ALTERNATE DELEGATES

Hey members!

So, as I was reading through our North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Bylaws booklet, I noticed something quite fantastic...

According to our Bylaws 

[on page 25, section 37]

TITLED: Alternate Delegates

 the following text will be found:

"Alternate Regional Council Delegates from a Local Union

are recognized by this Regional Council and must be eleceted

in accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of the United

Brotherhood governing nominations and elections in subordinate

bodies. The number of alternate delegates cannot exceed one [1]

for Local Unions under 500 members and two [2] alternate

delegates for Local Unions over 501 members. An alternate

Delegate can only vote when he or she is replacing an 

excused regular Delegate."

According to this, found in our governing text, 

all Locals should be able to seat Alternate Delegates 

when a Regular Delegate is excused. 

However, according to our EST [Jim Moore] the 

Locals of this Regional Council will not be seating Alternates.

HOW DOES THIS WORK OUT?

This makes me wonder if the EST 

is now more powerful than the our Constitution and Bylaws.

Or, better yet, does this mean our

EST is enforcing rules arbitrarily? For his benefit?

It makes me wonder. 

It should make all of our members wonder too.