ARTICLE 14
International Representatives
Section 1. International Representatives' or temporary organizers' commissions must be approved and signed by the International President and shall be countersigned by the International Secretary-Treasurer and be subject to the approval of the International Executive Board.
Section 2. International Representatives or temporary organizers shall work under the jurisdiction of the International President subject to the approval of the International Executive Board and under the direct supervision of the International Executive Board Member of the region to which s/he is assigned, unless otherwise commissioned.
Section 3. No person can be appointed an International Representative unless s/he is a member in continuous good standing of the International Union for a period of one (1) year. Temporary or part-time organizers must be UAW members but need not necessarily have been in continuous good standing for one (1) year.
Section 4. Appointed International Representatives or temporary organizers may be removed by the International President subject to the approval of the International Executive Board.
Section 5. An International Representative or temporary organizer shall not, while holding such position, be eligible as a candidate for, or hold any elective office or position in a Local Union, but an elected official may be appointed to act as an International Representative or temporary organizer on a part-time basis for parts of the day, or for full days not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) in any calendar year.
An International Representative or temporary organizer shall be eligible as a candidate for an elective office in the International Union.