Washington State Association
National Association
of Letter Carriers
“Organized February
22, 1901”
of
the Washington
State Association
of Letter
Carriers
June 3rd, 4th
and 5th, 2005
at
Tacoma, Washington
and
approved by the Committee of Laws in letter dated July 8th, 2005
Published by
the Washington State
Association
of Letter Carriers
Printed
by Secretary/Treasurer J. Kingsbury
By-Laws
Table of Contents
Article 1
Name and Object...... 1
Article 2
Membership 1
Article 3
Meetings/Assemblies 1-2
Conventions........... 2
Special Meetings/Assemblies............. 2
Officers’ Meetings/Assemblies............. 2
Article 4
Source and Distribution of Revenue 2 - 3
Article 5
Representation and Vote 3 - 4
Article 6
Officers.... 5
Article 7
Nominations and Elections................ 5
Article 8
Duties of Officers 6 - 10
President........ 6
Vice President........ 6
Secretary/Treasurer...... 7
Assistant Secretary......... 7
Executive Board 8
Executive Council 8
Director of Education....... 8
Editor of the Washington State Letter Carrier 9
Director of Retired Members......... 9
Officers’ Annual Report 9
Delegates to the Washington State Labor
Council 9
Legislative Chair....... 10
National Convention.... 10
Article 9
Committees and other Positions 10 - 12
Article 10
Mileage and Per Diem 12 - 13
Article 11
Prohibition…………………………………………………………………………………………………………13
Article 12
Referendum.............. 13
Article 13
Appeals.. 13
Article 14
Amendments.............. 14
Article 15
Order of Business 14
Article 16
Washington State Letter Carrier.... 15
Article 17
Union Label.............. 15
Article 18
Outstanding Service Award.............. 15
Appendages 16
Pattern for Submitting
By-Law Changes.... 17
Pattern for Submitting
Resolutions 18
Convention Cities and
State Presidents by Year.......... 19
Outstanding Service
Award Recipients 20
Blank
page for notes
back cover
Section 1. This Association shall be known as the Washington State
Association of Letter Carriers.
Section 2. The
objects of the Association are to assist the National Association of Letter
Carriers in maintaining a more perfect organization and improving the Postal
Service; to organize all Letter Carriers within the State; to conduct training
and educational seminars for all members; and to guide and direct all
activities relating to legislation within the State; and any other activities
requested by Branches; and to represent all Branches when requested.
Membership of this Association shall be composed of all members in good
standing in the National Association of Letter Carriers within the geographical
boundaries of the State of Washington.
Section 1A. This Association shall meet/assemble at least once each year
at such time and place as may be decided upon by majority vote at a previous
session unless conditions should arise which require a change in the time and
place decided upon or designated, when the President and Executive Board shall
have authority to make such change of time and place and report through the
Secretary/Treasurer. The regular meeting/assembly of the Association shall be held
annually between May 1 and June 30 excluding Memorial Day weekend.
Section 1B. The Convention City shall be selected four (4) years in
advance of such Convention, and the actual dates of such Convention shall be
announced in the Washington State Letter
Carrier at least eight (8) months prior to the Convention. The Convention
City shall receive financial assistance from the State Association not to
exceed $6,000.00. A detailed accounting of the expenditures of the Convention
City shall be returned to the Secretary/Treasurer for accounting, filing, and
future reference, within sixty (60) days of the close of the Convention.
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Section 1C. The President shall at some time prior to adjournment
declare a regular order of business, the consideration of a Convention City,
and at such time grant ten (10) minutes of the Convention time to any City
wishing to host a future Washington State Association of Letter Carriers
Convention.
Section 2. Special meetings/assemblies shall be called by the President
upon the written request of not less than one-half (1/2) of the Branches
representing not less than one-fourth (1/4) of the membership of this
Association. The Secretary/Treasurer shall notify by letter each Branch
entitled to representation in this Association stating the object of the
meeting/assembly call. This meeting/assembly shall transact no business other
than stated in the call.
Section 3. Seventy-five (75) Delegates representing at least twenty-five
percent (25%) of the Branches shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, but less than that number may adjourn to meet at some future
specified time.
Section 4A. The President shall at least once a year call a
meeting/assembly of all State Officers.
Section 4B. The Secretary/Treasurer shall have printed in the issue of
the Washington State Letter Carrier, following
all meetings/assemblies, the complete minutes of the Officers’
Meeting/Assembly.
Section 1. The revenue of the Washington State Association of Letter
Carriers shall be derived from the following sources:
a. Each active member shall pay to
this Association a per capita tax equal to 14% of the National Per Capita Tax and
each retired member shall pay a per capita tax of seven dollars and twenty
cents ($7.20), payable in advance on December 31 or semi-annually in advance on
December 31 and June 30; provided that members whose dues are checked off
pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement need not advance their per capita
tax but shall pay them by the method determined in the check off agreement.
Those who have had fifty (50) years membership in the National Association
shall be exempt from such payment.
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b. Monies, which may be
derived from the publication of the Washington
State Letter Carrier.
c. Monies, which may be derived
from interest and dividends.
