GregoryHofer

Josh, So as long as the language in the motion itself allows for it, the motion can take effect whenever it is so stated. Is that correct?. We had many Members pay their initiation fee and become Members in our Union for years, then they found out they were legally not required by Federal law to be Members and then excercised their legal right to give up their Membership in our Union and become non Members back in October 2013. Then in November of 2013, our Executive Board makes the following motion. Any current non-member who elects to become a Member will be charged the current initiation fee. So this rule to re-charge the second initiation fee didn't exist when Members excercised their legal right to become non Members. Since you say, unless the motion provides otherwise, this motion would then rightfully force non Members to pay a second initiation fee that did not exist when they became non Members. Does anything in RONR prevent this from happening? How can an organization change the rules mid stream to penalize or retaliate against Members for becoming non Members.

When does a motion become effective and on what page might I find that language in RONR 11th edition.