Constitutional Amendment 4: Prohibiting Article XX Protection to Non-Affiliated Entities
Submitted by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
R e f er r e d t o th e C onstitutio n C ommit t ee
WHEREAS, upon becoming members of the AFL-CIO, affiliates undertake an obligation to honor all of its Constitutional provisions; and,
WHEREAS, Article XX provides, “[E]ach affiliate shall respect the established collective bargaining relationship of every other affiliate”; and,
WHEREAS, Article XX also provides, “No affiliate shall organize or attempt to represent employees as to whom an established collective bargaining relationship exists with any other affiliate”; and,
WHEREAS, affiliates have established entities with non-affiliates for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining; and,
WHEREAS, under the AFL-CIO Constitution, protections under the Constitution are not extended to non-affiliates;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, to extend Article XX protection to any entity which includes non-affiliates would be tantamount to extending the benefits of the AFL-CIO Constitution to such entities, who are not members, pay no affiliation fees, and which are not themselves bound to the prohibitions of Article XX; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, any entity established or maintained that engages in representational or collective bargaining activities with a non-affiliate is not eligible for Article XX protection.