Section 2. The Executive Council shall be responsible for preparing a
true representative and balanced budget for this Association, which shall be
presented to the State Association in Convention for necessary action.
Section 3. All Branches paying per capita tax on five (5) or fewer
members for the entire year who sent a Delegate to the State Convention shall
have their per capita tax for the year refunded, within sixty (60) days after
the State Convention adjourns. The Credentials Committee shall inform the
membership of any qualifying Branch during their final report. The Delegates’
credentials shall be the sole guide for the Secretary/Treasurer in this matter.
Section 4. Out of each member’s annual per capita tax a sum of three
dollars ($3.00) shall be considered as a subscription to the Washington State Letter Carrier.
Section 5. All disbursements of funds by the Washington State
Association of Letter Carriers shall be by check. All checks drawn upon funds
of this Association shall be signed by the Secretary/Treasurer and
countersigned by the President, or in their absences by their designees.
Section 6. A separate fund shall be established to be known as The
Washington State Letter Carriers Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund shall be
made up of voluntary contributions for the purpose of aiding monetarily,
children of regular members in good standing or the children of deceased
members, who were in good standing at the time of their death, of the
Washington State Association of Letter Carriers, who are entering any
post-secondary school. All donations shall be deposited in an Unendowed saving
account, in accordance with the Washington State Letter Carrier Memorial
Scholarship Fund Rules, Criteria and Procedures, maintained by the
Secretary/Treasurer.
Section 1. Those who shall be entitled to a voice and one vote only in
the meetings/assemblies of this Association shall be its Officers, Delegates
from Branches and the Delegate-at-Large.
Section 2. The basis of representation and vote shall be one Delegate
and one vote for each Branch having a membership of five (5) per capita tax
paying members or less, and one additional Delegate and one additional vote for
each five (5) per capita tax paying members or major fraction up to fifty (50)
members and one Delegate and one vote for each ten (10) members or major fraction
thereof in excess of fifty members.
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Each Delegate’s vote must be accorded a proportionate share of the
voting strength of the Branch as a whole.
Section 3. Election of Delegates shall be made no later than December of
the previous year to each Convention. Each Delegate shall be elected by secret
ballot to serve from the meeting to which the Delegate was elected by a secret
ballot until the next succeeding regular Convention. Only those Delegates who
have been elected by a secret ballot of the members of the Branches may vote
for the election of Officers.
Section 4. Gold Card members, plus the number of members of whom per
capita tax is paid into this Association for the beginning of the term, January
1, prior to the Convention shall determine the number of votes to which a
Branch is entitled.
Section 5. At the regular election of Delegates, the Branch shall also
elect the same number of Alternates as there are Delegates elected, who shall
be recognized as the Alternate in the event of the inability of any Delegates
to attend a regular or special meeting/assembly of this Association, provided,
that the Alternate who received the highest number of votes shall be assigned
to act instead of any one Delegate who is unable to attend such meetings/assemblies,
and when more than one Delegate who is unable to attend such
meetings/assemblies, Alternates shall be assigned in accordance with the number
of votes cast for such one in the election, and shall be certified in such
numerical order to act in their stead. Any vacancy in the official Delegate or
Alternate may be filled by the Branch. An Alternate before being admitted to
the meetings/assemblies of this Association shall present, together with the
Delegate’s certificate of election, written evidence from the Secretary of the
Delegate’s Branch or from the Delegate for whom the Delegate was elected to
Alternate that the Delegate is unable to attend the meeting/assembly.
Section 6. A Delegate cannot be admitted to the meetings/assemblies of
the Association who is in arrears either to this Association or to the National
Association of Letter Carriers.
Section 7A. The State Secretary/Treasurer shall furnish all Branches in
good standing in the Washington State Association, free Delegate and Alternate
cards no later than February fifteenth of the Convention year, the same to be
filled in and mailed to the State President by March fifteenth, who shall
deliver same to the Credential Committee prior to the Convention.
Section 7B. Branch Secretaries shall submit a list, typewritten and
alphabetized, of the names of their Delegates attending the State Convention to
the Secretary of the host city, at least six weeks in advance of the date of
the Convention.
Section 1. The elective Officers of the Association shall be President,
Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, Director of Education, Editor Washington State Letter Carrier,
Executive Board of five (5) and Director of Retired Members who shall be a
retired member. These Officers shall be elected biennially and hold office for
two (2) years or until their successors are duly elected and installed. In
2004, the Officers shall be elected to serve one three (3) year term, after
which we will return to two (2) year terms.
Section 2. Any regular Branch member in good standing shall be eligible
to any office of this Association, except the Director of Retired Members.
Section 3. By virtue of their offices, the President and Vice-President
in office at the time of the National Convention shall be the Delegate-at-Large
and Alternate Delegate-at-Large, respectively, to the National Convention.
Section 1. Nominations and elections shall take place biennially, except
for Convention City, which shall take place annually, during the
meeting/assembly of this Association at such time as the Delegates present may
by vote decide. The Installation of Officers shall take place just prior to
adjournment.
