SECTION 1. The membership of the Transport Workers Union of America shall function through Local Unions. A Local Union shall consist of the members within a city or other area specified by the International Executive Council, organized under a charter granted by the Transport Workers Union of America.

SECTION 2. Subject to the provisions of the International Constitution and the by-laws of the Local Union and to all delegations of authority and assignment of responsibility to the Local Officers and to the Local Executive Board as provided in the International Constitution and Local by-laws, the supreme authority in the Local Union shall be the membership of the Local Union, acting through duly called regular meetings of the Local Union or through duly called regular meetings of the respective sections or divisions of the Local meeting separately, as the Local by-laws may provide. Between such meetings, the Local Executive Board shall have the power and authority to administer the affairs of the Local Union.

SECTION 3. The International Executive Council may establish Divisions, each of which shall consist of a group of Local Unions with particular common interests and concerns. Each Division shall be administered by a director appointed by the International President with the approval of the International Executive Council.

SECTION 4. Except where otherwise specifically provided for herein or in the by-laws of any Local Union, majority rule shall prevail through-out the International Union.

SECTION 5. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted in the Transport Workers Union of America, or in any subdivision thereof.

SECTION 6. Whenever there is an unopposed candidate duly nominated for any office or elective position in the International Union or in any Local Union, including the position of Convention Delegate, such candidate shall be considered elected without the necessity of an election.

SECTION 7. In any election in the International Union or in any Local Union, no votes shall be counted except those cast for duly nominated candidates. ‘Write-in’ votes shall not be counted.

SECTION 8. Political conferences shall be established by the Union on a statewide basis, for the purpose of promoting cooperation and concerted action in the field of political education, legislation, public relations and political action. All Local Unions within the state in which a political conference has been established shall maintain membership therein. Such conferences shall establish by-laws, subject to the approval of the International Administrative Committee, and shall coordinate their activities and publications with the International Administrative Committee.