The duties of the Local Officers shall be as follows:

The Local President shall:

(a) Be responsible for the conduct of all Local business and, in keeping with that responsibility, shall have the power to employ, fix compensation and bond such employees as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the Local;

(b) Preside at meetings of the Local membership, Local Executive Board and Local Officers;

(c) Prosecute grievances and appeal them to higher levels of the Union when not satisfactory settled. The Local President may designate such other alternate(s), one (1) pf whom must be the Vice President, to prosecute said grievances as he may deem necessary;

(d) Serve as ex-officio member of and supervise all Local committees;

(e) Approve all bills to be paid, and countersign all checks drawn on the local Treasury;

(f) Perform whatever additional duties as may be assigned by the Local Executive Board, the membership or required by the Constitution and policies of the union;

(g) Be spokesman for the local;

(h) Be delegate and Chairman of the delegation to the Union Convention; and

(i) Hold no other elective office in the Local.

(j) The President, as the principal executive officer of the Union, shall have full authority to execute the policies of the Union as established under this Constitution. Should the President find that the policy of the Union has not been clearly formulated, the President shall poll the members of the Executive Board and the affirmative opinion of a majority of the Board shall have the force and effect of a decision reached in a meeting of the Executive Board and the results of the poll shall be entered in the minutes of the next meeting of the Board.

(k) The President shall preside over the Convention and meetings of the Executive Board and Executive Committee of the Union.

(l) The President shall call regular and special meetings of the Executive Board as required by the Constitution.

(m) The President shall be the official spokesperson for the Union in all its external relations and may authorize counsel or other agents of the Union to speak for the Union in the President’s place and stead.

(n) The President shall recommend to the Executive Board the employment of such personnel as may be required in the President’s opinion to effectuate the programs of the Union.

(o) The President shall hold no other office in the Union and shall not be engaged in any other employment. The President shall receive the annual salary established for the office by the Convention, payable in twelve (12) equal monthly installments.

The Executive-Vice President shall:

a) Act under the direction of the President and perform such duties as may be assigned by the President or the Executive Board;

(b) Recommend to the President the employment of such personnel as may be required;

(c) Recommend to the President that services of such personnel as may be assigned to the Vice President be terminated for cause;

(d) Supervise full-time and part-time personnel as may be assigned to the Vice President and employ and terminate the employment of clerical forces subject to the limitations of the budget;

(e) Preside at meetings;

(f) Hold no other office in the Union and shall not be engaged in any other employment. The Vice President shall receive the annual salary established for the office of the Vice President by the Convention, payable in twelve (12) equal monthly installments.

(g) Appoint members of the bargaining committees in bargaining units to fill vacancies that may occur and that are not otherwise filled; and to appoint bargaining committees for bargaining units who have failed to select bargaining committees under the provisions of this Constitution;

(h) Supervise the negotiations of contracts and approve or authorize the approval of such contracts in accordance with Executive Board direction;

(i) Designate when necessary one or more Union representatives to assist in the negotiation of each contract negotiated;

(j) Designate when necessary one or more Union representatives to process grievances above the Local level.

The Local Vice President shall:

(a) Perform whatever duties as many be assigned by the local, the Local Executive Board, or the Local President;

(b) Work under the direction and supervision of the Local President; and

(c) Hold no other elective office in the Local.

The Local Secretary shall:

1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall act under the direction of the President and the Executive Board and he/she shall Perform all duties as required by the CWA Constitution and Local Bylaws. He/She shall:

(a) Attend all meetings of the Convention, the Executive Board and the Executive Committee and shall cause a faithful record to be made of the proceedings;

(b) Keep all contracts, books, records, monies, securities and all other property of the Union not otherwise given by this Constitution to someone else;

(c) Have the custody of the Union Seal and cause it to be impressed upon such documents as the Executive Board of the Union shall direct;

(d) Supervise the maintenance of such membership lists as may be required by the International and shall cause the collection of per capita dues, initiation fees, assessments and all other monies due to the Union;

(e) Cause the President of a Local to be notified whenever such Local becomes delinquent for a period of thirty (30) days in the payment of any financial obligation to the Union;

(f) Cause the funds belonging to the Union to be deposited in a bank or banks approved by the Executive Board of the Union;

(g) Cause the payment of proper bills and expenses of the Union, when evidenced by satisfactory statements; or vouchers, by checks countersigned by the President or by such other persons who may be thereunto authorized by the Executive Board of the Union;

(h) Invest the funds of the Union as instructed by the Convention or by the Executive Board in the absence of such instructions by the Convention;

(i) Prepare, publish and distribute to the Executive Board a quarterly financial statement which shall list the total assets, liabilities, receipts and disbursements of the Union;

(j) Make loans to locals when authorized by the Executive Board of the Union and when secured by promissory note or other evidence of obligation therefore drawn and signed by the Officers of the borrowing Local;

(k) Cooperate with the auditor in the annual audit of the Secretary-Treasurer’s books and such other audits as may be directed by the Executive Board;

(l) Give bond in an amount to be determined by the Executive Board for the faithful performance of the trust in the Secretary-Treasurer reposed, the cost thereof to be borne by the Union;

(m) Turn over all funds, books, records and all other documents and property of the Union in the Secretary-Treasurer’s custody to the Secretary-Treasurer’s successor in office;

(n) Perform all duties imposed upon the Secretary-Treasurer by this Constitution and such other duties as shall from time-to-time be assigned to the Secretary-Treasurer by the Convention, the President or the Executive Board;

(o) The Secretary-Treasurer shall hold no other office in the Union and shall not be engaged in any other employment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall receive the annual salary established by the Convention for the office, payable in twelve (12) equal monthly installments.

The Delegates At-Large Shall:

1. a) Act under the direction of the President and perform such duties as may be assigned by the President or the Executive Board;

   b) Be responsible, under the direction and with the assistance of other members of the Executive Board, for matters of common concern and interest affecting diversity at all levels within the union;

   c) Attend meetings of the CWA Executive Board, in person or by telephone call, as may be scheduled by the President or the Executive Board;

   d) Evaluate, in conjunction with other members of the Executive Board as assigned by the President, the membership balance within each geographical region represented by the Delegates At-Large Diversity Executive Board seats;