Section 2. Elections shall be
by secret ballot. When there are two or more candidates for any office the
election shall be by ballot and the plurality of all votes cast for such office
shall be necessary to elect. There shall be no write-in-votes for candidates
not officially on the ballot. Any such write-in-votes shall not be counted, but
will not invalidate the rest of the ballot. When there is but one candidate for
any office, the President may declare that such person has been elected.
Section 3. All regular members shall be eligible to hold any office or
position in the Association, except that a member who applies for or accepts a
supervisory position in the Postal Service for any period of time, whether one
(1) day or fraction thereof, either detailed, acting probationary or
permanently, shall immediately vacate any office held and shall be ineligible
to run for any office or position for a period of two (2) years after
termination of such supervisory status. Upon nomination, the candidate must
certify that they have not served in a supervisory capacity for the twenty-four
(24) months prior to the nomination.
Section 4. Delegates shall cast their own vote in the election of
Officers of this Association by secret ballot. Delegates, present by
registration with the Credentials Committee, shall cast the full vote of their
Branches by dividing its votes equally among them each pro rata. Any whole
votes which cannot be divided equally shall be cast by such individuals by
majority vote decides.
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Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings/assemblies of
this Association and enforce all laws thereof. The President shall fill all
vacancies occasioned by death or otherwise, with persons duly qualified, until
an election shall be held. The President shall sign all documents and papers
that require the President’s signature to properly authenticate them. The
President shall appoint at each regular meeting/assembly a committee of three
(3) on credentials which committee shall at once proceed to discharge its duties;
a committee of three (3) on audit to at once examine the books of the
Secretary/Treasurer; a committee of three (3) on mileage and per diem and a
Sergeant-at-Arms. At the close of each meeting/assembly, the President shall
appoint other committees as directed by the Convention, and shall have power to
fill all vacancies occurring in an appointive committee or elective office
during recess. The President’s correspondence with Branches, when practical,
shall be conducted through the Secretary/Treasurer. The President shall submit
at the regular meeting/assembly of this Association a written report of all the
President’s official acts during the President’s term of office, and the
President shall perform such other duties as the laws, rules and usages of the
Association may require. The President shall, together with the
Secretary/Treasurer, sign and file with the Department of Labor and the
Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the State Association, the annual
financial reports as may be required by law. The State President, immediately
upon assuming the President's duties, shall continue the plan of dividing the
State into districts and assigning an elected State Officer to each district.
The State President or the President’s designee shall be a Delegate to the
Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO Convention. The President or the President’s designee may attend Regional
and/or National Assemblies or training sessions. The President shall receive
for expenses, other than allowable expenses, a per annum salary equal to twenty
(20) days City Carrier Grade 1, Step O pay, the hourly rate to be determined on
July 1 of each year. This amount will be paid quarterly.
Section 2. The Vice-President shall preside in the absence of the
President, as well as in any case involving the death, resignation,
disqualification, refusal or neglect of the President to discharge the duties
of the President’s office, until an election can be held. The Vice-President
shall perform such duties as the President may require. The Vice-President
shall assist in the organizing efforts throughout the State.
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Section 3. The Secretary/Treasurer shall conduct the correspondence of
this Association, read or cause to be read all its communications, reports,
etc., and the Secretary/Treasurer shall keep a correct record of its
proceedings. The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep a record of the name, number,
date of affiliation and location of each Branch of the Association.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall receive, receipt for, and disburse all
monies of this Association, and keep a regular, true, and accurate record and a
complete breakdown thereof. The Secretary/Treasurer shall draw checks,
countersigned by the President, ordered by the Association for payment of
bills. The Secretary/Treasurer shall deposit all monies received in
depositories approved by the Executive Board. Such deposits shall be in the
name of the Washington State Association of Letter Carriers and interest
thereon shall be credited to the General Fund of this Association.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall assure that every Officer, Employee, and
other Representative of the Association who handles funds or other property
shall be bonded therefore to provide protection against loss by reason of acts
of fraud or dishonesty on their part directly or through connivance with
others. Such bond shall be in the amount required by law and shall be
determined at the beginning of each fiscal year. The expense of such bond shall
be paid by the Association.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall make annual reports to the Executive Board
and to every Branch of this Association in detail as shown by the books in the
Secretary/Treasurer’s office. The Secretary/Treasurer shall perform such other
duties as the laws, rules and usages of this Association may require. The
Secretary/Treasurer or another designated officer shall be a delegate to the
Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO Convention. The Secretary/Treasurer
shall at the end of the Secretary/Treasurer’s term, or when called upon by the
Executive Board, account for and deliver to the Association, or the
Secretary/Treasurer’s successor in office, all monies, books, papers,
securities and other property of the Association that may have come into the
Secretary/Treasurer’s hands that have not been previously and lawfully disposed
of. The Secretary/Treasurer shall receive, other than allowable expenses, a per
annum salary equal to twelve (12) days at City Carrier Grade 1, Step O pay, the
hourly rate to be determined on July 1 of each year. This amount will be paid
quarterly.
