CWA Local 4630 Bylaws

These Bylaws adopted January 22, 1951 (Wisconsin CWA Locals were chartered on this date).

Revised Bylaws adopted August 19, 1964
Revised Bylaws adopted September 16, 1964
Revised Bylaws adopted May 19, 1965
Revised Bylaws adopted September 18, 1968
Revised Bylaws adopted November 19, 1969
Revised Bylaws adopted September 15, 1971
Revised Bylaws adopted May 21, 1976
Revised Bylaws adopted June 20, 1984
Revised Bylaws adopted October 16, 1985
Revised Bylaws adopted November 20, 1985
Revised Bylaws adopted February 15, 1989
Revised Bylaws adopted February 21, 1990
Revised Bylaws adopted September 19, 1990
Revised Bylaws adopted February 20, 1991
Revised Bylaws adopted June 19. 1991
Revised Bylaws adopted April 15, 1992
Revised Bylaws adopted March 17, 1993
Revised Bylaws adopted August 17, 1994
Revised Bylaws adopted May 17, 1995
Revised Bylaws adopted April 16, 1997
Revised Bylaws adopted June 18, 1997
Revised Bylaws adopted October 15, 1997
Revised Bylaws adopted April 15, 1998
Revised Bylaws adopted June 17, 1998
Revised Bylaws adopted October 20, 1999
Revised Bylaws adopted June 14, 2000
Revised Bylaws adopted November 21, 2002
Revised Bylaws adopted September 18, 2002
Revised Bylaws adopted January 15,2003

Section 1- Retiree's Club

1. Local 4630 authorizes the formation of a Retiree's Club. The Local shall appoint the first chairperson at the December 2002 Combined Meeting. The duty ofthe Retiree Club is to support all retired members, and aid in the support of all regular members. Funding for the Retiree's Club will be from the treasury of the Local subject to membership approval. The Retiree Club chairperson shall serve as the chair of the Retirees Committee and report under the committee structure.

Section 1 - Adoption of Bylaws

These Bylaws shall be adopted upon the approval of a majority of the members voting upon their adoption in a membership meeting called for that purpose, and approval of the State Director and District Representative.

Section 2 - Amendments of Bylaws

After adoption, these Bylaws may be amended by either of the following methods:

1. Majority vote of the members present in a Local meeting, if the proposed amendment has been introduced at a previous membership meeting or has been -advertised to the membership by use of bulletin boards or U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the meeting, to the last known address.


2. Referendum of all the members by ballot mailed first class mail to the last known address.

There shall not be voting by proxy except as provided in the CWA Union Constitution.

1. The Local Election Committee shall submit any question to a referendum of the membership when directed to do so by action of a regular or special membership meeting.
2. Questions submitted to referendum shall be determined by a majority vote of those voting on the question.

Section 1- Trials

Any accused member (including Officers) of this Local shall be tried under the provisions of the CWA Union Constitution.

Section 2- Appeals

A member or Officer of this Local, upon being found guilty by a Local trial court, may appeal as provided in the CWA Union Constitution.

Section 3- Local Trial Court

A trial court of this Local shall be composed of 3 to 7 persons, who are members of this Local and not parties to the proceedings, and who shall be selected by the governing body of the Local as covered by the CWA Union Constitution.

Any elected Officer or member of the Executive Board of this Local may be recalled in accordance with the provisions of the CWA Union Constitution.

Members of this Local may be fined, suspended or expelled in a manner provided by these Bylaws and the CWA Constitution for any of the acts enumerated in the CWA Union Constitution.

The calling, conduct and termination of strikes affecting this Local shall at all times be carried on in compliance with the CWA Constitution.

The President or the Executive Board may appoint such other committees as may from time to time be necessary.