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
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
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
