A Region is not another layer of apparatus above Locals. It is where Locals combine mandates for work that requires a wider democratic base.
They arrive with their own democratic authority. Regional structures exist to combine that authority for defined functions that one Local cannot perform alone.
Regional meetings can connect Locals, elect or form bodies assigned to the Region, coordinate common priorities and carry regional mandates into wider Union governance.
The Region aggregates Local authority. It does not manufacture authority for the Local.Workplace representation follows the grievance and representation structure. A Region does not need to become another office through which every problem must pass.
Do not build another queue where a democratic bridge is needed.Delegates arrive because Locals send them. Regional representatives act because a democratic process placed authority in their hands. That chain remains visible.
Authority can travel. Its source does not change.