If you have children, are a student at SFU, and currently hold an appointment as a TA, TM or Sessional Instructor, you may be eligible to receive the TSSU Member Childcare Bursary. You must apply online using the regular SFU Financial Assistance Bursary Application Form, which you can find on the website of SFU Financial Assistance. The deadline for this semester is Friday, September 12.
We are currently looking at the possibility of changing the way this fund is disbursed. Currently, it is a bursary and distributed through Financial Aid. We will be conducting consultations this semester to see if our members would prefer to turn this into a ‘TSSU Award for Student Parents’ such that it would be a non-taxable lump sum that would be paid out to all student parents at SFU who are TSSU members.
Let us know what you think, email tssu (at) tssu.ca with your feedback or come to our upcoming general membership meetings where we will be discussing this proposal and deciding whether to run a referenda to make this change.
The following pages outline some of the most common questions and concerns that members have about their rights and responsibilities. This is by no means an exhaustive guide, so if you have any questions or concerns that can not be answered below, please don’t hesitate to contact us for help.
Below you will find the most updated copy of the TSSU By-laws and Policies (updated May 27, 2008). Bylaws and Policies are generally drafted by our Internal Relations Committee and sent to our General Membership Meetings for discussion and approval. If you are interested in policy, have suggestions or would like to volunteer for the Internal Relations Committee, please contact our Coordinator at coordinator (at) tssu.ca or 778.782.4695
As you know, instructors in the ELC and ITP Programs have a Professional Development Fund that they can apply to.
In order to apply, download the form below, fill it out and hand it into the Pro-D Fund Committee (Terri Wershler or Irene Ouimet). They will review your application, okay it and then send the paperwork on to the Program so it will release the funds.
This money is yours to use, so don't hesitate to apply!
This is a section of our site reserved for the instructors of the English Language & Culture and Interpretation & Translation Programs. Check back regularly for updates about general membership meetings, socials, or information regarding your working conditions and benefits.
If you have employment related questions that you would like to contact the Union about, feel free to talk to your departmental stewards or call the Chief Steward directly. The stewards for the ELC Program are Beth Maschmann and Scott Yano and the steward for the ITP Program is Irene Liu. The TSSU Chief Steward is Veronika Miralles Sanchez, and she can be contacted at: chief_steward@tssu.ca or 778.782.4735.
Below are some employment related forms for Teaching Assistants, Tutor-Markers and Sessional Instructors: Time Use Guidelines forms for TAs and TMs, TA Evaluation Forms and Right of First Refusal forms for Sessional Instructors
There are also several forms for TSSU volunteers: stipend request forms, childcare subsidy forms, volunteer availability forms and elections nominations forms
If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, please contact us.
If you have trouble finding something or need help interpreting the Collective Agreement, feel free to contact us for help.
