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« Section 5. Aucun membre n’est éligible à un poste de dirigeant de la section locale ou à un poste d’unité lors de toute élection régulière ou élection visant à pourvoir un poste vacant, à moins :
c) d’avoir assisté au moins au tiers (1/3) des assemblées ordinaires tenues par son unité, si son unité en tient régulièrement, pendant la période de vingt-quatre (24) mois précédant immédiatement le mois au cours duquel l’élection a lieu.
Pour établir l’éligibilité d’un membre en vertu de la présente section, on ne tient pas compte des assemblées auxquelles il ne peut assister en raison de ses activités syndicales, de ses heures de travail, de son service dans les forces armées du Canada ou des États-Unis, d’une maladie qui le force à garder le lit, d’un décès parmi ses proches parents ou d’un service judiciaire, sous réserve, toutefois, que ledit membre ait la responsabilité de prouver son empêchement à y assister pour l’une des raisons prescrites, conformément aux procédures spécifiées dans le “Manuel d’élections dans les sections locales”.
Tout membre qui affirme ne pas pouvoir assister à une assemblée de son unité en raison d’une “maladie qui le force à garder le lit” doit en aviser le secrétaire de son unité dans le mois qui suit ladite réunion, autrement la réunion sera prise en compte dans la détermination de l’éligibilité du membre aux termes de la présente section. »
La période de 24 mois au cours de laquelle la participation aux assemblées d'unité est prise en compte pour l'éligibilité aux postes d’Unité et de la Section locale s’étend de mars 2019 à mars 2021, en prévision des élections des Responsables d’unités et des Dirigeants de la Section locale d'avril 2021.
Si, au cours de l'année passée ou à l'avenir, vous aviez/avez prévu d'assister à une assemblée d'unité spécifique mais que vous en avez été/serez empêché en raison de l'une des 6 circonstances énumérées ci-dessus, veuillez contacter dès que possible le secrétaire de votre unité, afin d’être inscrit comme « Absent - excusé » sur la feuille de présence de l’unité.
November 12, 2019 - This is a reminder that the following provisions exist in our Local 1944 By-Laws:
Local 1944 By-Law Article IV
“Section 5. No member shall be eligible for election as a Local Union Officer or election to a Unit position in any regular election or election to fill a vacancy unless:
(c) The member shall have attended at least one third (1/3) of the regular meetings held by the member’s Unit, if the member’s Unit has regularly scheduled meetings, during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the month in which the election is to be held.
Meetings which a member was prevented from attending because of such member’s Union activities, working hours, service in the armed forces of Canada or the United States, sickness which confines, death in the immediate family, or jury duty, shall not be counted as meetings held in determining such member’s eligibility under this Section; provided, that the member shall have the burden of proving inability to attend for one of the prescribed reasons, in accordance with procedures specified in the Local Union Elections Manual. Any member who claims inability to attend a Unit meeting because of a ‘sickness which confines’ must notify the Unit Secretary within one month of such meeting; otherwise the meeting will be counted as a meeting held in determining such member’s eligibility under this section.”
The 24 month period during which Unit attendance counts toward eligibility for Unit of Local Office is from March 2019 to March 2021, in advance of the April 2021 Unit and Local elections.
If you would have attended a specific Unit meeting this year, or going forward, but were/are unable to do so due to one of the 6 circumstances listed above, please contact your Unit Secretary (listed on your Unit’s Meeting Notices) as soon as possible to make sure that you are so that you can be marked as being “Absent – excused” on the Unit Sign-in sheet.
We are shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of one of our country’s great leaders. Bernard J. Tyson was a visionary labor-management leader — and a committed, compassionate innovator unafraid to speak the truth and seek solutions on health care delivery, care disparities, care for transgender and other vulnerable populations, income inequality, climate change, racial profiling and homelessness.
Bernard was committed to a vision of making health care affordable for all Americans. He worked closely with the Obama administration on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, and when other insurance providers pulled out of the ACA marketplaces, he made it clear that Kaiser Permanente would remain active there.
We understand Kaiser Permanente’s board has appointed Greg Adams as interim CEO. We’re confident Greg will provide effective leadership at this challenging time and continue Bernard’s legacy of support for the labor management partnership.
Bernard was a champion and one of the founders of Kaiser Permanente’s groundbreaking Labor Management Partnership, the largest and most successful such partnership in the U.S. He made clear that Partnership was central to Kaiser Permanente's business strategy and to how KP offered quality health care to the communities it serves.
"Our mission is such that the Partnership will be here forever," said Bernard, marking the 20th anniversary of our Labor Management Partnership.
Bernard’s championing of labor-management partnership — a unique approach to engaging frontline union members in decisions about how care is delivered — is characteristic of his willingness to innovate. I’ve received many calls, text and emails from shocked and grieving union members today.
Our members knew Bernard well because he made it a point to come to each of our annual union leadership conferences, and he insisted on taking unscreened questions from the floor, responding with candor and humor. I believe he was the only major CEO in America to welcome open-ended, public questions from frontline union workers. His last appearance at our Alliance Leadership Conference was on October 4 in Los Angeles, when in characteristic fashion he noted, “We have not always agreed with each other at any given time, but we have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable.”
When visiting Kaiser Permanente's health care facilities, he personally met with and recognized the Unit Based Teams – 3,500-jointly-led work groups bringing union members, physicians and managers together to improve care. By working in partnership, Bernard said, “We have tapped into the potential of smart people all over the organization coming here every...
