Branches send delegates to National Conference according to a formula based on number of members in each Branch. National Officers are also delegates to National Conference and Executive with one vote each. The body that sees to the running of the Union between meetings of National Conference. National Executive meets three times a year. In most cases, Branch Secretaries are delegates to National Executive and have a plural vote equal to the same number of votes their Branch has at National Conference.
Some Branches divide their vote between two delegates.
Branches have their own committees of management, executives and other structures.