2020 AFT CONSTITUTION
We care. We fight.We show up. We vote.2020 AFTCONSTITUTIONA N D B Y L AW SAdopted by the National Convention ofthe American Federation of Teachers, afl-cioVirtual ConventionCorrect as of July 2020
Randi WeingartenpresidentFedrick C. Ingramsecretary-treasurerEvelyn DeJesusexecutive vice presidentAFT Executive CouncilJ. Philippe AbrahamShelvy Y. AbramsFrederick AlbertElba L. Aponte SantosBarbara BowenVicky Rae ByrdZeph CapoDonald CarlistoLarry J. Carter, Jr.Kathy A. ChavezDonna M. ChieraMelissa CropperAmanda CurtisJolene T. DiBrangoGlenEva DunhamMarietta A. EnglishFrancis J. FlynnJeffery M. FreitasLisa GourleyDavid GrayRon GrossAnthony M. HarmonDavid HeckerKarla Hernandez-MatsJan HochadelJerry T. JordanFrederick E. KowalStephanie LyTerrence Martin, Sr.John McDonaldDaniel J. MontgomeryMichael MulgrewAndrew PallottaDonna Phillips, RNJuan RamirezJesse SharkeyAndrew SparDenise SpechtWayne SpenceJessica J. TangAdam UrbanskiDebbie White, RNCarl WilliamsThe American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy;economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for ourstudents, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles throughcommunity engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially throughthe work our members do.Copyright American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT 2020). Permission is hereby granted to AFT state and local affiliates toreproduce and distribute copies of the work for nonprofit educational purposes, provided that copies are distributed at or below cost,and that the author, source, and copyright notice are included on each copy. Any distribution of such materials to third parties who areoutside of the AFT or its affiliates is prohibited without first receiving the express written permission of the AFT.
Table of ContentsConstitutionArticlePageIName . 1IIObjects . 1IIIMembership . 2IVCharters . 4VOfficers. 6VIExecutive Council . 7VIIConventions . 11VIIIRepresentation. 11IXRevenues . 14XAmendments . 14XIAffiliation . 15XIIReferenda . 15XIIIParliamentary Authority . 16BylawsISpecial Rules of Order for Conventions . 17IICommittee on Credentials . 18IIIConvention Program . 18IVGeneral Convention Procedure . 19VConvention Committees . 20VINominations and Election Procedures . 20VIIStanding Committees . 21VIIIPer Capita, Budget and Audits . 21IXAffiliate Audit and Financial Review Requirements . 23XGood Standing . 24XISuspension of Rules and Amendment of Bylaws . 25Index . 26
Constitutionof the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIONOTE: Underlined words indicate new language adopted at the 2020 convention.Strikethroughs indicate deleted language.ARTICLE INameNameBargainingRightsMutualAssistanceChild Welfarecolor, national origin, disability, sex,sexual orientation, gender identity orexpression, and social, political or economic status.This organization shall be known as theSection 4. To obtain for teachers andAmerican Federation of Teachers, withotherworkers all of the rights to whichdivisions known as AFT Teachers, AFTParaprofessionals and School-Related they are entitled in a free society.Personnel, AFT Nurses and Health ProSection 5. To improve standards forfessionals, AFT Higher Education, andAFT Public Employees, and AFT Retirees. teachers, paraprofessionals and schoolrelated personnel, higher education faculty and professionals, state and localpublic employees, healthcare employeesARTICLE IIand other workers, by promoting betterObjectspreparation, encouraging relevant inservice training and securing the workSection 1. To obtain exclusive bargain- ing conditions essential to the best pering rights, including the right to strike, for formance of professional service.teachers, paraprofessionals and schoolSection 6. To improve the standardsrelated personnel, higher education facforregistered nurses, allied health profesulty and professionals, state and localsionalsand other healthcare employeespublic employees, healthcare employeesby advancing economic status, promotingand other workers.better preparation in basic education proSection 2. To bring local and state grams, encouraging and promoting confederations of teachers and other work- tinuing education, securing working coners into relations of mutual assistance ditions essential to the best performanceof services and the most effective deliveryand cooperation.of healthcare.Section 3. To promote the welfare ofSection 7. To improve standards forchildren and all others we serve byproviding progressively better educa- public employees by working for the pastional, health and social service oppor- sage and strengthening of collective bartunities for all, regardless of race, creed, gaining and civil service legislation in the2020 AFT Constitution althStandardsImprovePublicEmployeeStandards
states, promoting continuing educationfor state employees and securing working conditions conducive to the best performance and delivery of public omoteDemocracyOrganizeRetireesARTICLE IIIMembershipSection 1. This organization shall consist of divisions of public and privateschool teachers, paraprofessionals andschool-related personnel, higher education faculty and professionals, nurses, allied health professionals and otherhealthcare employees, state and localpublic employees and other workers organized in conformity with the provisionsof this constitution, including thosemembers who have retired and are recognized by the applicable state or local affiliSection 9. To promote the welfare of the ate. Other employees may be members ofhealthcare consumer by promoting pro- any local whose constitution so permits.gressively better access to and utilization ofhealthcare resources in this country.Section 2. A program and policy council shall be created to represent each diviSection 10. To fight all forms of bias sion of membership. Members of produe to race, creed, color, national origin, gram and policy councils and theirdisability, sex, sexual