SECTION 1. The officers of the International Union shall be the International President, the International Secretary-Treasurer, the International Executive Vice President and fifteen (15) International Vice Presidents, of whom two (2) shall be designated Administrative Vice-Presidents, and shall be elected as such.

SECTION 2. The International President, the International Secretary-Treasurer, the Executive Vice President and the two Administrative Vice Presidents shall constitute the International Administrative Committee.

SECTION 3. The International Executive Council shall consist of the International officers and such members at large, not more than nine (9) in number, who may be designated from among the members of the International Executive Board by the International Executive Council to represent areas, or divisions or other groups in the Union, which, in the opinion of the International Executive Council are not otherwise adequately represented on the International Executive Council. Once so designated, such members at large shall serve until the next International Convention.

SECTION 4. The International Executive Board shall consist of the International officers and forty (40) International Executive Board members except that the number of International Executive Board members may be increased pursuant to SECTION 5 of this ARTICLE.

SECTION 5. The International officers and the members of the International Executive Board shall be elected at each regular International Convention, shall be obligated and installed at the Convention at which they are elected, and their term of office shall run until their successors are obligated and installed at the next regular International Convention; except that the number of International Executive Board members may be increased, when between regular conventions, the International Executive Council determines that an increase is necessary to give representation to any newly affiliated or organized group. Such additional members shall be appointed by the International Executive Council from such newly affiliated or organized group.

SECTION 6. No member shall be eligible for nomination or election to any International office, or to the International Executive Board, unless he/she shall have been in continuous good standing in the International Union for at least two (2) years immediately preceding his/her nomination. This section shall not apply to a member of a Local Union which has been chartered by the International Union less than two (2) years prior to such nomination; in such case, a member to be eligible for nomination and election shall have been in continuous good standing in his/ her Local Union from the date of its charter.

SECTION 7. No member shall be eligible for nomination or election to any International office for three years after being found at trial, or admitting, to either (1) having worked in the interest of or accepted membership in any organization dual to the International Union or (2) having advocated or attempted to bring about the withdrawal or disaffiliation from the International Union of any Local Union or any member or group of members. Such ineligibility shall cease to apply if the trial determination is later reversed.

SECTION 8. No member may hold more than one position in the International Union by virtue of which he/she is entitled to membership on the International Executive Board.

SECTION 9. When an International Officer or Member of the International Executive Council or of the International Executive Board is on the payroll of a Local Union, the Local Union shall continue to pay his/her regular salary while he/she is attending International Executive Council Meetings, International Executive Board Meetings, Conventions and other functions of the International Union. Expenses incurred in conjunction with same shall be paid by the International Union.