BE IT RESOLVED:

That the International Union Constitution, Article IX, Section 5, is amended to read as follows:

Section 5. The minimum dues of any local, exclusive of any amounts which may be allocated for any form of group insurance or welfare programs, beginning with the month of January, 1979, shall be not less than eight dollars per month, allocated as follows: one dollar to the local, four dollars and ten cents as per capita tax to any AFSCME council or councils with which the local is affiliated, and two dollars and ninety cents as per capita tax to the International Union. In the case of any local union which is not affiliated with an AFSCME council or which is affiliated only with an AFSCME council which does not have as a primary purpose the providing of staff assistance for organizing, servicing and negotiations at the local union level, the allocation shall be as follows: five dollars and ten cents to the local, and two dollars and ninety cents as per capita tax to the International Union. Effective January 1, 1999, the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax established pursuant to this Section and Section 6 of this Article shall be increased by fifty cents; the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax for members who have regular work schedules of twenty or fewer, but more than twelve, hours per week shall be increased by forty cents; and the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax for members who have regular work schedules of twelve or fewer hours per week shall be increased by twenty-five cents. Effective January 1, 2000, the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax established pursuant to this Section and Section 6 of this Article shall be increased by an additional fifty cents; the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax for members who have regular work schedules of twenty or fewer, but more than twelve, hours per week shall be increased by an additional thirty-five cents; and the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax for members who have regular work schedules of twelve or fewer hours per week shall be increased by an additional twenty-five cents. Effective January 1, 2005, and continuing through June 30, 2006, the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax established pursuant to this Section and Section 6 of this Article shall be increased by an additional fifty cents; the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax for members who have regular work schedules of twenty or fewer, but more than twelve, hours per week shall be increased by an additional thirty-five cents; and the minimum dues rate and the rate of International per capita tax for members who have regular work schedules of twelve or fewer hours per week shall be increased by an additional twenty-five cents.

SUBMITTED BY:

Gerald W. McEntee, International President
William Lucy, International Secretary-Treasurer