The DGA Constitution and Bylaws established six Category Councils as the duly elected representative bodies for the three major categories of DGA membership, East and West. The three Category Councils representing the Western Region are the Western Directors Council, Assistant Directors/Unit Production Managers/Technical Coordinators Council - West, and the Associate Director/Stage Managers/Production Associates Council - West. The three Category Councils representing the Eastern Region and Third Area are the Eastern Directors Council, Assistant Directors/Unit Production Managers Council - East, and the Associate Directors/Stage Managers/Program Production Assistants Council – East.
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* WORKING IN THE TRADE REQUIREMENT
To be eligible to be nominated as a Guild officer, a member of the Guild National Board of Directors or of any Guild Council or a delegate to the National Convention, or to hold any such position, a member must be in good standing and have been "working in the trade" as defined herein. For purposes of this provision a member shall be considered to be "working in the trade" (i) during the initial 7 year period following the time the individual becomes a member of the Guild; and (ii) at any time after this initial 7 year only if the individual has worked at least a total of 30 days under a Guild collective bargaining agreement during the most recent 7 year period. The National Board shall develop and implement a method, based on the Guild's minimum scales, for converting reported Guild earnings to "days of employment." Any member who would not be considered to be working in the trade under that conversion formula may appeal to the Eligibility Appeals Committee which may review any relevant information to determine whether the member has in fact worked at the trade at least 30 days within the 7 year period and thus meets the requirement stated in this provision. The decision of the Eligibility Appeals Committee shall be final. Nothing herein shall affect any other right of membership of any member who is not working in the trade, including such member's right to vote, to participate in any meetings of the Guild, or to be a member of any Guild Committee, including any Negotiating Committee.ement.
DGA Constitution and Bylaws:
Article V, Section B, Paragraph 1, (b)
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Any member in good standing who is "working in the trade" pursuant to Article V, Section B, Paragraph 1(b) of the DGA Constitution and Bylaws*, and who has not exceeded the "term limit rule" in Article V, Section B, Paragraph 2(b) of the DGA Constitution and Bylaws is eligible for nomination and election to his or her particular council.
Members who are ineligible to be nominated or to hold Council Office pursuant to the "working in the trade" provision, or the "term limit rule" are still eligible to vote in Category Council Elections and are also entitled to nominate other members for these offices.
Category Council Elections are held annually and members are elected to two-year term. The current elections are for the 2005-2007 term of office. The results of the final election will be announced at the Annual Membership Meetings and the newly-elected Council Members will assume their positions at the June, 2005 Council Meetings.
