Point 2: Organic Rules
Point 2: Organic Rules
1. national committee secretaries: definition or not of new secretaries
After the celebration of a confederal conference, this designates to the general secretary and to the locality of residence, that which by means of its unions it designates the secretaries that assure the management of the same. the secretaries are:
secretary of organisation, archives and vice-secretary
secretary of propaganda and culture
secretary of press and communication
secretary of treasury and economic matters
secretary of law and prisoner support
secretary of union and social action
secretary of patrimony
secretary of external relations
In addition of these secretaries of management, they form pary of the national committee(Nat Com), the general secretaries of the different Regional committess (reg comms). such in the regional comittee, as in the national committee, will be funcioning the following secretaries:
general secretary (Gen Sec): Represents the CNT, as much publicly as legally. co-ordinates the work in equipo of the different secretaries. It covers the deficiencies of any secretary, assists the voting in its charge, to informative title, independently of that could be delegated by its union. edits the editorial of the CNT.
secretary of organisation, archives and vice-secretary
assumes the functions of the Gen Sec when it finds itself incapacitated, or in any other circumstances. Hand the daily ups and downs of the unions and organic directions. Collaborates ? with the different secretaries of the Perm Sec. Is in charge of the internal relations of the confederation, of the material infrastructure of the votings, moderates the plenaries of the Committee and will be responsible for the corresponding ?. Has the responsibility of all that relationed with the calling of votings, ?, organic ? and documentary archives.
secretary of propaganda and culture
organises the formation of the confederal militancy. For the formation, organises talks, study days, courses.. And, in ? contact with the regional secretaries of propaganda and culture and treasurer, elaborates documents of formation. It relates strictly with the affinity individuals and cultural groups, free radio, ateneos.. in its ambit of competence. organises the public ? of the CNT.. meetings, talks, ...) and represents before the FAL. Is responsible for oral and written propaganda that the Perm Sec edits (publishes?)
Secretary of Press and Communication
maintains with the confederal press, in principle, and with the ?, in general, strict contacts. At local and district levels, is encharged of co-ordination of its distribution. Sends agreements, manifestos or position ? of the Organisation to the means of communication: press, agencies, radio, tv. ? of the unions ? information of the same ? f the confederal press.
secretary of treasurer and economic matters
its functions are ? in two:
1. Study: realises economic study accounts, and in strict relation with the secretary of propaganda and culture, documentary accounts being necessary for the better information, formation and union action of the unions. Is responsible for the bank accounts and ? with the Gen Sec of the same.
2. Financing: Bears in mind the control and distribution of confederal seal and both expenses inside of its ambit of competency. Organises the means ? in order to ? funds for the Organisation.
secretary of law and prisoner support:
realises a double function
1. study: will realise studies ? being necessary in its ambit of competency (labour and criminal legislation, etc) In relation with the secretary of propaganda and culture, will elaborate documents of formation.
2. assistance: co-ordinates the legal assistance (labour and criminal) for its members. maintains relations and co-ordination with the regional prisoner support committees, co-ordinating and distrbuting specfic economic ? that may be made to the same.
secretary of union and social action
co-ordinates the union and labour action, union sections, industrial conflicts, federations of industry, etc, in order to have punctual and real information in all that concerns industrial matters. Brings statistics to the union sections that exist.
co-ordinates social action of the CNT in the following matters: campaigns against unemployment, anti-militarism, ecology, womens struggle, repression, etc. Will work co-ordinately? with the secretary of propaganda and culture for the formation of the affiliates in union and social matters.
secretary of patrimony
? the facts and information on historical patrimony. is in charge of the relations with the administration for its devolution. will keep an inventory and take care of such historical patrimony as the actual?, and study the necessitys of the unions in matters of patrimony (locals acquired, ?, rented, etc). Co-ordinates the Patrimony Commission composed of the patrimony secretaries of the Reg Comms.
Secretary of External relations.
establishes and maintains the relations with the affinity organisations and with other organisations. These relations will be able to be also established in international scope. ? will establish relations between the CNT and the IWA.
2. Confederal Duee. Definition of the ?, System of Actualisation
3. Law and Prisoner Support
4. Congresses, Plenums and Plenaries (Functioning)
UNION ASSEMBLIES. They are the meetings of the members of the union. They will be convened by the Union Committee, the agenda having been circulated in the call. The agreements taken in union general assembly will be binding if they are not contradictory with the confederal agreements.
It will be ? the nomination of ? of disscussion, composed by a moderator, secretary of acts and secretary of words. Once convened organically, the assembly, and the members attend and make agreements, they will not be able to impugn the voting of the assemblies of the unions, nor admit votes by proxy. They will elect the delegates that go to attend the local, district, provincial, regional plenums and congresses.
PLENUMS. They are meetings of local, district, provincial, regional and national scope duly convened by their respective committees that must attend in order to inform about any question that they will be required. The agenda will be eleborated by these, recognising the ? of the unions or regional confederations. There will be circulated in the agendy the union or region that proposes the point and how annexed, its arguments on the same.
In the point of Various Points, they will not be able to adopt any agreement. The plenums will be direct representations of the unions chosed for this purpose. Its function is to make any type of agreement in its different scopes, always and whenever, they are not contrary to those in the bodies of higher scope. Such agreements will be binding.
LOCAL, DISTRICT AND PROVINCIAL PLENUMS will be convened by the respective committee or by petition of a union, but always through its respective committee.
REGIONAL PLENUMS equally, but the petition must be realised by a third of the unions, always through its respective committee.
