Delegates Adopt Constitutional Changes

CWA delegates made some important changes to the CWA Constitution.

• Delegates established telecom bargaining councils with the authority to designate national issues that cross bargaining unit lines at the same company. Vice presidents must agree on any changes to these national issues; if they can’t reach agreement, the CWA president will resolve the issues.
  
  This change recognizes the frustration that members, locals and bargaining committees experience when employers refuse to bargain at a national table, and will coordinate issues across districts and sectors.

• Delegates set a new mandatory retirement age of 70 for all full time, elected Executive Board members. Board members who reach age 70 before their terms are completed can finish out that term but not run for re-election. This measure complies with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

• Participation in the National Committee on Civil Rights and Equity and the Women’s Committee was expanded to include representatives from the Public, Healthcare and Education Workers Sector, the Media Sector, AFA-CWA and IUE-CWA.