Rule 6: President and Vice-President

1.  The President and Vice-President of the Union shall be elected at the Biennial Conference on the last day of Conference.

2.  Those eligible to be elected as President or Vice-President shall be members of the newly elected National Executive Council.

3.  The President and Vice-President of the Union shall consist of one individual from the Telecom sector and one individual from the Postal/Courier sector and shall be deemed, when so elected, to be the Chairperson of their respective sectors.

4.  The office of President and Vice-President shall rotate between the Telecom sector and the Postal/Courier sector so that one sector shall hold one office at any time and the respective offices will alternate at each relevant Conference.

5.  The President shall preside at the ensuing Biennial Conference or any Special Conference and at all meetings of the National Executive Council and shall have a casting vote when votes are equal.

6.  In the event of the President, through illness or other cause, being unable to attend Conference or National Executive Meetings, the Vice-President shall preside and shall have the same powers as the President.