Please consider taking the opportunity to serve on the local’s Executive Board, as a member of a Negotiating Committee for one of our bargaining units, as a Member of the Bylaws Committee, or as a Member of the Newsletter Committee.
The following Executive Officer positions will be up for election at our March Annual General Meeting:
- President
- Recording Secretary
- Secretary-Treasurer
- Communications Officer
- Membership Officer
- One (1) Trustee (3 year term)
Please note:
- All members of the Local are eligible for nomination for these positions.
- The President and Secretary-Treasurer, both Signing Officers, must be available to carry out duties in person at the CUPE 3912 office.
- A member may accept nomination for a position while holding office in any position. If successful in the election, their resignation from their current position will take effect at that time.
- To be eligible for nomination, a member must be a member in good standing as set out in Article B.8.3 of the National Constitution.
- All duly elected Officers shall be installed at the meeting at which elections are held and shall continue in office for one year or until a successor has been elected and installed, provided, however, that no term of office shall be longer than three years.
- The terms of office for Trustees shall be so that one serves for a period of three years, one for two years, and one for one year, as laid down in Article B.2.4 of the CUPE National Constitution. Each year thereafter, the Local Union shall elect one Trustee for a three-year period. No member who has been a signing officer for the Local Union is eligible to run for Trustee, until at least one full term of office has elapsed.
- Honorarium per year: President – amount equivalent to 2.0 full-year courses; Recording Secretary – amount equivalent to 0.50 full-year course; Secretary-Treasurer – amount equivalent to 0.75 full-year course; Communications Officer – amount equivalent to 0.50 full-year course; Membership Officer – $500, Trustee – $500 per audit.
- Members interested in standing for election to any of these roles should contact Renee Danker, our Office Manager, to put their name forward as candidates. Members can also be nominated at the meeting.
The following Executive Officer and Steward positions will be up for election at Unit Membership Meetings:
Dalhousie
- Vice President – Part-time Instructors at Dalhousie University
- Vice President – Teaching Assistants at Dalhousie University (Sexton Campus)
- Vice-President – Teaching Assistants at Dalhousie University (Studley Campus)
- Vice-President – Dalhousie University, Truro Campus
- Steward – Part-time Instructors at Dalhousie University
- Steward – Teaching Assistants at Dalhousie University (Studley Campus)
- Steward – Teaching Assistants at Dalhousie University (Sexton Campus)
Mount Saint Vincent
- Vice President – Part-time Instructors at Mount Saint Vincent University
- Steward – Part-time Instructors at Mount Saint Vincent University
Saint Mary’s Part-Time Faculty
- Vice President – Part-time Faculty at Saint Mary’s University
- Steward – Part-time Faculty at Saint Mary’s University
Saint Mary’s TAs
- Vice President – Teaching Assistants at Saint Mary’s University
- Steward – Teaching Assistants at Saint Mary’s University.
NSCAD
- Vice President – Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, and Individual Course Appointees at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Please note:
- Vice-Presidents and Stewards for instructors must be teaching or have taught as an instructor of the bargaining unit whose CUPE 3912 members they will represent to be eligible for nomination, within the last three years. The Vice-Presidents and Stewards for Teaching Assistants must be working or have worked as a Teaching Assistant or Marker/ Demonstrator at the campus or university at which they will represent CUPE 3912 members to be eligible for nomination. In the event that no member meeting the nomination criteria accepts nomination, other members of the Local will be eligible for nomination.
- To be eligible for nomination, a member must be a member in good standing as set out in Article B.8.3 of the National Constitution.
- Honorarium per year: Vice Presidents – amount equivalent to 0.50 full-year course; Stewards – amount equivalent to 0.25 full-year course.
- Members interested in standing for election to any of these roles should contact Renee Danker, our Office Manager, to put their name forward as candidates. Members can also be nominated at the meeting.
What do stewards do?
- Encourage the participation of all members of the unit in union activity and maintain regular contact with the members to provide ongoing union awareness and education.
- Endeavour to identify candidates for Steward and other Local positions in their workplace, including but not limited to filling Steward vacancies and soon-to-be vacancies.
- Advise the members of their departments and Units, as applicable, with regard to matters involving the Collective Agreement.
- Report on issues facing Unit members.
- Be part of the Grievance committee of their Unit and in conjunction with the VP represent their members in grievance meetings.
- With the VP of their Unit, organise meetings and activities for their Unit and coordinate member outreach such as orientations and information sessions.
- Provide a written report of their activities to the membership at Unit meetings and to their VP.
Negotiating Committees:
A couple of bargaining units will also elect up to two (2) members from their bargaining unit (who preferably have current contracts under the applicable Collective Agreement) at their membership meeting for their Negotiating Committee.
- Members of the Negotiations Committee must represent the interests of all members of the bargaining unit.
- Committee members get paid up to $500 per year, per position payable upon completion of their role.
Bylaw Committee
Up to 6 (six) members in good standing will be elected at the Annual General Membership Meeting to review the Bylaws.
- All members of the Bylaw Committee are required to attend a CUPE training session.
- For more information on what this committee does, check section 17. a. 2. of our Bylaws.
Education and Newsletter Committee
Up to 6 (six) members, one from each bargaining unit, will be elected at the Annual General Membership Meeting for this committee, which is chaired by the Communications Officer.