The Current Membership Approved Excuse Committee Guidelines:

1. All excuse slips are due prior to the affected meeting.
2. The President of the local will provide all excuse slips for all required meetings to the Chair of the Excuse Committee at the end of the monthly membership meeting.
3. The Recording Secretary will provide the attendance rosters for all meetings of the prior month, to include the current membership meeting, to the Chair of the Excuse Committee immediately following the monthly membership meeting.
4. The Excuse Committee will meet immediately following the monthly membership meeting to review the excuse slips from the prior month.
5. Notices will be sent via certified mail notifying the violator to report to the President of the Local. Discussions will be had reaffirming the obligations of the individual and their intent to continue in their role.
6. Removal from office will be followed per UAW Constitution and Local Bylaws.
7. The Excuse Committee Chair shall report out at the monthly membership meeting the prior month’s findings.
8. Acceptable excuses are as follows:
9. Illness
10. Injury with supporting documentation.
11. Vacation day the working day of, working day before, or working day after a required meeting
12. Death of a family member
13. Funeral
14. Mandatory OT
15. Other Union business.
16. All others will be considered on a case by case basis and will only be acceptable with a majority vote of the Excuse Committee.
17. Civil Service
18. Military Service

The UAW Local 865 Excuse paper form is available at the Union Hall or in the Harvester Committee Room.  For convenience, there is an online form that may be used.  Please direct any questions to UAW865ExcuseCommittee@GMail.com

https://forms.office.com/r/1wSxCPDYtq?origin=lprLink

Thank you,

Bill Clifford

UAW Local 865

Excuse Committee – Chair