ARTICLE 55

Retirees

  1.     The International Executive Board shall estab-
  2. lish a retiree structure within the International
  3. Union as follows:

  4.     Section 1. Local Union Retired Workers
  5. Chapetrs

  6.   (a)A Local Union having twenty-five (25) retired
  7.       members or more shall establish a Local Union
  8.       Retired Workers Chapter which shall hold a
  9.       regular general membership meeting at least
  10.       once a month.

  11.   (b)The retired members of the Local Union Chap-
  12.       ter shall elect a retired member to be a mem-
  13.       ber of the Local Union Executive Board with
  14.       voice and vote. The election of such retiree
  15.       board member shall be pursuant to Article 38,
  16.       Section 5 of this Constitution.

  17.   (c)The Local Union President or her/his desig-
  18.       nee shall serve as a member of the governing
  19.       board of the Local Union Retired Workers
  20.       Chapter with voice abd vote.

  21.   (d)Each Local Union shall amend its bylaws to
  22.       provide for the above measures and such other
  23.       measures concerning the Retired Workers
  24.       Chapter as it deems appropriate.

  25.   (e)Local Union Retired Workers Chapters shall
  26.       conform to the policies of the International
  27.       Union.

  28.     Section 2. Area Retired Workers Councils

  29.   (a)Each Regional Director shall establish Area
  30.       Retired Workers Councils in designated geo-
  31.       graphic areas, or by combination of designated
  32.       Local Unions, or on any other reasonable ba-
  33.       sis.

  34.   (b)Additional Area Retired Workers Councils
  35.       may be established by the International Ex-
  36.       ecutive Board as needed to permit retired
  37.       members to participate in those areas in which
  38.       they have settled in considerable numbers.

  39.   (c)Area Retired Workers Councils may be either
  40.       membership or delegate bodies, as the Re-
  41.       gional Director shall direct. If such a Council
  42.       is constituted as a membership body, all re-
  43.       tired members within its jurisdiction may join
  44.       the Council.

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  1.   (d)The President of each Local Union within the
  2.       jurisdiction of an Area Retired Workers Coun-
  3.       cil shall be entitled to designate one (1) del-
  4.       egate to the Area Council.

  5.     Section 3. Regional Retired Workers Council

  6.   (a)Each Regional Director shall establish a Re-
  7.       gional Retired Workers Council in her/his
  8.       Region.

  9.   (b)Representation to the Council shall be as
  10.       follows:

  11.       (1) Each Local Union Retired Workers Chap-
  12.             ter shall be entitled to one (1) retiree del-
  13.             egate.

  14.       (2) Each Local Union Retired Workers Chap-
  15.             ter having more than one thousand
  16.             (1,000) retired members shall be entitled
  17.             to one (1) additional retiree delegate for
  18.             each one thousand (1,000) retired mem-
  19.             bers or major fraction thereof; provided,
  20.             however, that where appropriate the In-
  21.             ternational Executive Board may approve
  22.             additional representation.

  23.       (3) Each Area Retired Workers Council
  24.             established by the Regional Director shall
  25.             be entitled to three (3) retiree delegates,
  26.             and each additional Area Retired Work-
  27.             ers Council established by the Interna-
  28.             tional Executive Board shall be entitled
  29.             to one (1) retired delegate.

  30.       (4) Each Local Union shall be entitled to one
  31.             (1) delegate to be designated by the Presi-
  32.             dent of the Local Union.

  33.     Section 4. International Retired Workers
  34. Advisory Council.

  35.   (a)An International Retired Workers Advisory
  36.       Council shall be established.

  37.   (b)Representation to the Council shall be as
  38.       follows:

  39.       (1) One (1) retiree delegate from each of the
  40.             Regional Retired Workers Councils.

  41.       (2) One (1)retiree delegate from the Area
  42.             Councils within a region as established
  43.             by the International Executive Board.
  44.             Regions with fifteen (15) or more Area
  45.             Councils shall have one (1) additional
  46.             retiree delegate.

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  1.       (3) Area Council delegates to the Regional
  2.             Council shall have voice and vote on all
  3.             matters in the Council, except that such
  4.             delegates shall not be eligible to vote or
  5.             be a candidate for the Advisory Council
  6.             delegate position from Regional Coun-
  7.             cils.

  8.   (c)Each delegate to the International Retired
  9.       Workers Advisory Council shall be elected by
  10.       the members of the delegate's Region or Area
  11.       Retired Workers Council pursuant to the Elec-
  12.       tion procedures established by the bylaws of
  13.       the Regional or Area Retired Workers Coun-
  14.       cil.

  15.   (d)The International Retired Workers Advisory
  16.       Council shall elect a Chairperson, Vice Chair-
  17.       person and a Secretary From among its del-
  18.       egates.

  19.   (e)The International Executive Board shall con-
  20.       sult with representatives of the International
  21.       Retired Workers Advisory Council concern-
  22.       ing retired workers programs and policies and
  23.       such other matters as affect the welfare of re-
  24.       tired members

  25.   (f)Each elected member of the International Re-
  26.       tired Workers Advisory Council shall auto-
  27.       matically be a delegate to the UAW Constitu-
  28.       tional Convention with voice and one (1) vote.
  29.       Each appointed member of the International
  30.       Retired Workers Advisory Council may attend
  31.       UAW Constitutional Conventions as a guest.

  32.     Section 5. Memership and Dues

  33.   (a)Membership in the Retired Workers bodies
  34.       provided for in this Article is open to any mem-
  35.       ber entitled to retired membership status, as
  36.       provided in Article 6, Section 19 of this Con-
  37.       stitution. Members are eligible for full partici-
  38.       pation in such Retired Workers Bodies.

  39.   (b)Retirees will not be required to pay member-
  40.       ship dues during the period of retirement, in
  41.       accordance with Article 6, Section 19 of this
  42.       Constitution. To assist in financing these ac-
  43.       tivities, a two dollar ($2.00) per month volun-
  44.       tary retired membership dues is hereby estab-
  45.       lished. All UAW retirees are eligible to par-
  46.       ticipate in the two dollar ($2.00) voluntary
  47.       retired membership dues.

  48.   (c)Dues shall be allowcated as follows:

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  1.       (1) International Retired Workers
  2.             Fund...............................................40%

  3.       (2) Regional Retired Workers
  4.             Fund...............................................25%

  5.       (3) Local Union Retired Workers
  6.             Chapter..........................................35%

  7.     Distribution of funds from the International
  8. Retired Workers Fund and each Regional Retired
  9. Workers Council Fund shall be determined by the
  10. Officers of the International Union and Re-
  11. gional Director respectively. Each Local Union
  12. Retired Workers Chapter Fund shall be held by the
  13. Local Union for disbursement upon the request of
  14. the Retired Workers Chapter.

  15.     Section 6. Retired Workers Council Bylaws

  16.     Each Regional and Area Retired Workers Coun-
  17. cil shall enact bylaws consistent with and subject
  18. to the approval of the International Union.

  19.     Section 7. Associate Status

  20.     The spouse or surviving spouse of any retired
  21. member may request and receive associate status
  22. in a Local Union Retired Workers Chapter, with
  23. full rights of participation in its activities. Such
  24. associate, however, shall not have the rights of a
  25. member of the Local Union as set out in Article 6
  26. -"Membership." nor those described in Article
  27. 6, Section 19 which addresses retired UAW mem-
  28. bers. The administrative procedures for Retired
  29. Workers Chapter associate status shall be estab-
  30. lished by the International Executive Board.