INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ASSOCIATION

OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (IRANC)

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS

July 1, 2005

ARTICLE I

NAME

This Association shall be known as the Industrial Relations Association of Northern California (IRANC).

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

The purposes of this Association are:

(a)       To encourage beneficial and enjoyable interaction among professionals in the field of labor-management relations.

(b)       To provide a forum for discussion of emerging trends and developments in the field of labor-management relations.

(c)        To foster better relationships and understanding among academician attorneys, government officials, labor and management representatives, third-party neutrals, and others functioning in the labor management relations field in Northern California.

(d)       To encourage education and research in all aspects of the field of labor and employment, including employer and employee organization, employment and labor relations, labor markets, income security and related fields, including their international and comparative dimensions in all pertinent disciplines- industrial relations, history, economics, political science, psychology sociology, law management, labor studies and others.

(e)       To improve the materials and methods of instruction in these fields.

(f)        To provide charitable contributions or other donations to further these purposes.

The Association will assume no partisan position on questions of policy in these fields, nor will it commit its members to any position on such questions.

The Association affirms its support for fundamental worker and human rights in the workplace and for the rights of employees, employers and their organizations to full freedom to organize and administer and to formulate and pursue their lawful purposes.

ARTICLE III

MEMBERSHIP

Any person interested in the purposes of the Association may, upon payment of dues, become a member of this Association.  There shall be the following categories of members:

Regular Membership—annual dues of $35.00

Student Membership—annual dues of $5.00

Individuals must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 academic units in the semester of application for membership or membership renewal

Group Membership—annual dues of $100

Group membership allows members of the same organization to attend all meetings and conferences at the regular membership rate. The group will have only one vote and must designate its voting member.

ARTICLE IV

EXECUTIVE BOARD

(a)    Executive Board of nine(9) elected members shall administer the affairs and activities of the Association.  The Board shall be responsible for the development of programs, the management of finances and relations with the national association.

(b)    Any qualified member of the Association shall be eligible for election to the Executive Board.  A member interested in running for office may submit his/her name as a candidate for office prior to the spring meeting at which the election takes place and these names, along with those proposed by the Board itself shall be presented to the general membership for a vote.

(c)     The terms of office of members of the Executive Board shall be for three years.  Each year there shall be the election of one neutral, one labor and one management member to a three year term.  The Executive Board shall fill vacancies arising during the year.  The Association shall make every effort to elect Board members from each constituency: labor, management and neutral.

(d)    The Executive Board may appoint standing committees for specific purposes.  The chair of any standing committee so appointed shall be an ex-officio member of the Executive-Board.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

The Executive Board, within 30 days of the election, shall meet and select from their number a President, Vice-President and a Secretary-Treasurer and shall fill such vacancies during the year as they occur.

ARTICLE VI

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

(a)    The President of the Association shall preside at all business meetings of the Association and at all meetings of the Executive Board.  In case of disability, the duties of the President shall devolve upon the Vice-President, pending cessation of such disability or until expiration of the term.

(b)    The Secretary shall  prepare the minutes of each  executive board meeting and present them at the next consecutive meeting for approval by the Executive Board.  The secretary shall make the arrangements for the regular business meetings of the association and shall coordinate with the appropriate venue for the meetings and provide timely notice to the members regarding the dates and times and other details of the meetings.  The Secretary shall be responsible for correspondence from the organization related to speakers for the regularly scheduled meetings.  The secretary shall be responsible for incorporating changes to the by-laws and circulating updated copies to the Executive Board and perform other duties as the Executive Board shall assign.

(c)     The Treasurer shall keep the records of the Association;  receive and have custody of the funds of the Association, subject to the rules of the Executive Board.  The treasurer shall maintain a current list of members and shall advise the Executive Board of the current balance of funds in a written report at each Executive Board meeting and annually to the general membership.  On direction by the Executive Board, the treasurer shall pay the debts of the organization from the accumulated funds.

(d)    The Executive Board shall have the control and management of the funds of the Association.  It may adopt any rules or regulations for the conduct of its business not inconsistent with these by-laws.  For purposes of conducting Association business, a quorum shall consist of five (5) members , and a majority shall consist of a majority of those members of the Board present and voting on an issue.

ARTICLE VII

RECALL OF OFFICERS

Recall of officers or an officer of the Association may be initiated by notification to the Secretary-Treasurer, signed by twenty percent (20%) or more of the members, of intent to introduce a Recall.  Upon receipt of such notification, the Secretary-Treasurer will notify all members of the Association of the recall resolution.  Recall shall be effected by a two –thirds vote of those voting on the resolution at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Association provided that a quorum for the purposes of voting on a Resolution to Recall shall be twenty-five members or twenty-five percent (25%) of the membership of the Association, whichever is less, and provided that members shall receive a minimum of twenty-one (21) days notice of the intent to introduce a Resolution to Recall specifying the officer or officers who are the subject of the Resolution.

ARTICLE VIII

MODIFICATION OF DUES

A modification of Association dues may be initiated by majority vote of the Executive Board and effected by a two-thirds vote of those voting on the resolution at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Association provided that a quorum for the purposes of voting on a resolution to modify Association dues shall be twenty-five members or twenty-five (25%) of the membership of the Association whichever is less and provided that members shall receive from the Secretary –Treasurer a minimum of twenty-one (21) days notice of intent to introduce a resolution on modification of dues.

ARTICLE IX

SPECIAL ASSESMENTS

Special Assessments may be initiated by majority vote of the Executive Board and effected by a two-thirds vote of those voting on the resolution at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Association, provided that a quorum for purposes of voting on a resolution to levy a special assessment shall be twenty-five (25) members or twenty-five percent (25%) of the membership of the Association, whichever is less and provided that members shall receive from the Secretary-Treasurer a minimum of twenty-one (21) days notice of intent to introduce a resolution to levy a special assessment.  The amount of a special assessment shall not exceed five dollars per month.

ARTICLE X

DONATIONS

Donations to the Association from individuals or organizations may be solicited and/or accepted by a majority vote of the Executive Board.

ARTICLE X

QUORUM

Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, a quorum for the transaction of business at regularly scheduled meetings of the Association shall be ten-percent (10%) of the members of the Association.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS

Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, amendments may be adopted by a majority of those voting on the proposed amendment at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Association provided that a quorum shall be met.  A member proposing an amendment must provide the same in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer.  Written notice of the text of the proposed amendment, along with a date, time and location  for the vote to be taken shall be provided to all Association members at least fourteen (14) days prior to the vote.

Adopted 2000, amended 2005

Includes amendments from 9/22/05