orientation, gender chairpersons shall be appointed by theidentity or expression, and social, politi- AFT executive council, upon recommencal or economic status.dation by the AFT president. Recommendations from the program and policySection 11. To support and promote councils will be presented to the AFT exthe ideals of democracy as envisioned in ecutive council for its consideration.the Constitution of the United States ofAmerica, its Bill of Rights and otherSection 3. Classroom teachers withAmendments, to work for passage and supervisory authority may be admittedretention of just laws that will improve to membership by any local whose conthe educational climate for students, stitution so permits.teachers and other workers in educationand to encourage them to exercise theirSection 4. Any employee residing outproper rights and responsibilities under side of the jurisdiction of an establishedthese laws.local who is otherwise eligible for membership under this article may be acSection 12. To encourage state feder- cepted as a member of the nearest localations and locals to organize retired or as a member at large of the state fedmembers, and to advance the interests eration. The state federation shall haveof retired persons in our society.full jurisdiction in the determination ofa procedure for participation by theseSection 13. To support and encourage at-large members in all activities of thethe unification of labor and community state federation.to work together for the betterment ofcivil society.Section 5. The executive council mayexercise its discretion in the charteringof groups of teachers, paraprofessionalsand school-related personnel, highereducation faculty and professionals,nurses, allied health professionals, otherhealthcare employees, state and localpublic employees or other workers.Section 8. To encourage the hiring andretentionofcompetentteachers,paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, the maintenance of modern, wellequipped schools and the promotion ofsuch educational programs and conditions in American schools as will enabletheir students to equip themselves betterto take their places in the economic, socialand political life of the community.2 2020 AFT ConstitutionDivisionsProgramand PolicyCouncilsMembershipMembershipOutside LocalJurisdictionCharters
Classes ofMembershipStudent-TeacherMembersSection 6. Locals may establish theSection 8. In jurisdictions where therefollowing special classes of membership: are no college or university locals of theAmerican Federation of Teachers,(a) Employees who are eligible for membership may be granted to individmembership whose salary is less than ual college and university teachers by athe beginning teacher’s salary or em- local in that vicinity. Such membershipployees whose salary is less than may be maintained until there is char 18,000, whichever salary is higher: Such tered a college or university local inlocals pay per capita tax for such mem- which such a member would be eligiblebers at one-half the regular rate. Effec- for membership.tive September 1, 2016, this incomethreshold shall be increased on a yearlySection 9. The following classes of asbasis by a percentage equal to the public sociate members and friends of the AFTsector Employment Cost Index pub- are established:lished by the U.S. Department of Labor.(a) In jurisdictions where there is no(b) Employees earning under 14,000: local, employees may be admitted asSuch locals pay per capita tax for such associate AFT members without AFTmembers at one-quarter the regular voting rights but with rights to particirate. Effective September 1, 2011, this pate in the benefit programs otherwiseincome threshold shall be increased on available to the general membershipa yearly basis by a percentage equal to(b) Former active members who arethe public sector Employment Cost Index published by the U.S. Department of not eligible to continue their activemembership may be admitted as associLabor.ate members without voting rights but(c) Laid-off employees or employees with the right to participate in benefiton unpaid leave: Such locals shall pay programs such as insurance, travel andper capita tax for such members at the discount buying services.rate of 1 per month.(c) Friends of the AFT who are not eli(d) Employees earning under 8,500: gible for regular or associate membershipSuch locals pay per capita tax for such but who wish to support the AFT’s mismembers at one-eighth the regular rate. sion and values may join as Friends ofEffective September 1, 2011, this income the AFT without voting rights or otherthreshold shall be increased on a yearly benefits of membership.basis by a percentage equal to the public(d) The dues for each class of memberssector Employment Cost Index published by the U.S. Department of Labor. established in this section shall be determined by the AFT executive council.Such members shall be entitled to re(e) The AFT executive council is auceive full benefits of membership.thorized to establish an organization(s)Section 7. Where a local of the Ameri- of associate AFT members without AFTcan Federation of Teachers exists in or voting rights. Associate AFT members innear a college or university having a de- such organization(s) shall elect theirpartment of education, that local may chief executive officer.accept prospective teachers as studentSection 10. Effective September 1,members. Annual dues of 5 per yearshall be paid directly to the national of- 1990, aAn active member who retiresfice by the local for each student mem- from his/her present position shall beber. Student members shall have only admitted as an AFT retiree membervisitors’ privileges at the convention. A whose sole AFT voting rights are providstudent teacher may also be accepted as ed in Article VIII, Section 6, and with thea member at large of the state federation. right to participate in the benefit pro2020 AFT Constitution 3Membershipof s of theAFTRetireeMembership
