SECTION 1. Associate and retired members shall be entitled to an appropriate card issued by TNG-CWA and shall have the right to attend and to speak at Guild sessions but shall not have the right to make or second motions, to vote, or to hold office, except in the conduct of activities of associate or retired units.

SECTION 2. Associate members shall belong to the nearest Local in the area in which their institutions are located. They may be formed into associate units of the Local, subject to the by-laws and regulations of the Local.

Retired members shall be permitted to join CWA Retired Members' Clubs and serve on the Retired Members' Council consistent with Article V, Sections 5 and 6 of the CWA Constitution.

SECTION 3. Associate and retired members shall not be subject to the disciplinary provisions of this Constitution, but their membership shall be revocable by the Local or CWA Retired Members Club to which they belong, subject to appeal to the E.C., or by the E.C.

SECTION 4. Associate membership rights shall terminate when the associate member ceases to be eligible within the meaning of Section 5 of Article II. An associate member withdrawing upon becoming ineligible shall not be entitled to an honorable withdrawal card. An associate member who has maintained paid-up membership to the time of becoming ineligible shall, in the event he or she becomes eligible for full Guild membership and applies for such membership as of the date he or she becomes eligible, be entitled to admission without initiation fee. A former associate member who was not paid up when he or she became ineligible or who applies for full membership as of a date later than that at which he or she became eligible, shall be subject to the provisions of Article XIII Section 12(a).

SECTION 5. Associate and retired membership shall figure in no way in the standing of a Local.

SECTION 6. Honorary members shall be entitled to an appropriate card issued by TNG-CWA and shall be members at large of TNG-CWA. They shall have the right to attend Guild sessions and to speak at Guild sessions with the permission of the body. They shall not have the right to make or second motions, to vote or to hold office. They shall not be obligated to pay initiation fees or dues. Honorary membership may be terminated by resignation of the member or revocation of membership by the E.C. No provision of the Constitution other than Article II Section 6 and Article XIV Section 6 shall be applicable to honorary members.