ARTICLE 2 OFFICERS, BOARDS AND MEMBERS 1 The International shall consist of the following Officers, Boards and 2 Members: 3 (A) Officers: 4 President 5 Assistant President 6 General Secretary and Treasurer 7 National Legislative Director 8 Alternate National Legislative Director 9 Canadian Legislative Director 10 Alternate Canadian Legislative Director 11 Fourteen (14) Vice Presidents 12 Two Vice Presidents shall be from Canada 13 One (1) Vice President shall be from the 14 membership having seniority in Rail Commuter 15 Service 16 One (1) Vice President shall be from the Bus Department 17 Assistant to the President - Yardmasters 18 Alternate Assistant to the President - Yardmasters 19 Alternate Vice Presidents: 20 Two (2) from the Eastern Territory 21 Two (2) from the Western Territory 22 Two (2) from the Southern Territory 23 One (1) from Canada 24 One (1) from membership having seniority 25 in Rail Commuter Service 26 One (1) from the Bus Department from the 27 Western Territory (West of the Mississippi River) 28 One (1) from the Bus Department from the Eastern 29 Territory (East of the Mississippi River) 30 Vacancies occurring in positions not subject to attrition shall be 31 filled as follows: 32 President - By the Assistant President 33 Assistant President - By a 2/3 vote of the Board of Directors --2-- 34 General Secretary and Treasurer - By a 2/3 vote of the Board 35 of Directors 36 National Legislative Director - By the Alternate Legislative Director 37 Canadian Legislative Director - By the Alternate Canadian Legislative 38 Director 39 Vice Presidents: 40 The Alternate Vice President from Canada shall fill a Canadian 41 Vice Presidential vacancy. 42 The Alternate Vice President from Rail Commuter Service 43 shall fill a Rail Commuter Service Vice President Vacancy 44 The Senior Alternate Vice President from the Bus Department 45 shall fill a Bus Vice Presidential vacancy. 46 Vice Presidential vacancies from the Eastern, Western and 47 Southern Territories shall be filled by the Senior Alternate 48 from the territory in which the vacancy occurs who shall be 49 come the Junior Vice President. 50 Vacancies not otherwise provided for in this Article shall be filled by 51 a 2/3 vote of the Board of Directors. 52 (B) Boards: 53 Board of Directors - 54 The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, 55 Assistant President, General Secretary and Treasurer, 56 National Legislative Director, Canadian Legislative 57 Director, four (4) Senior U.S. Vice Presidents, the 58 Senior Canadian Vice President, one (1) Bus Vice 59 President, and Trustee (subject to attrition). 60 Board of Trustees - 61 The Board of Trustees shall consist of The 62 International President, General Secretary and 63 Treasurer and the Senior Canadian Vice 64 President shall serve as members of the Board 65 of Trustees. 66 Board of Appeals - United States 67 (Members must hold seniority in one of the crafts 68 under the jurisdiction of the Board.) 69 Five (5) Members 70 One (1) from Engine Service 71 One (1) from Road Service (Train Service) 72 One (1) from Yard Service (Train Service) 73 One (1) from Commuter Authorities 74 One (1) from Bus Department 75 Board of Appeals - Canada 76 Three (3) members 77 Executive Board - 78 Five (5) members 79 One member must be from Canada 80 One (1) Alternate to Executive Board --3-- 80 The Alternate to the Executive Board shall fill a 81 vacancy occurring on the Board except that a 82 Canadian vacancy shall be filled by a Canadian 83 appointed from the Canadian Territory by a 2/3 84 vote of the Board of Directors. 85 (C) Members: 86 One (1) Delegate from each Local 87 (D) Attrition of Positions: 88 A position designated as attritable shall be eliminated 89 when the present incumbent vacates the position 90 for any reason. 91 (E) President Emeritus: 92 The Immediate Past President shall be President 93 Emeritus. 94 (F) American members will vote for the following Officers and 95 Boards: 96 President 97 Assistant President 98 General Secretary and Treasurer 99 National Legislative Director 100 Alternate National Legislative Director 101 Twelve (12) Vice Presidents 102 Assistant to the President - Yardmasters 103 Alternate Assistant to the President - 104 Yardmasters 105 Alternate Vice Presidents - 106 Two (2) from the Eastern Territory 107 Two (2) from the Western Territory 108 Two (2) from the Southern Territory 109 Two (2) from the Bus Department 110 One (1) from Rail Commuter Service 111 Board of Appeals - United States 112 Executive Board 113 (G) Canadian members will vote for the following Officers and 114 Boards: 115 President 116 Assistant President 117 General Secretary and Treasurer 118 Canadian Legislative Director 119 Alternate Canadian Legislative Director 120 Two (2) Vice Presidents from Canada 121 One Alternate Vice President from Canada 122 Board of Appeals - Canada 123 Executive Board |