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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH
LOCAL 6137
UNIT OF THE APEA/AFT STATE FEDERATION
LOCAL BYLAWS
This organization shall be known as APEA/AFT Local 6137 (hereafter known as the Local or KGBL). Any conflict with the Constitution or Bylaws of the Alaska Public Employees Association/American Federation of Teachers (AFL/CIO) or the American Federation of Teachers shall be resolved in favor of the Constitution or Bylaws of the Alaska Public Employees Association/American Federation of Teachers (AFL/CIO) (hereafter known as APEA/AFT) or the American Federation of Teachers (hereafter known as AFT).
A. Agency Fee Payer:
1. An employee in a collective bargaining unit who;
a. does not choose to be a member of the Local,
b. does not object to the use of his or her service fees for the purposes unrelated to the collective
bargaining, contract administration and grievance adjustment, and
c. does not object to paying an Agency Fee equal to regular Local per capitas.
2. Agency Fee Payers are not entitled to the rights and responsibilities of a member as set out in Section
II.
B. Association Shop:
1. All Local Collective Bargaining Agreements shall, at the first opportunity, contain a provision requiring
all employees working in any APEA/AFT represented job classifications to be Members or Agency Fee
Payers of the Local.
C. Class A Objecting Agency Fee Payer:
1. An employee in a collective bargaining unit who;
a. does not choose to be a member of the Local,
b. objects to the use of his or her service fees for the purposes unrelated to the collective
bargaining, contract administration and grievance adjustment, and
c. accepts the amount to the reduced Agency Fee as determined by the APEA/AFT for
chargeable expenses.
2. Class A Objecting Agency Fee Payers are not entitled to the rights and responsibilities of a member as
set out in Section II.
D. Class B Objecting Agency Fee Payer:
1. An employee in a collective bargaining unit who;
a. does not choose to be a member of the Local,
b. objects to the use of his or her service fees for the uses unrelated to the collective bargaining,
contract administration and grievance adjustment, and
c. objects to the amount of the reduced Agency Fee as determined by the APEA/AFT for
chargeable expenses.
2. Class B Objecting Agency Fee Payers are not entitled to the rights and responsibilities of a member as
set out in Section II.
E. Core Services:
1. As defined in the bylaws of the APEA/AFT.
2. Contract Administration Service shall include all “core services” as provided for by the APEA/AFT.
F. Local Dues:
1. An amount collected from a member by the Local. Per Capita paid to the State Federation is included
in the Local Dues. Local Dues may also include an additional amount as voted on by the Local.
G. Local Initiation Fees:
1. An amount collected from each new employee who becomes a member of the Local, to be collected
once in a member’s lifetime.
H. Mailout Ballot:
1. Ballots which are mailed to all eligible members at their last known work address.
I. Major Fraction:
1. An increment of 51% or greater.
J. Non-profit Status:
1. The Local is a non-profit corporation.
K. Per Capita:
1. An amount collected from a member to fund the operation of the State Federation. Per Capita
includes;
a. core services,
b. contract administration services, and
c. affiliation costs.
SECTION II – MEMBER
A. Definitions:
1. A person who is paying per capita to the KGBL and who otherwise meets eligibility requirements. A
member in good standing is one who is currently paying per capitas, who does not owe the State
Federation any money and who meets all of the requirements set forth in Section II, B (1 & 2). To be
eligible to hold a KGBL Office, the individual must remain a member in good standing.
B. Eligibility:
1. All employees of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough that have been hired into positions that have been
determined to be represented by the APEA/AFT or the State Labor Relations Board.
2. Permanent seasonal or laid off employees who are either paying per capitas or have paid per capitas
within the preceding twelve (12) months shall have the right to vote after paying one month of Local
back dues.
C. Member Rights & Responsibilities:
1. Members shall elect;
a. Local Officers,
b. Unit Officers, and
c. Delegate(s), as defined by the APEA/AFT Bylaws, to the APEA/AFT Biennial Caucus in
addition to the Local President.