NATIONAL PLENUM OF REGIONS are the highest decision making body of the CNT between congresses, formed by the delegations of all the regional confederations. They must be held bi-annually at a minimum. Its agreements can not contradict those of congresses.
LOCAL, DISTRICT and PROVINCIAL PLENARIES are meetings of the corresponding Permanent Secretariats of the local, district and provincial federation of unions respectively. Their functioning, character and functions are equivalent to those of National Plenaries, with local, district and provincial scope respectively, or those that agreed in the plenums of its scope, not being contradictory to the general agreements of the organisation.
REGIONAL PLENARIES are meetings of the Permanent Secretariat of the Regoinal Committees with the secretaries of the Local Federations, or the Miscellaneous Trade Union in areas where it only exists, or of the district federations where it exists. Its functioning, character and functions are equivalent to those of the national plenaries, with regional scope, or those that the corresponding regional plenum determines, such that it is not contradictory to the agreements of the organisation in its ?
NATIONAL PLENARIES will be the meetings of the National Committee. They are meetings of work and its mission will consiste in seeking the best operation in the accomplishment of this agreements emanating of plenums and congresses, ? to co-ordinate the functioning of the Confederation. If at any time, in urgent circumstances, ? that to take agreements, it will proceed immediately to pass them to the unions for its ?, such agreements not being valid without this requirement.
At the Plenaries of the National committee, will attend:
The General Secretary, with voice and vote
The rest of the Permanent Secretariat secretaries, with voice, but without vote
All the Regional Secretaries, with voice and vote
All the National Secretaries of the Local Federations?, with voice but without vote
At request of the National Committee:
The Director of the “CNT” with voice, but without vote
The President of the FAL, with voice but without vote
The Director of the Confederal Editorial, with voice but without vote
The National Committee will ordinarily meet, at least, once every 2 months, and will meet extraordinarily when the Permanent Secretariat or at least 2 regional confederations think necessary.
They will realise the Permanent Secretariat, in base to an agenda will be elaborated by the Permanent Secretariat, previously consulting the regional committees, being obliged to include the points raised by the regions. The call with the agenda will be in power of the ? Plenaries with, at lease, 10 days of, except urgent situations in which case it will be able to convene by telephone.
CONFERENCES are meetings of members, unions and union sections that are not able to make agreements or that only serve to debate and ? opinions. The conclusions of the conferences are passed to the unions, as information. Anyone can attend these in their own name, or in that of the union or union section. They will be convened by the corresponding Committee, upon petition of a union, Local, District or Regional Federation.
CONFEDERAL CONGRESS
Regular votings that the organisation must celebrate. It is the highest decision making body of the CNT. Attended by delegates, mandated by the unions. Its periodicy must not be more than 4 years, being all the organisation, through the unions, that establish the opportune moment for its celebration. They are called by the National Committee with a year in advance of the date of its celebration, convened that it must be ratified in a National Plenum of the Regions. If this said calling is approved, in it will be established the provisional agenda of the congress, once ? the opinion of the unions in the respect. In order to facilitate the unions, the sending of the ? themes of discussion in the Congress, the ? of admission of the same will finalise 7 months before the start of the Congress. The final agenda will be approved in a National Plenum of Regionals in a ? of one month to ? from the date of its admission, at the end to permit its publication in the confederal press.
Extraordinary congresses, of ? character, will not have ? of such periodicy.
5. Organic Representation, Election of Committees and Representatives of the Same.
Union Committee: The secretary and the treasurer of the union, will be elected in general assembly of the union, the rest of the Committee will be formed with a delegate of each Professional Section of the Union.
Local Federation Committee: The Secretaryand the Treasurer will be elected directly in a Plenum of the Unions, by proposals of the unions. The rest of the Permanent Secretary will be composed with a delegate of each Union of the Local Federatin.
District and Provincial Committee: Will proceed the same way as the Local Federation.
Regional Committee: The General Secretary and the local of residence will be elected directly in a Plenum of Unions, by proposal of the same. The rest of the companeros of the Permanent Secretary will be elected in the same way as that of the Local Federation of the locality of residency of this Regional Committee. The General Secretary will be ? in a Regional Plenum of Unions.
6. On the nomination of the General Secretary and periods of management (election and representation)
a. The GEneral SEcretary of the National Comittee of the CNT and the place of residency of the national comittee will be elected in Congress or the National Plenum of Regionals. The secretaies of the Permanent SEcretary, with the exception of the General SEcretary, willbe in a plenum of the local federation or District in which it has the residency of the National Comittee.
b. all the comitees or councils will be mechanisms of management and co-ordination, by which they cannot make agreements in which > of technical matters.
c. all the charges of representation are recallable at any time. By petition of any regional will be included in the agenda a point on the continuation or not in the management of the permanent secretary divided by secretary.
d. all the charges of representation and management will have a duration of 2 years, having to be re-elected for a year more consecutive as maximum. At the end of those 2 years of management, it will be included in the next National Plenary of Regions of mechanical manner the election of the new secretary. For election of secretary and seat, such at regional level as national level, the unions will remit with before the relation of its members that will be disposed to accept charges of management, having to be such companeros necessarily by their unions.
e. the charges of representation will not be paid in any case.
f. the members of the comittees will not be able to make proposals in them, meeting of the organisation, with the exception of meetings of their union or when they meet in organic votings in representation of their union or regional.
g. the companeros of the meeting will not represent in their union, with out the council of the organisation.
h. all the committess must be ratified in votings following to their re-election.
