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This document was broken up into several files in order to aid in indexing and easy reference. It is also available as a single, non-indexed version for ease of printing.

Art I: Name

Art II: Objectives

Art III: Membership
and Dues

Art IV: Local Structure

Art V: Statewide Structure

Art V.A.1: Officers:
Eligibility

Art V.A.2: Officers:
Duties

Art V.A.3: Officers:
Terms of Office

Art V.A.4: Officers:
Term limits

Art V.B: Executive
Board

Art V.C: Trustees

Art V.D: Election
Appeal Panel

Art V.E: Salaries

Art VI: Elections

Art VI.G: Elections:
Recall

Art VII: Staff

Art VIII: Collective
Bargaining

Art IX: Strike
Votes

Art X: Referenda

Art XI: Amendments

Art XII: Parliamentary
Procedure

Art XIII: Miscellany

Art XIV: Bill of
Rights of Members

Art XV: Affiliation
or Dissolution

App A: Elections
Code

App A: Elections
Code: Challenges

App B: Protecting
the Union
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CONSTITUTION (Continued)

V. STATEWIDE STRUCTURE

A. OFFICERS

The officers of Coalition of University Employees consist of a president, one Southern California vice-president, one Northern California vice-president, one secretary, one treasurer. The officers elected at the Coalition of University Employees founding meeting on October 15, 1995 shall serve until elections are next held. The officers will have the authority to sign checks.

1. Eligibility:

All officers shall be a member of the bargaining unit and a member of CUE. The northern vice-president shall be employed at one of the following locations: Berkeley, Davis, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, LBL, or Office of the President/Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) (if located in the north). The southern vice-president shall be employed at Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Office of the President/DANR (if located in the south). Anyone whose name is put in nomination for more than one office must decline nomination for all but one office. To stand for election, each nominee must accept that nomination.

2. Duties of officers:

  1. President: The president is the chief executive officer of this union and is charged with administering the affairs and executing the policies of the union, as determined by the general membership and the executive board. He/she shall preside at all meetings of the general membership and of the executive board, or delegate that duty. He/she shall report periodically to the membership regarding the progress and standing of the union and his/her official acts, shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, except as disallowed elsewhere in this constitution.

  2. Vice Presidents: There shall be a first and second vice-president. If the president is from a northern local then the southern vice-president shall be first vice president. If the president is from a southern local, the northern vice-president shall be first vice-president.

    The first vice-president shall assist the president in execution of his/her duties and serve as acting president during the absence or disability of the president. In the event that a vacancy in the office of president occurs with less than 180 days left in the term, the first vice-president shall fill the office of president until the next regularly scheduled election of officers. The first vice-president shall discharge such other duties as may be assigned. The second vice-president shall assist the president in execution of his/her duties and serve as acting president during the simultaneous absence or disability of the president and the first vice-president. The second vice-president shall discharge such other duties as may be assigned.

  3. Treasurer: The treasurer shall keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements of all money of the statewide union, maintain financial records. The treasurer shall deposit all money of statewide CUE in a bank account selected by the executive board. She/he shall provide members access to financial records; the executive board shall adopt reasonable procedures for this process that shall not abridge this membership right nor unduly burden the treasurer. The treasurer shall report on financial matters to the president and executive board regularly. The treasurer shall prepare all checks for signature, and shall prepare the dues rebate checks for the locals. The treasurer retains responsibility for any duties delegated to another member.

  4. Secretary: The secretary shall record, compile and maintain all minutes of meetings of the general membership and of the executive board. The secretary shall promptly transmit copies of the minutes to each local, and make them available to all members promptly upon request. The Secretary shall carry on all official correspondence of the union, except as the executive board may direct otherwise.

3. Terms of office:

The term of office for officers of the statewide executive board is two years.

4. Term limits for officers of the statewide board:

An individual may hold a position filling a specific office for no more than two consecutive terms. That individual may hold the same office only after being out of that office for at least one year. During the period during which the individual may not hold that position, the individual may hold other officer positions or position as a campus representative.

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