Penny for a thought…

As a general rule in a so called “democratic” process is that, any changes to fundamental rules (constitution, by-laws etc.) of a “democratic” organization need the approval of at least 51% of the membership present. To pass resolution(s) in this magnitude in a so called “democratic” organization(s) proxy vote does not count and cannot be used, recognized etc.

Anyone knows the magic number, how many members shall be physically present in our upcoming AGM to pass these proposed changes? (under Unifor’s rules)

My concern is that, I highly doubt we had a quorum at our last AGM, never mind 51+ %. Now as I heard, our membership increased at least to 188 people. Ergo, 95 good standing must be present to even discuss by-law changes, according to the general “democratic” rule book.

And just out of curiosity, if 35 members have an urge to say something to fellow members and each person limited to lets say 5 minutes to use the floor. Hmm, that is about 3 hours alone.

I am really curious, how this AGM will unfold on Sunday. cheers i…