38.       Section 1. Upon the written request of a repre-
  39.   sentative number of Local Unions to the Competi-
  40.   tive Shop Department and upon the approval of
  41.   the International Executive Board, National and
  42.   Regional Wage-Hour Conferences may be called
  43.   for the purpose of facilitating a discussion of prob-
  44.   lems related to wages, hours, production standards

1. and other conditions of work within a competitive
2. or allied group, and to assist in the establishment
3. of uniform contractual provisions within the in-
4. dustry.

5.     Section 2. Activities of both National and Re-
6. gional Wage-Hour Conferences shall be coordi-
7. nated through the offices of the Competitive Shop
8. Department in cooperation with the Research De-
9. partment of the International Union.