SECTION 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Local Union, the Local Executive Board and Joint Executive Committee. He/ she shall sign all orders on the Financial Secretary-Treasurer authorized by the Local Executive Board and shall countersign all checks issued by the Financial Secretary- Treasurer against the accounts of the Local Union on authorization of the Local Executive Board. He/she shall enforce the provisions of this Constitution. He/she shall appoint all committees not otherwise provided for. He/she shall perform such other duties as the Local Union, or the Local Executive Board may assign to him/her; and except as to powers and duties specifically conferred on him/her by the Constitution, he/she shall adhere to all decisions and directions of, and be subject to, the Local Executive Board. He/she shall be, ex officio, a delegate to Convention of the International Union and of all organizations to which the Local is affiliated. He/she shall be responsible for the proper conduct of the affairs of the Local Union, and the compliance by his/her fellow officers with their obligations under the International Constitution and the Local by- laws. He/she shall be chairman of the Local’s Committee on Political Education. He/she shall be chairperson of the Local’s Organizing Committee.

SECTION 2. The Vice President shall assist the President in the discharge of his/her duties, and during his/her absence shall perform the duties of the President. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of President, the Vice President shall act as President for the unexpired term. Where the Local by-laws provide for more than one (1) Local Vice President and where the bylaws are silent as to which of the Vice Presidents shall perform the duties of an absent President or shall succeed to the Presidency in the event of a vacancy, the Local Executive Board may make such a designation. A president so designated shall not be ex officio a delegate to an International Convention, unless all of the Vice Presidents of the Local are ex officio delegates under the Local by-laws.

SECTION 3. The Recording Secretary shall keep correct minutes of all meetings of the Local Executive Board and of the Joint Executive Committee. He/she shall issue the Call for all meetings of the Local Union, of the Local Executive Board and of the Joint Executive Committee, as directed by the Local Executive Board. He/she shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by this Constitution or by the Local Executive Board. In a Local Union where the office of Recording Secretary is merged with the office of Local Financial Secretary-Treasurer, the powers and duties of the Recording Secretary shall vest in the office of the Financial Secretary-Treasurer.

SECTION 4. The Financial Secretary-Treasurer shall receive all monies paid into the Local Union, including monies received for welfare or special funds, and give official receipts for all such monies received using the triplicate receipt book supplied by the International Union or a form approved by the International Administrative Committee. He/she shall deliver the original receipt to the payer, a triplicate thereof to the International Secretary- Treasurer and shall retain the duplicate in the files of the Local Union. He/she shall deposit all monies received in the name and number of the Local Union in such bank or banks as the Local Executive Board may direct. He/she shall sign all checks. He/she shall make no payments by cash, check or otherwise, unless such payment is supported by a voucher duly completed pursuant to the rules and regulations established by the International Administrative Committee. Such vouchers shall be preserved by him/her and his/her successor for at least five (5) years. He/she shall keep regular books and records of the Local’s finances pursuant to the rules and regulations established by the International Administrative Committee. He/she shall report monthly to the Local Executive Board and to the International Secretary- Treasurer on the forms approved by the International Union. He/she shall submit, at least once each year, such books, records, vouchers and other supporting data for inspection and audit to a Certified Public Accountant, the cost of the audit to be borne by the Local Union. Should the audit report fail to comply with the requirements and specifications established by the International Secretary-Treasurer, the latter shall have the power to designate another Certified Public Accountant to make a further audit at the cost and expense of the Local Union. Not less than thirty (30) days before the start of any audit arranged for by a Local Union, the Local Financial Secretary- Treasurer shall forward to the International Secretary- Treasurer the name and address of the Certified Public Accountant who is to conduct the audit. At the request of a Local Union, the International Administrative Committee shall have the power to waive the requirement that the audit be conducted by a Certified Public Accountant and substitute another form of audit satisfactory to the International Administrative Committee. He/she shall be the custodian of the Seal of the Local Union. He/she shall keep and supply to the International Secretary-Treasurer a correct record of the full names and addresses of all members, and promptly notify the International Secretary-Treasurer of the names and addresses of all members who leave the Local or who are suspended or expelled. Before entering upon his/her duties, the Financial Secretary-Treasurer shall deliver a bond as required by the International Union and in an amount to be determined by the International Secretary-Treasurer based on the audit report of the Certified Public Accountant, but not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500). The premium on said bond shall be paid out of the funds of the Local Union. He/she shall deliver to his/her successor all monies and other property of the Local Union. On demand of the International Union, he/she shall make available all books and records including the records of any welfare or special fund for examination and audit.

SECTION 5. The officers of the Local Union shall be the Trustees of the property of the Local Union, subject to the direction of the Local Executive Board, and deliver such bond as required by law.