Rules 2002
Rule 14
Irish Executive Council
(a) There
shall be an Irish Executive Council (IEC), which
(i) in the Republic of Ireland, shall:
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(a)
exercise the powers and discharge the responsibilities
of an industrial council and act for the NEC in implementing
union policy;
(b) promote and supervise negotiations and agreements
with employers, or groups of employers, on wages and
conditions of employment of members and allied matters,
including the promotion of training; and
(ii) within the island of Ireland shall:
(a) supervise branches in order to promote the interests
of the union and good relations between members;
(b) carry out recruitment and organisational activities;
and
(c) hear appeals under the provisions of Rule 3. |
(b) The IEC
shall have autonomy in determining its own policies and
in making decisions on any matter of concern solely to Irish
members within the confines of general policy laid down
by a delegate meeting or by the NEC. The IEC shall report
all its decisions to the NEC.
(c) The IEC
shall be subject to the direction, in determining policy,
of Irish conferences, held at least every two years, comprising
delegates of all Irish branches. The IEC shall take up office
immediately after the end of each Irish Conference. Such
conferences shall have the authority:
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(i)
elect the Cathaoirleach, Leas-Cathaoirleach and Treasurer
of the IEC;
(ii) review the work of the IEC, including its cost;
(iii) elect the union’s delegation to the ICTU;
(iv) elect the Irish members of the union’s delegation
to the IFJ Congress;
Where the NEC deems decisions of the Irish conference
are in conflict with, or are potentially in conflict
with, policy determined by ADM, it shall refer such
decisions to ADM.
IEC may also convene special Irish delegate conferences
to debate issues of importance to the Irish membership
where such issues must be dealt with before the next
scheduled Irish delegate conference. Such conferences
shall have the same representative structure as the
scheduled Irish conference. |
(d) The IEC
shall have the power to deal with any matter directly affecting
the Irish membership with which the NEC has power to deal
unless two or more members of the IEC request that a matter
shall be referred to the NEC.
(e) The NEC
may overrule any decision of the IEC which appears to endanger
the interests of the union as a whole.
(f) The IEC
will be available as a specialist advisory committee to
the NEC and will have the right to make representations
to the NEC. One representative of the council shall have
the right to attend meetings of the NEC and to speak.
(g) The IEC
shall be composed of the following:
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(i)
at least one representative registered as working in
the relevant industrial sector elected by members in
the following industrial sectors throughout the island
of Ireland:
National newspapers and agencies;
Provincial newspapers;
Broadcasting;
Black members;
Magazine and Books;
Public Relations and Information;
Freelance.
(ii) members in each sector shall be entitled to an
additional representative on the council for each additional
200 members (or substantial part thereof which in any
case shall not be less than 134 members).
(iii) each branch throughout the island of Ireland outside
Dublin shall have the right to elect a representative
to the council.
(iv) the Irish Secretary, the Irish Organiser and all
NEC members representing members in Ireland shall be
non-voting members of the council, save that they shall
have the right to move and second motions and may refer
any matter to the NEC under clause (d) of this rule. |
(h) Voting
members of the IEC shall be elected annually by the members
in a ballot conducted by the single transferable vote. Nominations
shall be sent to the Irish Secretary not less than 15 weeks
before the Irish Conference.
(j) Members
of the IEC shall have the right to attend and speak at any
branch or chapel meeting in their own electoral area; members
shall report on all IEC meetings to their own branch and
shall report union activities in their own electoral area
to the IEC.
(k) The IEC
will elect one representative each to the Freelance Industrial
Council, the Broadcasting Industrial Council and the Equality
Council.
(l) The NEC
shall allocate such sums of money as may be necessary to
meet the running costs of the IEC and to pay for the educational,
promotional and recruitment work in the island of Ireland.
Members of the IEC shall be paid reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses.
(m) There
shall be a Regional Freelances Forum for the Republic of
Ireland and also one for Northern Ireland to act as advisory
bodies to the IEC.
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(i)
All members registered as freelance outside of Dublin
shall have the right to attend either the Northern Ireland
Regional Freelances Forum or the Republic of Ireland
Regional Freelances Forum depending on their place of
residence
(ii) These bodies shall meet at least three times a
year on dates to be included in the schedule of meetings
adopted by the IEC at its first meeting after the most
recent ADM at venues to be chosen by the IEC
(iii) The IEC shall, at its discretion, meet the costs
of organising such meetings and shall make provision
for such funding in its annual budget.
(iv) These bodies may propose to the IEC motions suitable
for consideration as IEC motions to ADM.
(v) These bodies may nominate candidates for the Freelance
sector seats on the IEC. |
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