SECTION 1. There is hereby created a department to be known as the Civil and Human Rights Department of the International Union.

SECTION 2. The President shall appoint a Director and a Committee. The Committee shall be composed of International Executive Board Members and Local Officers to handle the functions of this department. The Committee shall be educated and trained in the field of inter-racial, inter-faith and inter-cultural relations, to assist in the implementation of the policies of the International Union dealing with discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, religion, national origin, age and disability.

SECTION 3. The Department shall be charged with the duty of implementing the policies of the International Union dealing with discrimination, as these policies are set forth in the International Constitution and as they may be evidenced by action of the International Executive Board and of International Conventions, and to give all possible assistance and guidance to Local Unions in the furtherance of their duties as set forth in this Article, and to carry out such further duties as may be assigned to it from time to time by the International President.

SECTION 4. The duties of this Department shall be to promote fair employment practices and endeavor to eliminate discrimination affecting the welfare of the individual members of the Local Unions and the International Union, the labor movement and the AFL-CIO.

SECTION 5. Within the Department there shall be established the TWU Working Women’s Committee. The TWU Working Women’s Committee shall be composed of representatives from each division, Airline, Transit, Utility, University & Service, and Railroad. The International President shall appoint the Chairperson of the TWU Working Women’s Committee. The TWU Working Women’s Committee shall meet at least once a year during the Civil and Human Rights conference to engage and educate the women of the TWU on issues that affect working women today. The Chairperson to the TWU Working Women’s Committee, along with the Director of the Civil and Human Rights Department, shall develop the program and agenda for the TWU Working Women’s Committee.

SECTION 6. The Director, with the approval of the President, shall create constituency groups and approve all priorities and programs.

SECTION 7. The Civil and Human Rights Department shall meet once a year along with all constituency groups:

• APRI—A. Philip Randolph Institute
• APALA—Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
• PAW—Pride at Work
• CLUW—Coalition of Labor Union Women
• CBTU—Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
• LCLAA—Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
• ARA—Alliance for Retired Americans
• And other groups if deemed necessary.