2.1 Constitutional amendments
This Ninth National Congress resolves:

1. To replace all references to "Region" with "Province" wherever it appears in the constitution and any reference to "Regional Office Bearers" in the constitution must be replaced with "Provincial Office Bearers".
2. Term of office for Local Office Bearers: The term of office for local office bearers to be aligned to that of the provincial and national office bearers i.e. 3 years.
3. Removal of Local Office Bearers: To add a new paragraph 8.5 in the constitution that deals with the “Removal of the Local Office Bearers,” as follows:
“ A Local Office Bearer shall vacate his/her position if he/she:

a. No longer pays union subscriptions to his/her affiliate subject to provisions of affiliate’s Constitution.
b. Has not attended three consecutive meetings of the Local Shop Stewards Council or Local Executive Committee without sending a reasonable written apology.
c. Is no longer employed and or has resigned from the workplace and ceases to be a member of the affiliated union in good standing.”

In addition, to add a new paragraph 8.6 as follows:

“In the event that there is a suspension of a Local Office Bearer, he/she shall temporary vacate his/her position until the matter has been finalised or alternatively, in the event where a Local Office Bearer has been suspended by his/her union, such office bearer shall temporarily vacate his her position until his/her suspension process have been finalised.
4. Duties of the Central Committee (CC): The CC duties to be clearly defined and to deal with the assessment and the implementation of resolutions, not only to draft resolutions on urgent matters at the time of the CC.
5. To amend the Constitution so that only stewards or elected worker representatives or the office bearers of affiliates in good standing are eligible for election to the positions of President, Deputy President, Second Deputy President, and Treasurer.