2. Members shall vote to approve or reject;
a. Bargaining Unit Agreements,
b. Local Dues,
c. Per Capitas,
d. Assessments,
e. Initiation Fees, amounts and exemptions,
f. Local Budget and business,
g. State Federation and Local Constitution, Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation,
h. Changes of State Federation and Local Affiliation, and
i. Letters of Agreement shall be subject to approval in accordance with the Local Bylaws or
Constitution.
3. Members may remove by vote;
a. Local Officers,
b. Unit Representatives, and
c. Delegate(s) to the APEA/AFT Biennial Caucus.
4. Members may recommend Collective Bargaining Agreement objectives to the Negotiators.
A. Local Officers:
1. The Local shall elect a;
a. Local President,
b. Local Vice-President,
c. Local Secretary/Treasurer.
2. Qualifications;
a. A person seeking a Local Office shall have completed the negotiated probationary period and
been a member in good standing of the Local and the APEA/AFT prior to the date of their
nomination and maintain that status throughout their term.
3. Selection;
a. The Local Officers shall be nominated and elected by members in good standing at the Local
Annual Meeting,
b. Thirty days prior to the Local Annual Meeting, nominations for Local Officers will be opened,
c. To be elected, a candidate must receive the majority of the votes of those cast by ballot, and
d. The incumbent President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer shall conduct the election of
the Local’s Officers.
4. Term of Office;
a. Local Officers term of office will be three (3) years and shall end within thirty (30) days of
ratification and implementation of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. If Collective
Bargaining Negotiations has commenced, when the three (3) year term expires, Local Officer
Elections shall be held within thirty (30) days upon ratification and implementation of a new
Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Local Officers shall assume the duties of Office
immediately upon election.
b. There will be no limit on the number of consecutive or total terms served.
5. Authority;
a. The Local President shall;
1. Set the agenda and preside at all meetings of the Local, except as excused by the Vice-
President,
2. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of our Local Collective Bargaining
Agreement and Local APEA/AFT, and AFT Bylaws,
3. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Personnel Policy Manual,
4. Appoint all necessary committees,
5. Be present as a delegate at the APEA/AFT Caucus,
6. Have the authority to co-sign checks and vouchers,
7. Be director of the Local, recall, and other special elections,
8. Provide the Business Manager with a list of requested training programs for
consideration,
9. Sign Leave Bank Requests, and
10. Perform as a Negotiator as defined in Section III (B)(7)(b).
11. Serve as the APEA/AFT Local 6137 Representative on the Ketchikan Central Labor
Council.
12. Properly represent the Local at all Ketchikan Central labor Council (hereafter known
as KCLC) meetings.
13. Prior to each KCLC meeting, provide information and make regular reports of the
KCLC activities at each Local meeting or by posted notices to the membership.
b. The Local Vice-President shall;
1. Attend all Local Meetings, except as excused by the Local President,
2. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of our Local Collective Bargaining
Agreement and Local APEA/AFT, and AFT Bylaws,
3. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Personnel Policy Manual,
4. Perform the duties of the Local President in the absence of, or upon the request of,
the Local President,
5. Have the authority to co-sign checks and vouchers in the absence of the Local
President or Local Secretary/Treasurer, and
6. Sign Leave Bank Requests in the absence of the Local President.
c. The Local Secretary/Treasurer shall;
1. Attend all Local Meetings, except as excused by the Local President,
2. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of our Local Collective Bargaining
Agreement and Local APEA/AFT, and AFT Bylaws,
3. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Personnel Policy Manual,
4. Keep accurate records of all proceedings,
5. Be the custodian of the records and property for the Local,
6. Keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements,
7. Give notice of meetings as directed by the Local President, and post notice on all
Local Bulletin Boards through Local Employee Representatives seven (7) days prior
to the meeting date,
8. Prepare copies of the minutes and make an itemized report to the Local at each regular
meeting on the Local’s financial status,
9. Prepare copies of current Local and Unit Officers,
10. Retain for the Local’s records and send copies of the Local and Unit Officer lists to
each Local member, the APEA/AFT Business Manager, and the Borough Manager
within fourteen (14) days of the notice of newly elected Officers,
11. Send copies of the minutes by first class mail to the APEA/AFT Business Manager
within thirty (30) days of each meeting. All subsequent corrections or revisions to the
