Units

Sec. 1. Unit officers shall be members of their respective Units. Each Unit shall have the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Recorder, and an Executive Committee consisting of the Chairman and four (4) elected members.

Sec. 2. Unit officers shall be nominated at the regular meeting of each Unit in _____ and elected in _____ of the year the Local Union elects officers. Only members of each such Unit in good standing are eligible to nominate and vote for the Unit's officers.

Sec. 3. No member shall be a candidate for more than one (1) Unit office. If nominated for more than one (1) office, the member shall immediately declare which office he/she will be a candidate. No member shall be nominated for Unit office unless he/she is present or signifies his/her willingness in writing to be a candidate.

Sec. 4. A member must have at least six (6) months continuous standing in their Unit immediately prior to nomination to be eligible for office in their Unit, provided the Unit has been in existence for six (6) months or more.

Sec. 5. (a) One (1) Judge and as many Tellers as are required shall be appointed by the Unit Chairman to conduct the election. No candidate for any office shall be eligible for Election Judge or Teller. Any candidate may be present or have an IBEW member designated by the candidate, as an observer present during the voting and at the counting of the ballots.

(b) The election of Unit Officers may be conduced by mail ballot, providing the Local Union officers are elected by mail ballot. The procedures shall be the same as the mail ballot procedures for the union officers.

Sec. 6. Voting shall be by secret ballot. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each Unit office shall be declared elected.

Sec. 7. (a) Regular meetings of Units shall be held once monthly as decided by members of each Unit and approved by the Local Union Executive Board.

(b) However, no Unit shall hold any regular or special meeting on the night of any regular or special meeting of the Local Union.

(c) Special meetings of a Unit may be called only by the Business Manager or Executive Board of the Local Union or by the Executive Committee of the Unit involved. The officer or Executive Committee calling the special meeting shall see that the members of the particular Unit and the Business Manager are notified. No business shall be transacted at any special meeting except that for which it is called.

Sec. 8. The duties of Unit officers within the Unit shall be as follows:

Chairman: The duties shall be similar to those of the Local Union's President but shall in no way conflict.

Vice Chairman: The duties shall be similar to those of the Local Union's Vice President but shall in no way conflict.

Recorder: The duties shall be similar to those of the Local Union's Recording Secretary but shall in no way conflict. The Recorder shall supply a copy of the Minutes of Unit meetings to the Business Manager and to the Recording Secretary of the Local Union as soon as possible after each such meeting.

Executive Committee: The duties shall be similar to those of the Local Union's Executive Board but shall deal only with affairs of the particular Unit, and shall be subordinate to the Local Union's Executive Board. However, the Executive Committee has no authority to act as a Trial Board in lieu of the Local Union Executive Board. The Unit Chairman shall preside over this Committee and it shall meet regularly at such time as it may decide. It shall select one (1) of its members as Secretary. (The Business Manager shall be notified and may attend all meetings of this Committee with voice but no vote.) Immediately after each meeting of the Committee, a copy of its Minutes shall be furnished the Business Manager and the Recording Secretary of the Local Union.

Sec. 9. All Units and Unit officers shall be under the supervision of the Local Union and its Executive Board. The suspension or removal of any Unit officer for failing to perform his/her duties, and the filling of any vacancies, shall be handled by the Local Union Executive Board.

Sec. 10. The eligibility of any member to attend meetings or hold office in the Local Union shall not be affected in any way by participation in the affairs of a Unit.

Attendance at Unit meetings shall be considered attendance at Local Union meetings.

Sec. 11. The following Units are hereby established in the jurisdiction of Local Union ______:

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Sec. 12. The Local Union may dispense with the Executive Committee as provided for in Section 1 of this article where it is found that the Executive Committee is not needed in a Unit. Such action shall follow the recommendation of the Executive Board and the Business Manager after they have made an investigation of the needs in a particular Unit.