CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Don Carlisto, Saranac Lake Central Teachers Association, Local 2982

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1 . TABLE OF CONTENTS Substitutions for these committee chairs may be made if, for any reason, the appointees are unable to serve. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Don Carlisto, Saranac Lake Central Teachers Association, 982 Constitution i Article IX Revenues/Section 1 AFT Executive Council 1 Article XI Affiliation/Sections 1 and 3 AFT Executive Council 1 Bylaws Article VII Standing Committees/Sections 4(b) and 4(c) Article VIII Per Capita, Budget and Audits/Sections 1(a), 6 and 7 Article IX Affiliate Audit and Financial Review Requirements/Sections 1-5 Oklahoma City Federation of Classified Employees, Local 4574 AFT Executive Council 3 AFT Executive Council 4 Article X Good Standing/Section 1(b) AFT Executive Council 6 EDUCATIONAL ISSUES COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Donna Chiera, AFT New Jersey 1 Supporting Collective Action to Promote Public Education AFT Executive Council 7 2 Defeating the DeVos Agenda Ohio Federation of Teachers 9 3 In Support of Developmentally Appropriate Sexual Consent Education in America s Schools 4 To Promote the Public Good in Public Charter Schools Michigan Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, Local 6482; Cleveland Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, Local Supporting Science and Science Educators AFT-Oregon 15 6 Support Expansion of Career and Technical Education Courses 7 Ensuring that Students Make an Informed Decision Regarding Military Service and ROTC Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Local 400 Professional Staff Congress, 334 HEALTHCARE ACCESS/QUALITY COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Jean Morningstar, AFT Connecticut 8 Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths and Support the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 21

2 9 Protect Staff and Students from the Health Risks of Agricultural Pesticides California Federation of Teachers Opioids: A Global Epidemic Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Local In Support of Expanding Healthcare for All 12 Bargaining for Trans Healthcare AFT-Oregon Promoting Support of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion Washington State Nurses Association, Local 5901 HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Lacy Barnes, State Center Federation of Teachers, Local Condemning the Actions of Student Loan Servicer Navient 15 AFT Members Support PSC s $7K Campaign and All AFT Locals Campaigns for Fair Adjunct Pay AFT Executive Council 29 Professional Staff Congress, Local Regulation of For-Profit Colleges Professional Staff Congress, Local Adjunct Faculty Dues Structure Faculty Association of Suffolk Community College, Local Encourage Membership Activism University Professionals of Illinois, Local In Support of Sanctuary Schools and Campuses AFT-Oregon 36 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Carla McCoy, Baltimore Teachers Union, Local Immigrants in the United States New York State United Teachers; 21 Students Not Suspects: Oppose Random Searches 22 Opposing Racism and Bigotry in an Age of Trumpism 23 AFT Stands in Unity Against Discrimination in North Carolina, Kentucky and South Dakota 24 A Welcoming Policy for Refugees and Immigration 25 Mobilizing the AFT to Stand Against Facist, White Nationalist, Neo-Nazi and Other Hate Groups United Teachers Los Angeles, Local Boston Teachers Union, Local New York State United Teachers 45 AFT-Oregon 46 AFT-Oregon Supporting DACA and DACA Recipients AFT-Oregon 48 ii

3 27 Denouncing the Ban on Immigrants and Refugees AFT-Oregon Rejecting Hate Speech AFT-Oregon Opposing the Presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials in Schools AFT-Oregon Defend the Dignity and Rights of Immigrants California Federation of Teachers 54 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Peter Goodman, 31 Modern-Day Slavery AFT-Kansas Public Education and Free Labor Unions: Cornerstones of Democracy Worldwide 33 Stand with Nabisco Workers in the United States and Across the Globe Illinois Federation of Teachers 60 AFT-Oregon International Labor Rights Defenders AFT New Mexico Steps to Peace in Korea Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia, Future of Teaching and Technology Ohio Federation of Teachers 66 LABOR AND THE ECONOMY COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Zeph Capo, Houston Federation of Teachers, Supporting a National Campaign to Highlight the Debt Crisis in America 38 The Fight for Investment in Our Future and the Fight Against Austerity 65 AFT Executive Council 69 AFT Executive Council In Support of Rebuilding Puerto Rico 40 In Solidarity with Puerto Rican Educators and Public Education in Puerto Rico 41 Responding to Disaster: Restoring Faith in Institutions During Times of Crisis 42 Legislative Initiative to Close the FLSA Loophole that Allows Wage Discrimination Against Teachers Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1; Boston Teachers Union, Local 66 Houston Federation of Teachers, 415 United University Professions, Local 2190 ORGANIZING AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMITTEE Committee Chair: J. Philippe Abraham, New York State United Teachers 43 External Organizing AFT Executive Council The Future of Our Union AFT Executive Council iii

4 45 Building Union Power Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Local 3; Houston Federation of Teachers, Supporting Teachers and Support Staff s First Amendment Rights and Rights to Privacy and Association in the Lawsuit Against the Berkeley Unified School District and Judicial Watch iv Berkeley Federation of Teachers, Local National Campaign of Labor Action Berkeley Federation of Teachers, Local Supporting Striking Teachers United University Professions, Local Union Representation and Rights for AFT Project Employees AFT-Oregon Increasing the Transparency of the AFT Budget AFT-Oregon Resist the Trump Attack on Unions Following Confirmation of Justice Gorsuch: A Call for Mass Mobilization and Internal Revitalization of AFT Locals New York State United Teachers 92 POLITICAL ACTION/LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Paul Egan, 52 The Defense of Democracy AFT Executive Council REV It Up: Register, Educate, Vote! Illinois Federation of Teachers Encouraging and Supporting Members to Run for Elected Office Health Professionals and Allied Employees 55 Defense of the Mueller Investigation Berkeley Federation of Teachers, Local Demand that Trump Resign or Be Removed Berkeley Federation of Teachers, Local Oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline California Federation of Teachers In Support of Registering Eligible High School Students to Vote 59 On AFT Demands for Political Endorsements Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1; United Teachers Los Angeles, Local 1021; Professional Staff Congress, Against America s Forever Wars Professional Staff Congress, Local 2334 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Gary Feist, North Dakota Public Employees Association, Local Condemning the Trump-Ryan-McConnell Tax Cuts for the Rich AFT Executive Council 109