Section 4. The President shall appoint an Assistant Secretary to the
Secretary/Treasurer for the purpose of assisting of taking minutes of the State
Convention, and assisting the Secretary/Treasurer between Conventions as
needed. The Assistant Secretary shall receive such expense money as approved by
the Executive Board. Per diem expenses payment, plus two (2) nights lodging,
shall be allowed while attending the State Convention.
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Section 5. The Executive Board shall have charge of the property of this
Association. They shall direct the investment of the funds of this Association.
They shall designate depositories in which the Secretary/Treasurer deposits all
Association funds received. They shall examine all bills, approve the same if
found correct, and keep a correct account of all bills audited. The Executive
Board shall constitute the Committee on By-Laws. They shall act as Trustees of
this Association and in every way carry out the interests of this Association.
Section 6. The Executive Council shall consist of the President,
Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, Director of Education, Editor of the Washington State Letter Carrier, Director
of Retired Members, and the Executive Board Members. Meetings of the Executive
Council shall be at the call of the President at such time and place as the
President may determine or by petition by a majority of the members of the
Council.
The President shall act as chair of the Executive Council, when in
session, and the Secretary/Treasurer shall act as its Secretary. Second only to
the Convention in policy-making authority, it shall act between Conventions on
all matters related to the welfare of the Association not specifically
prohibited by the membership and it shall submit such proposed changes to the
By-Laws to Convention as it may deem expedient. All formal actions of the
Executive Council during recess shall be recorded by the Secretary/Treasurer
and reported to the Association.
Section 7. The Director of Education shall act as coordinator between
the National and State Associations in arranging seminars and training schools
on State, District and Branch levels. The Director of Education or their
designee shall normally attend Regional Assemblies and/or training sessions.
The Director of Education shall receive, other than allowable expenses, a per
annum salary equal to twelve (12) days at City Carrier Grade 1, Step O pay, the
hourly rate to be determined on July 1 of each year. This amount will be paid
quarterly.
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Section 8A. The Editor shall have general supervision of the publication
subject to the approval of the Executive Board.
Section 8B. It shall be the responsibility of the outgoing Editor and
Editor’s assistant to publish the Post Convention Issue of the Washington State Letter Carrier.
Section 8C. For the Editor’s expenses, the Editor shall receive the sum
of one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175.00) per issue.
Section 8D. When approved by a majority of the Board of Officers, the
President may appoint a member of the Washington State Association of Letter
Carriers or Washington State Auxiliary to serve as an Assistant Editor. The
person appointed must be approved by the Editor. For expenses, the Assistant
Editor shall receive the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per issue.
Section 9. The Director of Retired Members’ duties shall be to
coordinate all activities of the Retired Members, and the Director of Retired
Members shall be the legislative advocate and the Congressional Liaison for the
retired members of the Washington State Association of Letter Carriers. The
Director of Retired Members shall be under the direct supervision of the
President, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to the
Director of Retired Members from time to time by the President.
Officers Annual Report
Section 10A. All State Officers are required to submit to the State
Secretary/Treasurer, forty-five days (45) prior to the State Convention, their
annual reports, so they may be placed in the Resolutions booklet.
Section 10B. These reports must be in double spaced typewritten form.
Section 11A. There shall be at least two (2) Representatives from the
Washington State Association of Letter Carriers in attendance at the Washington
State Labor Council AFL-CIO Convention.
Section 11B. Delegates to the Washington State Labor Council Convention
shall receive an amount not to exceed mileage, per diem, and lodging at the
single occupancy rate in such amount as provided by Article 10 for each day in
attendance.
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Section 12A. The President of this Association or designee shall serve
as the State Legislative Chair.
Section 12B. The Legislative Chair shall be empowered to contact,
instruct and coordinate the activities of the Legislative Chairs of the various
member Branches of the Washington State Association.
Section 12C. It will be the duty of the State Legislative Chair to
publicize the legislative aims of the Association using any and all publicity
media at the Legislative Chair’s command.
Section 12D. A complete report of all activities and money used shall be
published in the State Convention book.
Section 13A. The ranking Officer of the Washington State Association in
attendance at the National Convention shall be empowered to call caucuses of
all Delegates from the State for the purpose of furthering the wishes of the
State Association; it being further understood that the ranking Officer shall
be the State President and/or the Delegate-at-Large.
Section 13B. The Delegation from the Washington State Association to the
National Convention shall be empowered to withdraw any resolution presented by
said Association.
Section 1A. Committee on Credentials: The Committee on Credentials
shall examine the credentials of all Delegates to the meetings/assemblies of
this Association and shall report at once to the Association in Convention
assembled.
Section 1B. Each member of the committee shall receive one (1) day per
diem plus lodging, at the same rate paid to the State Officers.
Section 2. Sergeant-at-Arms: The Sergeant-at-Arms shall preserve
order at all regular and special meetings/assemblies and perform such other
duties as the President may direct.
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Section 3A. Delegates-at-Large: The duties of the
Delegates-at-Large shall be to represent this Association and promote its
welfare at Convention of the National Association and report back to this
Association.
