SECTION 1. Except as otherwise governed by the CWA Constitution, the E.C. shall have general direction of all Sector officers.

SECTION 2. The Sector Chairperson shall preside over Sector Conferences and E.C. meetings. He or she may be a delegate to conventions of any organization with which TNG-CWA is affiliated.

SECTION 3. The President shall be the executive officer of TNG-CWA and a Vice President of the CWA, representing the Sector on the CWA Executive Board. He or she shall preside over Sector Conferences and E.C. meetings in the absence of the Sector Chairperson.

SECTION 4. The Vice-Presidents as directed by the E.C. shall perform the duties of the Sector Chairperson in his or her absence and in the absence of the President, and such other duties as the E.C. may direct.

SECTION 5. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the custodian of the records and funds of TNG-CWA. He or she shall cause such records and books of account to be kept as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Constitution.

SECTION 6. The Director of TNG Canada shall be the chief spokesperson for the Guild and CWA in Canada. The Director of TNG Canada shall take direction from the Canadian Representative Council and shall be its Chairperson.

SECTION 7. At the effective date of the merger, the salaries of full-time TNG-CWA officers shall be pursuant to Article VII, Section 7 of The Newspaper Guild Constitution as adopted by the 61st Convention in June 1995.

SECTION 8. The salaries of full-time TNG-CWA officers whose salaries exceed CWA salaries for comparable positions shall not be reduced until the CWA salary equals the former TNG salary. Thereafter, they will receive any annual adjustments which may be approved by the CWA Convention. Full-time officers whose salaries are less than CWA salaries for comparable positions shall receive the CWA salaries in effect at the time of merger. The TNG-CWA President's salary shall be comparable to a CWA Vice President's salary.