Proposed Amendments and Resolutions for 20th Biennial Convention Due by January 9, 2025

Oct 15, 2024

Preparations are underway for NATCA's 20th Biennial Convention to be held at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco on May 9-11, 2025. Pursuant to Article XIV, Section 1 of the NATCA Constitution, "[a]ll proposed amendments to the National Constitution shall be submitted to the National Constitution Committee through the Executive Vice President one-hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Convention." The deadline for submitting proposed amendments for the upcoming Convention, therefore, is 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Proposed amendments should be submitted to NATCA's Executive Vice President at [email protected]. (NOTE:This email forwards incoming messages to Andrew's email. After November 3, this email would be altered to forward incoming messages to Mick Devine's email.)

Amendments may be proposed to make changes to Articles I through XV of the Constitution and/or to add new articles. All proposed amendments submitted to the Constitution Committee are reported out of committee and will be submitted to the membership as part of a constitutional amendment package that will be mailed to members and placed on the members-only portion of the NATCA website 60 days before the start of Convention.

Members may also submit proposed resolutions to the Executive Vice President in advance of Convention. As defined in Article VIII, Section 7 of the Constitution, "[r]esolutions approved by the National Convention shall form the Standing Rules and Policy/Position Statements of the Association." Any proposed resolutions submitted to the Executive Vice President on or before Thursday, January 9, 2025 will be published along with the proposed amendments. Pursuant to Standing Rule C-1, no proposed resolutions will be accepted between January 10, 2025 and the beginning of Convention. Proposed resolutions may also be submitted at the Convention in accordance with Convention Rules.

NATCA encourages any member who would like to submit a proposed amendment or resolution to do so in a timely fashion by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 9, 2025,in order for the amendments and resolutions to be considered by the Constitution Committee. Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the process should contact a member of the Constitution Committee or NATCA General Counsel Marguerite L. Graf.