minutes will be included with the minutes of the following meeting,
12. Be responsible for other such duties as may be required by the Local President or the
APEA/AFT or AFT Bylaws,
13. Record into the minutes of each Local meeting a roll call attendance of Local
Officers, Unit Officers, and members present,
14. Ensure that Local accounts shall be open at all times and be audited annually,
15. Have the authority to co-sign checks and vouchers,
16. Prepare an annual Local budget for the ensuing year to be submitted for approval by
the members at the Local Annual Meeting, and
17. Be bonded at Local expense in an amount specified by the Local.
B. Unit Representatives:
1. Local Unit Divisions;
a. The Local shall be divided into Units that will represent the members as their duties call. The
Units will be;
1. Assessing and Animal Control,
2. Planning, Revenue, and Accounting,
3. Airport, and
4. Transit
2. Unit Representatives;
a. Each Unit will have one (1) Representative in each of the following capacities, except the
Airport which will have two (2) Representatives in each capacity;
1. Employee Representative,
2. Negotiator,
3. Labor/Management Committee (hereafter known as the LMC) Member, and
4. Safety Committee Member.
3. Elections;
a. Within thirty (30) days of ratification and implementation of a new Collective Bargaining
Agreement each Unit shall conduct elections to determine their representatives as set forth in
Section III.B.1 of this document,
b. All Unit elections will be conducted by the incumbent Employee Representative(s) and one (1)
other incumbent representative from that Unit. and
c. The method of elections is to be decided by those conducting the election.
4. Qualifications;
a. A person seeking a Unit Representative position shall have completed the negotiated
probationary period and been a member in good standing of the KGBL and APEA/AFT prior to
the date of their nomination and maintain that status throughout their term.
5. Selection;
a. A person seeking a Unit Representative position shall be nominated and elected by members of
that unit who are in good standing at the time of the election,
b. Thirty (30) days prior to the election date, nominations for the corresponding Unit
Representative position(s) will be opened, and
c. To be elected, a candidate must receive the most votes of those cast.
6. Term of Office;
a. The Employee Representative, Negotiator, Labor/Management Committee Member, and Saftey
Committee Member shall assume duties of the Office immediately upon election after elections
have been conducted as per Section III.B.3 of this document,
b. Their term of office shall end within thirty (30) days of ratification and implementation of a new
Collective Bargaining Agreement, and
c. There will be no limit on the number of consecutive or total terms served.
7. Authority;
a. The Employee Representative shall;
1. Attend all Local Meetings, except as excused by the Local President,
2. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of our Local Collective Bargaining
Agreement and Local APEA/AFT, and AFT Bylaws,
3. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Personnel Policy Manual,
4. Provide information concerning proper grievance procedures to members requesting
such information,
5. Organize the employees for employee action,
6. Assist members with job-related disputes and grievances,
7. Participate in Employee Representative training,
8. Distribute State Federation and Local information,
9. Orient new employees to the APEA/AFT,
10. Conduct polls and surveys,
11. Solicit information for Negotiators,
12. Recommend candidates for bargaining Unit Negotiators, Labor/Management
Committee, Safety Committee, and Constituency Councils,
13. Work with professional staff and provide information obtained in the investigation of
a grievance of complaint, and
14. Provide the Local President with a list of requested training programs for
consideration.
b. The Negotiator shall;
1. Attend all Local Meetings, except as excused by the Local President,
2. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of our Local Collective Bargaining