Section 3B. The President and/or designee of the Washington State
Association of Letter Carriers shall be the Delegate-at-Large. A second
Delegate-at-Large shall be elected at Convention.
Section 3C. Each Delegate-at-Large shall receive expense monies of an
amount to be determined by the State Executive Board while in session at each
Washington State Convention held during a National Convention year.
Section 3D. The Delegates-at-Large will be allowed the necessary postage
to mail out any reports the Delegates-at-Large wish to send to Branches of the
State from the National Convention.
Section 4. Committee on Audit: The President shall appoint to a
standing committee of three (3), maintaining three (3) year staggered terms.
The Committee on Audit shall examine the books and the accounts of the
Secretary/Treasurer and report to the Association in Convention assembled
immediately after the reports of the Officers.
Section 5. Committee on Mileage and Per Diem: The Committee on
Mileage and Per Diem shall make up duplicate pay rolls whereon shall be
recorded the name, residence, and maximum amount due each member entitled
thereto for mileage and per diem. This report shall be presented to the
meeting/assembly prior to the Installation of Officers.
Section 6. Committee on Supplies: The Executive Board shall
constitute a Committee on Supplies, and shall contract for all necessary
supplies in accordance with such regulations as may be adopted by the
Association.
Section 7A. Committee on Resolutions: There shall be a Committee
on Resolutions composed of three (3) delegates to be appointed by the President
of this Association. This committee shall meet at the Convention City twenty-four
(24) hours previous to
the Convention. All resolutions presented at the meetings/assemblies of
this
Association shall be referred to this committee, who after due
deliberation shall report their findings and recommendations to the Convention
for action.
Section 7B. Each member of the committee shall receive one (1) day per
diem plus lodging, at the same rate paid to State Officers.
Section 7C. Branches submitting resolutions shall mail same in
quadruplicate in sufficient time to reach the Secretary/Treasurer at least
forty-five (45) days prior to the State Convention. The State
Secretary/Treasurer shall prepare same in book form to be given to the
Delegates. Resolutions endorsed by Delegates from at least three (3) Branches
may be presented to the State Secretary/Treasurer while the Convention is in
session.
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Section 7D. The State Secretary/Treasurer shall send one copy to each of
the members of the Committee on Resolutions appointed by the President, at
least thirty (30) days prior to Convention.
Section 8. Nominating Committee: A Nominations Committee shall be
appointed by the President to receive names of nominees and submit these names
to the Association in session.
Section 9A. Band Committee: A standing committee on band
arrangements consisting of a member of the Convention City, a State Officer and
the President of the Seattle Letter Carrier Band, Inc., shall be appointed at
each State Convention to make band arrangements for the next State Convention.
Section 9B. The Seattle Letter Carrier Band, Inc. shall be designated
the Washington State Letter Carrier Band at all Conventions of the Washington
State Association of Letter Carriers. The band shall be allowed three thousand
dollars ($3,000.00). The band shall be allowed the amount allocated toward
expenses for each Washington State and National Convention attended. A detailed
accounting of the expenditures of the band shall be returned to the
Secretary/Treasurer for accounting, filing and future reference within sixty
(60) days of the close of the Convention.
Section 10. Scholarship Committee:
The President shall appoint to a Standing Committee of three (3), maintaining
three (3) year staggered terms. The Committee on Scholarship shall review all
applications for scholarship awards and apply the adopted rules in awarding
scholarships from the Washington State Association of Letter Carriers Memorial
Scholarship Fund. Proposed changes to the rules and criteria shall be subject
to the approval of the Convention delegates prior to succeeding awards.
Section 11. When approved by a majority of the Executive Council, the
President shall appoint a member of the Washington State Association of Letter
Carriers or the Washington State Auxiliary to serve as Webmaster. The Webmaster
shall maintain/update the WSALC Website. The Webmaster shall receive a salary
of one thousand fifty dollars ($1,050.00) per annum to be paid quarterly.
Section 1. Per diem shall be paid at the applicable federal per diem
rate. Lodging expenses shall be paid at the single occupancy rate.
Section 2. Mileage
shall be paid as reimbursed expense at the rate set by the IRS (Internal Revenue
Service) for travel by the most direct route. Reimbursement for intrastate
travel by commercial carrier, except ferry, shall not be in excess of the
current mileage rate over the most direct surface route.
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Section 3. By the
direction of the President and approval of the Executive Board, mileage, per
diem, and lodging shall be provided State Officers to carry out the duties and
requirements of their offices in promoting the welfare and business of this
Association, and shall be paid for each day present at Convention while in
session and/or duration of each business trip. Registration fees shall be paid
directly by the Secretary/Treasurer.
Section 1. This Association shall take no action on
behalf of Letter Carriers independent of the National Association of Letter
Carriers, but shall at all times act in harmony and in conjunction with the
Officers of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Section 2. All editorial expressions and writings
by any Officer and member representing themselves as a member of this
Association which would appear in any but an official NALC publication shall
carry the signature or authorization of the President, in addition to that of
the writer.
