The executive body, called the Store Council, and all other officers are elected by the members.

All matters of grievance, all subjects of controversy, are referred to the Store Council, which, as often as occasion demands, calls a meeting of the entire association after business hours.
For example: Christmas happens on a Friday.

The firm decides to keep the store open on the following day--Saturday.

There is an expression of dissatisfaction from a number of clerks.

A meeting of the association is called, and a vote taken as to whether the majority want the extra holiday or not; whether the majority are willing to lose the commissions on a day's sales, for, of course, salaries continue.