SEC. 3(b). Number and Qualifications of Delegates. Each local union shall be entitled to one (1) delegate to its District Council convention for the first fifty (50) good standing members or less and one (1) additional delegate for each additional fifty (50) members or majority fraction thereof. Local unions affiliated with more than one District Council shall be entitled to delegate representation at conventions of each District Council with which it is affiliated. The number of delegates shall be based upon the number of members in such local union over whom each District Council has jurisdiction. No member shall be eligible for nomination or election as a delegate unless he or she meets the qualifications described in Section 3 of Article Twelve (12) of this Constitution.
The UTU Constitution, which will become Article 21B of the SMART Constitution, provides that the salary and expenses of the local delegate will be paid by the international. The SMWIA constitution, the controlling document, grants the "authority" to each local to pay whatever salary they determine their delegate should receive for his/her service at the convention.
SEC. 9. Each local union shall have authority to pay such salaries as it may determine for services rendered by the local union officers, business manager, business representatives, delegates,representatives and members.
Remuneration or salary due officers, business manager, business representatives, delegates, representatives, or members for services or expenses shall be paid to them from the local union treasury by check.
Potential problem? Many of our UTU locals, large and small, do not have the local funds to finance the participation of a delegate at the convention. I guess this where we go back to the practice of having our DLC pay for the delegates they want to attend?