Article 12
Referendum
Any action
of this Association in Convention assembled may be protested in writing, if
signed by five (5) Branches in good standing in this Association and filed with
the Secretary/Treasurer who, within thirty (30) days, shall submit it to all
Branches in good standing for a referendum vote. Two-thirds of the votes cast
shall be necessary to rescind such protested action.
Article 13
The rules of Article 13 of the Constitution of the Government of State
Associations of the Constitution of the National Association of Letter Carriers
must be observed.
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Section 1. These By-Laws shall not be altered or amended except through
the Washington State Association of Letter Carriers in Convention assembled,
and in the same manner as provided for the alteration of the Constitution of
the National Association of Letter Carriers. These By-Laws become effective
upon adoption by this Association and approval by the National Committee on
Laws.
Section 2. All proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Washington
State Association of Letter Carriers shall be read to the assembled Delegates
on the first (1st) day of the State Convention. Debate on the proposed
amendments, and final disposition thereof shall take place on the second (2nd)
day of the State Convention. Upon reading of proposed amendments, the Executive
Board will give its recommendations of approval or disapproval.
1. Calling
Roll of Officers
2. Calling
Roll of Representatives or Delegates
3. Reading
of the Minutes of Previous Meeting
4. Report
of Committee on Credentials
5. Report
of the Officers
6. Report
of the Executive Board
7. Report
of Committee on Audit
8. Report
of Special Committees
9. Unfinished
Business
10. New Business,
Presentations of Resolutions, Petitions etc. by
Branches in their Numerical Order.
11. Report of Committee on Mileage and Per Diem
12. Installation of Officers
13. Adjournment
Section 1. This Association shall make provisions for the publication of
the Washington State Letter Carrier
paper.
Section 2. It shall be published at least bi-monthly. A copy of this paper shall be sent to each
member of the State Association.
Section 3. The President may appoint an Assistant Editor.
Section 4. All correspondence, except articles of elected State
Officers, shall be signed by the President or the Secretary of any Branch
submitting such correspondence, and the Editor shall not accept for publication
any article, which does not bear one of these signatures.
Section 5. The subscription to the Washington
State Letter Carrier shall be $3.00 per annum.
Section 6. The Executive Board shall set the price guidelines for ads in
the State Paper.
Section 7. All issues of the Washington
State Letter Carrier will have a “Calendar of Upcoming Events” printed.
Section 1. The Union Label shall appear on all books, papers, leaflets,
bulletins or other stationery printed for and distributed by the State
Association.
Section 1. The Washington State Association of Letter Carriers shall
give an annual award to one Letter Carrier. This award will be known as “the
Washington State Association of Letter Carriers Outstanding Service Award”.
Section 2. The cost of this award is to be determined by the Outstanding
Service Award Committee.
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1. Resolutions, Etc., Repealed: All
resolutions, motions, rules and By-Laws heretofore adopted or accepted by this
Association, which are inconsistent with, contrary to or in conflict with the
foregoing By-Laws are hereby nullified, rescinded, repealed and abrogated.
2. Rules of Order: The “Robert’s Rules of Order”
shall be the guide of this Association in matters of parliamentary practice.
3. General Guide: The intent and spirit of the
Constitution of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the rule,
usages and precedents of the National Association as outlined and followed by
it, shall be the general guide of this Association in all things not covered by
the Constitution for the Government of State Association and the By-Laws for
rules of procedure under which this Association operates insofar as the intent
and spirit may be made applicable under similar conditions or in parallel
cases.
Proposed change
to the By-Laws
of the
Washington State Association of Letter Carriers
Change
Article ____________Section ____________ as follows:
(Change such
and such)
By adding or
deleting such and such
word(s)
and/or paragraph(s).
The above
Article will then read:
(Correct
form as desired)
Include any
additions you desire in
addition to
new paragraph and/or
Sections.
Presented by
Branch No. ________, _______________, WA.
Submitted by
Branch No. ________, _______________, WA.
Signed by ___________________ President
___________________ Secretary
Resolution
(Keep the
Title short, yet explain the resolution)
Whereas: (Give reasons why
such and such is so)
________________________________ and,
Whereas: (Use as may
reasons as necessary to fully explain
What you desire to get to the members)
________________________________ and,
Whereas: (Continue to
explain if necessary)
________________________________ Therefore be it
Resolved: That the Washington State
Association of Letter
Carriers in Convention assembled on
the (date),
day of (month), (year), in
(town), Washington,
do (go on record, do such and such,
Urge our Nation Officers
to, make a direct stand,
Commend, such people,
etc.)
Presented by
Branch No. _______________________
Passed at a regular meeting on
(date) at (city), Washington.
Signed by ________________________ President
________________________ Secretary
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Conv. City Year St.
