Constitution Article 6

ARTICLE VI ‐ Officers

Section 1

The National President shall be the chief executive officer of this Union, and s/he shall have responsibility for the overall conduct of the Union’s affairs. S/he shall be authorized to carry out such responsibilities personally or by deputy.

Section 2

The National Secretary‐Treasurer shall be the chief custodian of all books, records, documents, and properties of this Union and shall keep a true and accurate record of all financial transactions of this Union. S/he shall be authorized to carry out such responsibilities personally or by deputy. If a deputy is to be designated to carry out any duties or responsibilities of the Secretary‐Treasurer, said deputy should be qualified in financial matters. The Secretary‐Treasurer shall be responsible and accountable for the actions of deputies designated to carry out any duties or responsibilities of the Secretary‐Treasurer.

Section 3

The other officials of this Union shall be five (5) Regional Vice Presidents.

Section 4

The National President, the National Secretary‐Treasurer and the five (5) Regional Vice Presidents shall comprise the National Executive Board which shall be the governing body of this Union between National Conventions. The Regional Vice Presidents shall be elected by and from their respective regions, and shall not run nationally. All officers of this National Union shall have a four‐year term of office.

Section 5

In the event of a vacancy in any position on the National Executive Board between National Conventions such positions shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by a majority of the Board from among the regular membership of this Union, provided that the appointee shall be someone who would be eligible to run for the particular office to which s/he is appointed.

Section 6

The salary of the National President shall be $229,166.56 per year, and the salary of the National Secretary‐Treasurer shall be $214,798.75 per year; they shall also receive the customary fringe benefits (including payments upon leaving office for accrued but unused sick leave at the top Mail Handler Level 5 pay rate) and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with and in the performance of their duties. Whenever the membership receives a percentage raise in a National Agreement, these salaries of the National President and the National Secretary‐Treasurer shall be increased by the same percentage. The National Executive Board shall be empowered to provide the National President and Secretary‐Treasurer with reasonable accommodations in the Washington, D.C. area in connection with the performance of their official duties and responsibilities and to make annual adjustments in their salaries to account for the increase in the cost‐of‐living, said adjustments not to exceed the percentage of increase in the National Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Section 7

The Regional Vice Presidents shall be compensated at the rate of $500 per day for attending National Executive Board meetings in addition to their travel and other reasonable and necessary incidental expenses. Such compensation shall be in addition to any compensation received by virtue of being a Local Union officer or Union employee.

Section 8

Any officer or other Union representative who applies for or accepts, for any period of time, a supervisory or management position with the Postal Service (including any EAS position involved in discipline of employees or application of the National Agreement) or with the USPS Office of Inspector General or the Postal Inspection Service shall immediately resign his/her position with the Union and, failing to do so, the position shall be declared to be vacant. In addition, members working in or detailed to a supervisory or managerial position with the Postal Service, the USPS Office of Inspector General, or the Postal Inspection Service shall be prohibited from representing this National Union or its membership in any capacity for a period of two years following such employment.

Section 9

All officers and employees of the National Union who participate in the LIUNA National 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan shall receive a match of their contributions, to the extent authorized by that plan.