grams otherwise available to the generalmembership. The AFT executive councilshall have the power to establish a program for voluntary financial support byretired members that will assist the AFTin sustaining programs for their alChartersSection 11. No discrimination shallever be shown toward individual members or applicants for membership because of race, creed, color, nationalorigin, disability, sex, sexual orientation,gender identity or expression, and social,political or economic status. Locals mayestablish procedures for admission ofnew members except that no discrimination shall ever be shown toward individual members or applicants for membership because of race, creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, andsocial, political or economic status.locals shall establish and maintain a minimum dues level sufficient to effectivelyrepresent their membership unless, inthe opinion of the executive council, special circumstances exist.Section 2. Upon application to theexecutive council and the payment of afee of 25, a charter may be issued to 10or more teachers in educational institutions not supported by public funds.Section 3. Charters may be granted bythe executive council to state federationsupon the payment of a charter fee of 10.A state federation shall consist of no fewerthan three locals of the American Federation of Teachers, except when fewer thanthree locals represent jurisdictions embracing 50 percent of the teacher strengthin the state. No dues shall be assessed onthe state federations by the national organization except for the members atSection 12. Nothing contained in this large as provided in the constitution.article shall permit this organization toSection 4. Charters may be granted byadmit into membership any organizationof nonteaching persons who hold the po- the AFT executive council to organizasition of principal or any higher position. tions of retired members upon paymentThis provision shall not be applicable to of a charter fee of 5. Applications forsuch charters shall be made only by eslocals chartered prior to its adoption.tablished local unions, state federationsNothing contained in this article shallor regional councils.permit locals to admit into or retain inThe AFT executive council shall makemembership any nonteaching personwho holds the position of principal or such rules and regulations as are necesany higher position. This provision shall sary for the administration of this secnot be applicable to holders of such po- tion such as, but not limited to, thesitions who held membership in any lo- number of retirees required for issuing acharter and a definition of retiree.cal prior to the adoption of this article.The voting status of such organizaThe executive council may permit locals to admit such persons into member- tions shall be as defined in Article VIII,ship only where the exclusion of such Section 6, of this constitution.persons from membership would legallySection 5. All locals and state federabar a local from achieving exclusive reptions shall submit one digital copy ofresentation for classroom teachers.their constitution and bylaws by electronic means to the national organization within three months of receivingARTICLE IVtheir charter. Affiliates shall similarlyCharterssubmit all subsequently amended constitutions and bylaws. No such constituSection 1. Ten or more teachers and/or tion or bylaws shall be in conflict withother workers, upon application to the the constitution of the American Fedexecutive council and the payment of eration of Teachers. The constitution 25, may be granted a charter, and such and bylaws of each affiliated local and4 2020 AFT rganizationsConstitutionsLocals’Meetings andElections
state federation shall provide for regularmeetings of an executive body and regular meetings of the general membershipor a representative body of the generalmembership. The conduct of electionsshall be consistent with the standardsfor such elections developed under TitleIV of the Labor-Management Reportingand Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Terms ofoffice for officers shall not exceed fouryears, or fewer if required by applicablestate or federal laws.Pass-ThroughMinimumMembershipSuspension ofCharterSuspensionAppealDisbandingof LocalMilitancy/Defense Fund of the Ameri1can Federation of Teachers.Section 10. No charter of the AmericanFederation of Teachers that defines orrecognizes jurisdiction on a basis of race,creed, color, national origin, disability,sex, sexual orientation, gender identity orexpression, and social, political or economic status or permits the practice ofsuch jurisdiction shall be recognized asvalid, and the practice of any local in limiting its membership on account of race,creed, color, national origin, disability,sex, sexual orientation, gender identity orexpression, and social, political or economic status shall render its charter void.Section 6. Each affiliated local shall increase the local dues to equal any increasein per capita payments that are requiredto be made to the American Federation ofTeachers and any increase to either theSection 11. A student federation ofstate federation or the regional councilteachers may be chartered in any collegewith which the local is affiliated.or university. There must be a minimumSection 7. The charter granted to any of 10 members. Per capita for eachlocal shall not be revoked or suspended member to the national organizationbecause it has a membership of fewer shall be 5, payable annually.than 10 but not fewer than seven.A student federation of t
of this constitution, including those g-nized by the applicable state or local affili-ate. Other employees may be members of any local whose constitution so permits. Section 2. A program and policy coun-cil shall be created to represent each divi-sion of membership. Members of pro-gram and policy councils and their
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