25.       Section 1. The Bargaining Committee may but
  26.   does not necessarily have to consist of the mem-
  27.   bers of the Executive Board of the Local Union.

  28.       Section 2. All Stewards and/or Com-
  29.   mitteepersons shall be democratically elected for
  30.   three (3) year terms. A Local Union or unit of an
  31.   Amalgamated Local Union may have, after July
  32.   1, 1998, a shorter term, of no less than two (2)
  33.   years, only by affirmative membership action,
  34.   and permission granted by the International
  35.   Executive Board. Stewards and Commit-
  36.   teepersons shall be required to take the oath of
  37.   office as provided in Article 39.

  38.       Section 3. A Steward or Committeeperson may
  39.   be recalled by the members s/he represents for fail-
  40.   ure to perform the duties of the office. A valid pe-
  41.   tition setting forth specific complaints of the Stew-
  42.   ards or Committeeperson's failure to perform the

1. duties of the office shall be signed by the members
2. s/he represents. The Steward or Committeeperson
3. so complained against shall receive notification of
4. the specific complaints. Upon the filing of such a
5. petition with the Local Union, a special meeting
6. for recall shall be held, of which due notification
7. shall be given. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the mem-
8. bership present at such special meeting shall be re-
9. quired to recall. Each Local Union or unit of an
10. Amalgamated Local Union shall establish in its by-
11. laws the number of petitioners required for a re-
12. call and the quorum necessary to establish such
13. recall meeting.

14.     Section 4. Upon application to and approval of
15. the International Executive Board, Stewards and/
16. or Committeepersons may be elected exclusively
17. by and from appropriate groups (as specified in
18. Article 19, Section 3) in keeping with the policy
19. resolution adopted by the Sixteenth (16th) Consti-
20. tutional Convention.

21.     Section 5. No protest to an election shall be
22. considered unless raised within seven (7) days of
23. the closing of the polls or as the next membership
24. meeting, whichever is later. A protest must either
25. be in writing, or made at the membership meet-
26. ing. If written, the protest must be actually re-
27. ceived by the Local Union Recording Secretary
28. before the deadline. If a new election for
29. Committeeperson or Steward is ordered as the re-
30. sult of a protest and this order is appealed, no such
31. election shall be held until the matter has been sub-
32. mitted to and an order thereon received from the
33. International President.