Amalgamated Union Of Public Employees

In the event of any trade dispute arising in a Branch, the members concerned shall make the same known to the Branch Secretary who shall immediately report to the Executive Council, but in no case shall a cessation of work be threatened or take place without the sanction of the Executive Council.

Should any section or body of members of the Union desire steps to be taken for an advance of wages or improved condition of employment, the Branch Secretary shall report to the Executive Council, who shall determine what action shall be taken. The following Rules shall regulate Strike Policy: -

No strike shall take place unless authorised by two-thirds of membership concerned voting by secret ballot.

After the necessary majority has been obtained all further procedure shall be decided by the Executive Council.

Instructions issued by the Executive Council respecting a stoppage of work must be obeyed by every member.

It shall be the duty of the Organising Committee, so appointed for the purpose by the Executive Council, to make the necessary arrangements for carrying out a strike.

Members failing or refusing to obey the instructions of the Executive Council shall be expelled from the Union.

The right to call out any section of the Union shall be vested solely in the Executive Council, provided always that a two-thirds majority of the membership in the section concerned shall have been obtained.

In the event of a sectional strike being called by the Executive Council, no member of the Union shall take the place of a member on strike.

If under exceptional circumstances, section or sections act contrary to the Rule 67.2 (c) above, full information should at once be forwarded to the Executive Council, which shall immediately investigate the justification or otherwise of the action. The decision of the Executive Council shall be final and binding.

Any member victimised by dismissal or otherwise solely or mainly on account of his membership of or work for the Union, or suspended from work through a strike of other employees, may claim the assistance of the Union. If the Executive Council is satisfied as to the facts of the case, it shall take action on the member's behalf including the payment of an allowance. The amount of allowance and the period for which the allowance is to be paid is to be decided by the Executive Council.