BE IT RESOLVED:

That the International Union Constitution, Article IV, Section 31, is amended as follows:

Section 31. If the total membership in all local unions in any Legislative District which is represented by two International Vice Presidents shall fall below five percent of the total membership of all local unions in the International Union, or if the total membership in all local unions in any Legislative District which is represented by three International Vice Presidents shall fall below fifteen percent of the total membership of all local unions in the International Union, the delegates from locals, councils and retiree chapters in such Legislative District shall, at the next convention at which elections are to be held, elect only the number of Vice Presidents to which such District is entitled pursuant to Section 28 of this Article; provided that, if the membership in all local unions in any such Legislative District has fallen below the threshold for electing a second or third International Vice President by less than one-half percent of the total membership of all local unions in the International Union, the reduction in the number of Vice Presidents to be elected by such Legislative District shall be delayed until the convention to be held four years later, and such reduction shall not take effect then if the certification of membership issued in the December immediately preceding such convention shows that the membership in all local unions in such Legislative District is in excess of the percentage of the membership of all local unions in the International Union required to elect the number of International Vice Presidents previously elected by such Legislative District.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

That this amendment shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

SUBMITTED BY: INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD