employee representative
For purposes of this chapter, the term “employee representative” means any officer or official representative of a railway labor organization other than a labor organization included in the term “employer” as defined in subsection (a), who before or after June 29, 1937 , was in the service of an employer as defined in subsection (a) and who is duly authorized and designated to represent employees in accordance with the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C., chapter 8 ), as amended, and any individual who is regularly assigned to or regularly employed by such officer or official representative in connection with the duties of his office.