Agreement and Local APEA/AFT, and AFT Bylaws,
3. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Personnel Policy Manual,
4. Participate in Negotiator training,
5. Participate as a member of the Local Negotiation Team in Collective Bargaining
Negotiations with three (3) other Unit Negotiators, the Local President, and the
APEA/AFT Staff Person(s) who shall be the Chief Negotiator(s),
6. Prepare and distribute to all Local members, a survey, requesting input and guidance
for upcoming negotiations,
7. Prepare a Collective Bargaining Agreement Proposal,
8. Modify the Collective Bargaining Agreement Proposal during negotiations,
9. Make news releases pertaining to negotiations,
10. Reach tentative agreement on a Collective Bargaining Agreement,
11. Submit a tentative agreement to the membership for ratification,
12. After ratification of a tentative agreement, to and along with the Executive Director
(or his/her designee), sign such agreement or,
13. Declare impasse and call for a strike vote authorization, and
14. After a certification vote to strike has been obtained, call a strike.
c. The Labor/Management Committee Member shall;
1. Attend all Local Meetings, except as excused by the Local President,
2. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of our Local Collective Bargaining
Agreement and Local APEA/AFT, and AFT Bylaws,
3. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Personnel Policy Manual,
4. Attend all LMC Meetings,
5. At the Meetings, list and explain your Unit’s concerns to the management,
6. At the Meetings, obtain changes or clarifications to policies in question by the LMC,
7. Provide their Unit Employee Representative with a list of items that were unresolved
by the committee, for the purpose of filing a possible grievance, or unfair labor practice (hereafter known as a ULP), and
8. Within their Unit, post the LMC Meeting Minutes on all Local Bulletin Boards no
later than seven (7) days of each LMC Meeting.
d. The Safety Committee Member shall;
1. Attend all Local Meetings, except as excused by the Local President,
2. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of our Local Collective Bargaining
Agreement and Local APEA/AFT, and AFT Bylaws,
3. Be familiar with the terms and conditions of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Personnel Policy Manual,
4. Attend all Safety Committee Meetings,
5. At the Meetings, list and explain your Unit’s concerns to the management,
6. Provide their Unit Employee Representative with a list of items that were unresolved
by the committee, for the purpose of filing a possible grievance, or ULP, and
7. Within their Unit, post the Safety Committee Meeting Minutes on all Local Bulletin
Boards no later that seven (7) days of each Safety Committee Meeting.
SECTION IV – LOCAL MEETINGS
The Local shall hold at a minimum, four (4) meetings each year, to be called at the Local Presidents discretion. One (1) of these meetings shall be designated as the Local Annual Meeting. All meetings shall be open to members of the Local, and members of the APEA/AFT and AFT affiliates.
A. Local Annual Meeting:
1. Date;
a. The Local Annual Meeting shall be held not less than thirty (30) days or more than sixty (60)
days following the ratification of the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement, or the anniversary
date of such CBA between negotiation years.
2. Purpose, the business of the Local Annual Meeting shall include but not be limited to;
a. Local Officer elections,
b. Recommend resolutions and changes to the Constitution or Bylaws and Articles of
Incorporation,
c. Any business requested by the State Federation,
d. Local Budget proposal for the following year,
e. Establish goals and priorities, and
f. The announcement of each Unit’s Representatives;
1. Employee Representative(s),
2. Negotiator,
3. Labor/Management Committee Member, and
4. Safety Committee Member.
B. Special Meetings:
1. Purpose;
a. Special meetings will be called to address specific topics or issues of interest to the Local,
b. Only the specific topic(s) or issue(s) need be addressed, and
c. Other issue(s) or topic(s) can be discussed.
2. Ability to call;
a. The Local President shall call special meetings within seven (7) days of a request by ten (10)
percent (10%) of the Local members in good standing.
3. Designation;
a. Special Meetings can be designated as one (1) of the four (4) required Local Meetings.
SECTION V – QUORUM
A. Definition:
1. A quorum at any Local Meeting shall consist of at least five (5) members present with at least one (1)
member from each of the four (4) defined Units.
B. Power:
1. A quorum of the Local shall have the ability to define Local Policy.
SECTION VI – VOTING
1. The method of voting at all Local meetings shall be decided at the Local Presidents discretion;
2. Upon demand of one-fifth (1/5) of the members present, a secret ballot shall be used;
3. Election and removal of Officers shall be by secret ballot;
4. Written notice of any nomination procedure must be provided to each member or published prominently
in a local publication and or posted at the work sites at least seven (7) days before nominations are
closed;
5. Members shall have the ballot delivered or mailed, when required, to them at least seven (7) days before
the election;
SECTION VII – RULES OF ORDER
1. Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings of all meetings of the Local when not in conflict
with the restated Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the APEA/AFT.