President Br. City Conv. City Year St. President Br. City
1
Seattle 1901 D. A. Roberts 130
Tacoma 68 Bellingham 1968 J. Kramer 4365 Bellevue
2
Tacoma 1902 D. A. Roberts 130 Tacoma 69 Longview 1969 J. P. Sullivan 2214
Longview
3
Everett 1903 T. Reed 79 Seattle 70
Vancouver 1970 J. P. Sullivan 2214
Longview
4
Seattle 1904 C. V. Savidge 351 Olympia 71 Spokane 1971 M. Hankla 736
Walla Walla
5
Tacoma 1905 E. A. Webster 79
Seattle 72
Yakima 1972 M. Hankla 736
Walla Walla
6
Spokane 1906 G. Dewey 442 Spokane 73
Pasco 1973
M. Hankla 736
Walla Walla
7
Seattle 1907 W. T. Pearse 79 Seattle 74
Olympia 1974 D. Rhodes 450
Bellingham
8
Bellingham 1908 C. H. Titus 791 Everett 75 Everett 1975 B. Muntz 130
Tacoma
9
Tacoma 1909 S. A. Locke 130 Tacoma 76
Wenatchee 1976 D. Olsness 442
Spokane
10 Spokane 1910 L. L. Kidd
79 Seattle 77
Bellingham
1977 D. Olsness
442 Spokane
11 Seattle 1911 T. A. Newbury 442
Spokane 78 Yakima 1978
K. Wagner 1104 Vancouver
12 Everett 1912 R. B. Hess 450 Bellingham 79 Vancouver 1979 K. Wagner 1104 Vancouver
13 Tacoma 1913 E. A. Miller 79 Seattle 80
Spokane 1980 J.
Godfrey
736 Walla Walla
14 Bellingham 1914 W. J. Kennedy 130
Tacoma 81 Olympia
1981 J. Godfrey
736 Walla Walla
15 N. Yakima 1915 W. J. Kennedy 130
Tacoma 82 Ocean Shores 1982 J. Godfrey 736 Walla Walla
16 Anacortes 1916 H. E. Epley 442 Spokane 83 Walla Walla 1983 R. DeShaw 442
Spokane
17 Centralia 1917 H. E. Epley 442 Spokane 84
Seattle 1984 R. DeShaw 442
Spokane
18 Seattle 1918 R. A. Owen 450 Bellingham 85
Tacoma 1985 R. DeShaw 442
Spokane
19 Tacoma 1919 A. Frye 130 Tacoma 86
Wenatchee 1986 R. DeShaw
442 Spokane
20 Walla Walla 1920 A.
Frye 130 Tacoma
87 Yakima 1987
S. Martin 1266 Centralia
21 Bellingham 1921 E. J. Snyder 1515 Pt. Townsend 88
Snohomish County 1988 S. Martin 1266
Centralia
22 Spokane 1922 E. J. Snyder 1515 Pt. Townsend 89
Pasco 1989 S. Martin 1266 Centralia
23 Seattle 1923 A. D. Gaffney 1302
Hoquiam 90 Vancouver 1990 S.
Martin 1266 Centralia
24 Olympia 1924 G. H. Hall
852 Yakima
91 Bellingham 1991 T.
Hart 442 Spokane
25 Wenatchee 1925 J. F. Daly
79 Seattle
92 Olympia 1992 T.
Hart 442 Spokane
26 Tacoma 1926 J. F. Daly
79 Seattle
93 Spokane 1993 T. Hart 442
Spokane
27 Everett 1927 E. J. Anderson 130
Tacoma 94 Leavenworth 1994 T. Hart
442 Spokane
28 Aberdeen 1928 E. J. Anderson 130
Tacoma 95 Tacoma 1995 G. Burnside 79
Seattle
29 Spokane 1929 L. J. Kolts 853
Aberdeen 96
Seattle 1996 G. Burnside 79
Seattle
30 Yakima 1930 L. J. Kolts 853
Aberdeen 97
Yakima 1997 B. J.
