ARTICLE 28
Family Education Center Department
Section 1. The International Executive Board shall create a Family Education Center Department.
Section 2. The International President shall appoint a director to supervise the activities of the Family Education Center Department and such appointment shall be subject to the approval of the International Executive Board. The President shall also appoint and assign a qualified staff to service the Department.
Section 3. The Family Education Center Department shall formulate and implement programs at Family Education Centers for the education and training of UAW members and their families through participation in the Family Education Scholarship Program in order to bring about a better understanding of the UAW's programs, policies, aims and objectives and to broaden and enlighten participants with a view toward the improvement of the quality of life. The function of the Department shall be to develop a cadre of future leadership, with supportive family involvement for all levels of the UAW.
Section 4. It shall be the function of the Family Education Center Department to formulate and implement programs at Family Education Centers for the training of Local Union leadership and to develop among potential leaders and their families a clearer understanding of the Union and the complex problems facing our society.
Section 5. All subordinate bodies of the International Union shall cooperate with the Department and assist in the promotion of the Department's programs and activities.
Section 6. The Department shall develop a comprehensive program to encourage and promote the continuation, on the local level, of family interest and family participation in activities related to the UAW and the community, following participation in a Family Education Center Program. The Family Education Center Department shall be charged with the duty of providing an ongoing program to draw the family closer together around common interests and into continuing Union and community programs to build a stronger labor movement and a better society.