5 62 To Prevent the Criminalization of People with Mental Illness and Advocate for Appropriate, Comprehensive and Community-Based Public Mental Health Services 63 A Just Transition to 100 Percent Renewable Energy 64 Provide Aid to Victims of Hurricanes, Wildfires and Mudslides 65 Promote a Corporate Tax to Fund Fair and Quality Public Education 66 Calling for a Campaign to Educate the Public on Detecting Falsehoods in Media Public Employees Federation, Local 4053; Kansas Organization of State Employees, Local 300 Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia, AFT-Oregon 117 AFT-Oregon 119 RETIREMENT COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Thomas Brown, 67 Achieving National Retirement Security for All Workers 68 Controlling the Hedge Fund Threat to Public Pension Funds v AFT Executive Council 121 Illinois Federation of Teachers Medicare Part D and Prescription Drug Costs New York State United Teachers Lift the Cap on Social Security New York State United Teachers Oppose and Reject McTeacher s Nights California Federation of Teachers 127 RNs (REGISTERED NURSES)/HEALTHCARE WORKERS COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Anne Goldman, 72 Healthcare Inequities AFT Executive Council Rapid Response Team for Disaster Relief Health Professionals and Allied Employees, Locals 5118 and Mandate the Provision of Clinical Training to Home Care Providers for the Delivery of Safe Patient Care 75 Promoting Prevention of Workplace Violence Washington State Nurses Association, Local Lobby for Removing Restrictions on Strikes AFT-Oregon 134 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES SUPPORT STAFF ISSUES COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Sandra Davis, Baltimore Teachers Union, Local Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Workplace Oklahoma City Federation of Classified Employees, Local Our Mandate Protecting the Safety of Students and Defending Educators AFT Michigan 136

6 79 In Support of Regulating the Temperature in School Buildings 80 Standing Up Against Chronic Underfunding Albuquerque Educational Assistants Association, Local Post-Traumatic Event: Care for Our Members Douglas County Federation, Local Acknowledge, Address and End Violence Against Public School Educators 83 Public Safety and Training for Firearms and Emergency Situations Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Local AFT-Oregon In Opposition to the Arming of Educators AFT-Oregon Supporting a Ban on Assault Rifles Bill AFT-Oregon 147 WOMEN S RIGHTS COMMITTEE Committee Chair: Karla Hernandez-Mats, United Teachers of Dade, Local In Support of Women s Health and Women s Inclusion in Healthcare Decisions Washington State Nurses Association, Local Right to Work and Its Impact on Women Baltimore Teachers Union, Local Sexual Harassment: Enough Is Enough! Chicago Teachers Union, Local Encourage Women to Run for Elected Office Montclair State University Federation of Teachers, Local Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment United University Professions, Local Support for Paid Parental Leave Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, Local Rules of Conduct for the 2018 Convention Rules Governing the Election of Officers of the AFT and Delegates to the AFL-CIO Convention Parliamentary Motions Guide (inside back cover) vi

7 Provisions for submitting constitutional amendments to the 2018 AFT Convention are contained in Article X, Sections 1 and 3 of the AFT Constitution: Section 1. Proposed amendments to the constitution may be submitted to the convention either by request of the executive council or the convention or executive council of any state federation or by request of a local. All amendments shall bear the signature of at least two elected officers of the federation introducing the amendment. The officers signing the amendment shall certify that the amendment was approved for submission to the convention by the executive board or membership of the local or by the executive board or convention of the state federation or by the executive council of the AFT. Section 3. If a proposed amendment is to be submitted to a national convention, it must reach the national office by March 15 and must be sent by the national office to the locals by April 15. Provisions for submitting resolutions to the 2018 AFT Convention are contained in Article IV, Section 4 of the bylaws to the AFT Constitution: Section 4. Resolutions to the convention may be introduced by locals, state federations or the executive council of the American Federation of Teachers. No resolution shall be introduced later than six weeks prior to the opening of the convention except by two-thirds vote of the convention. All resolutions shall bear the signature of at least two elected officers of the federation introducing the resolution. The officers signing the resolution shall certify that the resolution was approved for submission to the convention by the executive board or membership of the local or by the executive board or convention of the state federation or by the executive council of the American Federation of Teachers. The resolution shall contain the title and shall be submitted to the president of the American Federation of Teachers. Properly signed resolutions may be mailed, ed in PDF format or faxed to the president. Resolutions so submitted shall be mailed from the AFT national office to locals and state federations prior to the convention. According to the above provisions, the following constitutional amendments were received by the national office by March 15, 2018, and resolutions were postmarked no later than June 1, CONVENTION RULES Article IV, Section 9 of the bylaws states: Section 9. A copy of the rules should be provided for delegates and visitors upon convention registration and should be voted on at the opening session on the first day of the convention. NOTE: Resolutions submitted to the national office for consideration by convention delegates are edited for style, typographical errors and punctuation only. vii

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