Hansen 79 Seattle
31 Bellingham 1931 M. F. Bell
2103 Kelso 98 Walla Walla 1998 B. J. Hansen 79 Seattle
32 Walla Walla 1932 M.
F. Bell 2103 Kelso
99 Pasco 1999 B. J. Hansen 79
Seattle
33 Seattle 1933 R. B. Kremers 79
Seattle 100 Spokane 2000 B. J. Hansen
79 Seattle
34 Longview 1934 R. B. Kremers 79
Seattle 101 Everett 2001 S. Schultz
442 Spokane
35 Seattle 1935 R. B. Kremers 79
Seattle 102 Yakima 2002 S. Schultz 442
Spokane
36 Wenatchee 1936 R. Taylor 1350 Wenatchee 103
Vancouver 2003 S. Schultz 442 Spokane
37 Olympia 1937 R. Taylor 1350 Wenatchee
104 Kelso
2004 S. Schultz 442
Spokane
38 Tacoma 1938 A. Elbert 442 Spokane
105 Tacoma 2005 R. James 791 Snohomish
County
39 Everett 1939 A. Elbert 442 Spokane
40 Spokane 1940 A. Elbert 442 Spokane
41 Bellingham 1941 A. Elbert 442 Spokane
42 Yakima 1942 C. A. Hudson 79 Seattle
43 Wenatchee 1943 N. J. Estes 791 Everett
44 Yakima 1944 L. L. Marcoe 130 Tacoma
45 Seattle 1945 L. L. Marcoe 130 Tacoma
46 Bellingham 1946 L. L. Marcoe 130 Tacoma
47 Spokane 1947 C. B. Willits 79 Seattle
48 Tacoma 1948 C. B. Willits 79 Seattle
49 Everett 1949 A. H. Beck 442 Spokane
50 Vancouver 1950 G. Newland 852 Yakima
51 Walla Walla 1951 G.
Newland 852 Yakima
52 Yakima 1952
G. H. Barnett 450 Bellingham
53 Olympia 1953 B. J. Iddins 351 Olympia
54 Wenatchee 1954 B. J. Iddins 351 Olympia
55 Aberdeen 1955 B. J. Iddins 351 Olympia
56 Bellingham 1956 K. N. Dow 450 Bellingham
57 Spokane 1957 K. N. Dow 450 Bellingham
58 Tacoma 1958 J. McKnight 736 Walla Walla
59 Longview 1959 J. McKnight 736 Walla Walla
60 Vancouver 1960
A. Freeman 1350 Wenatchee
61 Seattle 1961 A. Freeman 1350 Wenatchee
62 Yakima 1962 H. Burns 1104 Vancouver
63 Olympia 1963 H. Burns 1104 Vancouver
64 Walla Walla 1964 J.
H. Horn 442 Spokane
65 Everett 1965 J. H. Horn 442 Spokane
66 Wenatchee 1966 E. L. Lind
853 Aberdeen
67 Aberdeen 1967 E. L. Lind
853 Aberdeen
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1. |
John
McKnight |
Walla Walla |
1959 |
|
2. |
Pierre Mozzone |
Seattle |
1960 D |
|
3. |
Shirk
Jansen |
Spokane |
1961 |
|
4. |
Sam Morley |
Long Beach |
1961 D |
|
5. |
Marvin
Shaffer |
Harrah |
1962 |
|
6. |
Howard
Benjamin |
Spokane |
1963 D |
|
7. |
Harold
Burns |
Vancouver |
1964 D |
|
8. |
James
Kramer |
Bellevue |
1965 |
|
9. |
Lloyd
Mansfield |
Yakima |
1966 D |
|
10. |
Robert
Muntz |
Tacoma |
1967 |
|
11. |
LeRoy Olson |
Spokane |
1968 |
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12. |
Stan
Sandstrom |
Tacoma |
1969 |
|
13. |
Larry
Settles |
Vancouver |
1970 D |
|
14. |
Joseph
Walker |
Spokane |
1971 D |
|
15. |
Lloyd
Shipley |
Vancouver |
1972 |
|
16. |
Howard
Erickson |
Everett |
1973 D |
|
17. |
LuVerne
Krumm |
Moses Lake |
1974 D |
|
18. |
Charles
Moffat |
Spokane |
1975 |
|
19. |
Bill
Bonaker |
Seattle |
1976 D |
|
20. |
Frank Green |
Seattle |
1977 |
|
21. |
Robert Moe |
Bellingham |
1978 |
|
22. |
Robert
Christofferson |
Tacoma |
1979 |
|
23. |
Meerko
Major |
Aberdeen |
1980 |
|
24. |
Roy
Hendrickson |
Wenatchee |
1981 |
|
25. |
Francis Devine |
Tacoma |
1982 |
|
26. |
Bill
Guiberson |
Seattle |
1983 |
|
27. |
Larry Cook |
Yakima |
1984 |
|
28. |
Jim Godfrey |
Walla Walla |
1985 D |
|
29. |
Elmer
Nelson |
Wenatchee |
1986 D |
|
30. |
Ken Wagner |
Vancouver |
1987 |
|
31. |
Bob Morley |
Seattle |
1988 |
|
32. |
Roger
DeShaw |
Spokane |
1989 |
|
33. |
Gene Orcutt |
Seattle |
1990 |
|
34. |
John
Ricciardi |
Bremerton |
1991 |
|
35. |
Ed Root |
Olympia |
1992 D |
|
36. |
Jack Henry |
Seattle |
1993 |
|
37. |
Ken Titus |
Snohomish
County |
1994 |
|
38. |
Don Young |
Vancouver |
1995 |
|
39. |
Tom Hart |
Spokane |
1996 |
|
40. |
Jo Ann Pyle |
Seattle |
1997 |
|
41. |
Charlie
Kulhvi |
Olympia |
1998 |
|
42. |
Sam Martin |
Lewis
County |
1999 |
|
43. |
Ken Drew |
Spokane |
2000 |
|
44. |
B.J. Hansen |
Seattle |
2001 |
|
45. |
Jamie Lumm |
Kent |
2002 |
|
46. |
John
Jackson |
Puyallup |
2003 |
|
47. |
Gwen Eakers |
Seattle |
2004 |
|
48. |
“Elber” Sam
Samuels |
Clark V.
Savidge |
2005 |
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Notes
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