SECTION VIII – RECALL
1. Local Officers and Unit Representatives are subject to removal from office if found, by the members in
good standing of the Local or their Unit of the Officer in question, to be derelict in the fulfilling of their
duties;
2. Approval of a recall vote shall be determined by a majority of those present at a special meeting
convened for that purpose. If approved, the recall vote shall be conducted by secret mail-out ballot and
removal of such Local Officer or Unit Representative shall require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the ballots
returned;
3. The Local President shall conduct the recall election unless the Local President is the subject of the
recall, in which case the Local Vice-President shall conduct the election. All ballots must be mailed out
within seven (7) days of the date of the special meeting. To be considered valid, all returned ballots must
be postmarked no later that fourteen (14) days from the date of mailing.
SECTION IX – HANDLING OF FUNDS
1. All cash receipts shall be promptly deposited. Funds shall be dispersed only by check signed by any two
(2) of the following;
a. Local President,
b. Local Vice-President, or
c. Local Secretary/Treasurer.
SECTION X – AMENDMENTS
1. Amendments to the Local Bylaws may be made by the membership at any meeting if approved by two-
thirds (2/3) of all votes cast.
SECTION XI – VACANCIES
A. Local Officers:
1. Should a vacancy occur of any elected Local Officer, it shall be filled by temporary appointment by the
Local President, or Local Vice-President in the event that the Local President seat is vacant;
2. If the vacancy occurs more than sixty (60) days prior to the next regular election of Local Officers, a
special election shall be held to fill the remainder of the term.
B. Unit Representatives:
1. Should a vacancy occur of any elected Unit Representative, a special election will be held by that Unit’s
Employee Representative(s) and one other elected Representative of that Unit, or by two of that Unit’s
remaining Representatives in the event that a Employee Representative seat is vacant.
SECTION XII – LOCAL DUES AND INTIATION FEES
A. Local Dues:
1. Definition;
a. Local dues may consist of a monetary and an hourly Paid Time Off (hereafter known as PTO)
contribution amount (into the Association Business Leave Bank). The monetary and PTO
hourly contribution amount shall be subject to Agency Fee Payer rules,
b. All monetary Dues and Initiation Fees from payroll deduction shall be transmitted directly to
the APEA/AFT Headquarters. The amount allocated for return to the Local shall be deposited
into the Local’s Bank Account within thirty (30) days, and
c. Part-time members shall be assessed on a pro-rated basis.
2. Monetary Local Dues;
a. There is hereby established a Local Monetary Bank. The assessment of which is to be
determined by the members, in an amount and frequency, as the members deem necessary.
3. Association Business Leave Bank;
a. There is hereby established an APEA/AFT Business Leave Bank with an annual assessment of
four (4) hours of PTO from each full-time and part-time member of the Local bargaining unit,
b. Such annual transfer of PTO Leave shall occur on January 1st of each progressive year,
c. Each new Local member shall be assessed a one-time twelve-hour PTO Initiation Fee. The
twelve (12) hours of PTO will be assessed and deposited into the Association Business Leave
Bank when that leave first becomes available,
d. In the event the balance in the Bank falls below an acceptable level, as determined by the Local
President, additional assessments may be made in increments of full hours or multiples thereof,
e. Association Business Leave may be used to conduct the affairs of the State Federation, the
Local, and to administer the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Ketchikan Gateway
Borough and the APEA/AFT,
f. The Local President shall authorize the use of the bank, however, the Employer shall approve
the absence from work on the same basis as PTO leave, except that such approval shall not be
unreasonably denied,
g. The use of accumulated hours from the Association Business Leave Bank shall be pay neutral to
the member. While on Association Business Leave, the member shall be paid, by the employer,
the amount which they would have earned had the member worked their normally scheduled
shift at their current regular rate of pay for that specific shift.
Last Updated August 29, 2006
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