSCME Council 2 shall monitor prison and jail privatization developments throughout the state ... and
That AFSCME Council 2 and its Locals use such strategies...to stop prison privatization.
# 23
That Council 2 and its affiliates continue to support and participate in Workers’ Memorial Day activities each year.
# 24
That Council 2 will support measures that provide more resources for the criminal justice system; and
That Council 2 will continue to advocate for the safety of the children and of our members; and
That Council 2 will continue to advocate for minimum staffing standards in juvenile detention facilities.
# 25
That Council 2 continues to prioritize its political involvement through training, education and legislative efforts; and
That Council 2 opposes any and all efforts to limit the input and involvement that working class individuals and families are allowed in the political process through their participation and involvement in Political Action Committees and other organizations such as the union.
# 26
That Council 2 increases the number of scholarships from four (4) to eight (8) of five hundred dollars ($500) each for deserving members.
# 27
That Council 2 increases that amount and award four (4) two thousand dollar ($2,000) scholarships to deserving dependents of its members.
# 28
That our affiliates and members continue to search for, and contact unorganized public and private sector workers for organizing; and
That the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, along with its affiliates and members continue its commitment of staff resources and funding to continue organizing throughout Washington and Idaho.
# 29
That the 15,000 members of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, Council 2, AFSCME, go on record calling for full collective bargaining rights for the State Employees and that Council 2 supports any and all efforts by Council 28 to secure these rights and gain the dignity and respect they so rightfully deserve.
# 30
That the over 15,000 members of AFSCME , Council 2, Washington State Council of County and City Employees go on record calling upon Kaiser Aluminum to provide full pay and benefits to all of their employees who have lost their jobs due to Kaiser’s profit making shutdowns; and
That the members of AFSCME , Council 2, Washington State Council of County and City Employees go on record supporting the United Steelworkers (uswa) “Two-tiered Rate Proposal” to the bpa.
# 32
That the 15,000 members of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, Council 2, AFSCME , go on record calling for full collective bargaining rights for all Public Employees in the state of Idaho and that Council 2 supports any and all efforts to secure these rights and gain the dignity and respect they so rightfully deserve.