Members of the WGA West are being asked to approve three amendments to the guild’s constitution to make it easier for members to run for guild office, and that once elected, for officers and board members to remain in office longer. ...
The first of the proposed amendments would lengthen the terms of office for elected officials from the current two years to three years. It would also change the number of consecutive terms elected officials could serve. ...
The second amendment would reduce the number of board candidates the guild’s nominating committee is required to nominate during each election. ... This amendment would allow the committee to nominate as few as 12. A booklet sent to guild members says that this amendment “addresses the difficulty experienced by recent board nominating committees of recruiting nominees to run in a large field of candidates.” ...
The third amendment would reduce the number of supporting signatures that a candidate needs to be nominated by petition. ...
Lowering the hurdles to serve in office seems like a good thing.
And it's understandable the WGA is doing this. It's a challenge for unions to get volunteers in the best of times. Usually a small cadre of members shows up at meetings over and over, sits on committees, comes in to staff phone banks. These are the folks who end up serving as board members, vice-presidents, and recording secretaries.
We'll see if the constitutional changes are approved.
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