WHEREAS:
Unions have more strength when we work together; and

WHEREAS:
AFL-CIO central and area labor councils/federations bring local unions together to build strong and effective local labor movements; and

WHEREAS:
The AFSCME International Constitution requires all locals to affiliate with, and actively participate in, central and area labor councils/federations of the AFL-CIO; and

WHEREAS:
AFL-CIO central and area labor councils/federations should operate with the minimum standards required of any democratic organization by providing local delegates with access to written meeting minutes and printed financial statements; and

WHEREAS:
Some AFL-CIO central and area labor councils/federations fail to satisfy these basic standards of a democratic organization by refusing to provide delegates with written meeting minutes and printed financial statements.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That AFSCME will work with the AFL-CIO to insure that central and area labor councils/federations are required to meet these basic standards.
 
 
SUBMITTED BY: Gary Gillespie, President and Delegate
Janice Larkin, Secretary and Delegate
AFSCME Council 75
Oregon