Executive Board Resolutions

Monday, 8 July, 2002

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE (Adopted 7/8/02)

 Whereas the Master Plan sets a goal of 900 members in 2002 and 1000 members in 2003, and

Whereas the Executive Board agenda currently includes plans for recruitment initiatives,

RESOLVED

  • The Local shall request that the AFM approve a membership drive for November and December 2002
  • The PR committee shall develop a plan to publicize the drive, to be presented for Executive Board review and adoption no later than the September meeting
  • The Recruitment and Casual committees shall identify recruiting targets (including nonmembers in cba ensembles) and methods and literature for recruitment to be presented to the Executive Board for review and adoption no later than the September meeting

BYLAW COMMITTEE (Adopted 7/8/02)

 Whereas Local 655 Bylaws require the Bylaw Committee to convene yearly to review the Bylaws, and

Whereas it has been at least 20 years since the last major revision of the Bylaws, and

Whereas portions of the Bylaws are no longer in touch with the changing times, and

Whereas the Bylaws are currently written in a language that is unfamiliar to many of our members, and

Whereas several provisions of the Bylaws are not currently being enforced

 RESOLVED:

  • to convene the Bylaw Committee
  • to empower the committee to review the current Bylaws as well as AFM boilerplate language and Bylaws of other Locals of the AFM
  • to survey the members and hold at least one open forum to solicit input from members
  • to empower the committee to undertake a complete revision of the Bylaws with the following goals:
    • make the Bylaws streamlined and representative of the current needs of the membership and the Local
    • make the Bylaws written in a language easily understandable by the membership
    • make the Bylaws enforceable and sufficient to perpetuate a strong and viable Local
  • to have the committee make a full report and recommendation to the Executive Board no later than January 2003

SCALE COMMITTEE (withdrawn)

Whereas Local 655 Bylaws require the Scale Committee to be convened yearly to review the wage scales, and

Whereas the Wage Scales are intended to be the minimum rates members mutually agree to work for, and

Whereas a number of members perform engagements for less than scale, indicating that situations exist where the current categories or scales may not be appropriate, and

Whereas vagueness of the current wage scale language allows more than one category to apply to certain engagements, making it difficult for members to determine what scale for a particular engagement might be, 

RESOLVED:

  • to convene the Scale Committee
  • to empower the committee to review Local 655 wage scales as well as the scales of other Locals
  • to survey members and hold at least one open forum to solicit input from members
  • to empower the committee to undertake a revision of the wage scales with the following goals in mind:
    • to clarify the current categories and consolidate where feasible
    • to determine what the minimum wages members are willing to demand and will be willing to bring charges against members for working below, and what exceptions and circumstances members believe should be eligible for lower rates
  • to have the committee make a full report and recommendation to the Executive Board no later than November 2002
  • upon adoption of these scales, that the Local shall being charges against those members found working below these scales [amended to read: UPON ADOPTION, THE LOCAL WILL SERVE NOTICE TO MEMBERS FOUND WORKING BELOW SCALE.]

ORCHESTRA ORIENTATIONS (Adopted 7/8/02)

Whereas the Master Plan states that the Local shall “Cultivate a ‘culture of solidarity’” and

Whereas the Master Plan states that “we must establish effective communications up and down the ladder” and

Whereas the Orlando and Honolulu Locals have had great success with holding orientations for new members of respective bargaining units, and

Whereas Local 655 CBAs contain provisions for meeting with newly hired members of each respective ensemble

RESOLVED

  • the Education and Symphonic Committees shall work together with the respective Orchestra Committees to create an orientation script
  • Said script shall contain a history of the ensemble, a history of the ensemble’s relationship with the Local, an overview of the CBA, and any other information deemed appropriate for the development of a sense of community and solidarity
  • Such script shall be finalized and presented for the Executive Board’s review no later than the September meeting
  • such orientation shall be presented to new bargaining unit members (and others who wish to attend) during the first week of each ensemble’s season

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