WHEREAS the membership of Local 802 should have maximum flexibility in choosing its officers and board members, and

WHEREAS the use of slates may serve to discourage individual members from running for election, and

WHEREAS Local 802 must encourage as many people as possible to participate in order to have a vibrant, active, democratic union,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Article VI, Section 2 A through D be stricken from the bylaws.