8.12 Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments

8.12.01 Resolutions and Constitutional amendments submitted by the Locals and received by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union or post marked ninety (90) days prior to the opening of the Convention shall be circulated to all Locals thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the Convention.

8.12.02 Resolutions and Constitutional amendments submitted after the ninety (90) day deadline will not be circulated to the Locals and will not be handled by a Convention Committee unless the appropriate Committee rules that the subject matter is of an emergency nature.

8.12.03 Any Resolutions or Constitutional amendments presented to the Convention under 8.12.01 above must have been approved by a Local membership meeting and be attested to by an Officer of the Local.

8.12.04 All resolutions submitted by the National Executive Board that are not of an emergency nature are to be circulated to all locals 30 days prior to the opening of Convention. Resolutions of an emergency nature submitted by the Executive Board will be handled as in 8.12.02.

8.12.05 All matters coming before any Convention, except changes to this Constitution, shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast by delegates representing Local Unions in good standing.

8.12.06 All proposed increases in the per capita dues or special assessments shall be circulated to all locals no later than thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the Convention.