Nominations are now open for the positions of Trustee 1, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief  Steward and will close February 19th at 4:30pm. Descripitions can be found below, and nomination forms are available outside the TSSU office AQ 5129 or under the forms tab of the website.

Treasurer

The Treasurer shall be responsible for the maintenance of an accurate and proper internal bookkeeping system and for coordination with the external bookkeeper.  This bookkeeping system shall be set up under the instruction of the Executive. She/he shall present financial statements to the first GM of each semester and shall circulate an audited financial report to the TSSU in September of each year. This report shall be read at the September GM.  The Treasurer shall be responsible for creating and submitting the Union’s annual budget to the February GM of each year. The Treasurer will work in consultation with the Coordinator in carrying out these duties. The Treasurer shall be a member of the Finance Committee.

Chief Steward

The Chief Steward, in conjunction with the Grievance Officer, shall be responsible for the knowledge and application of the Collective Agreement.  She/he shall also be responsible for the Grievance Procedure including meetings, research and legal activities.  The Chief Steward shall be the Management Contact and shall chair the Labour/Management meetings. The Chief Steward shall, when possible, attend Employee Council meetings. The Chief Steward shall be responsible for maintaining the steward system with assistance from the Organizer.  She/he shall coordinate and chair Steward Meetings.  The Chief Steward shall ensure, through assistance from the Organizer, the orientation and education of the Stewards.  She/he shall chair Grievance Committee Meetings and Grievance Meetings, and shall sit on and be the resource person for the Contract Committee. The Chief Steward shall work with the Grievance Officer in reviewing and maintaining contracts of TSSU members. The Chief Steward shall act as the TSSU Executive’s principal point of contact with the Union’s Grievance Officer; in this capacity, the Chief Steward must act in accordance with the Bylaws and policies, and in consultation with the full Executive.

Trustee

The two Trustees shall ensure that the TSSU By-Laws are adhered to and be responsible for keeping these same By-Laws up-to-date. They shall also ensure that proper procedures are adhered to at GMs in accordance with Bourinot’s rules and that membership lists are kept up-to-date and members are informed about their membership status. They shall oversee the work done by Executive Members and report any atypical decisions to the General Membership of the Union. They shall schedule and ensure the publication of GMs; and schedule and oversee all elections/referenda. The Trustees shall be responsible for inspecting the financial records of the TSSU on a monthly basis in consultation with the Coordinator.  The two Trustees shall also act as TSSU Privacy Officers, as outlined in the TSSU Personal Information Operation Policy.  One Trustee shall be a member of the Internal Relations Committee and the other shall be a member of the Finance Committee.

Secretary

The Secretary shall be responsible for ensuring that accurate minutes for GM and Executive meetings are taken and distributed at subsequent meetings.  The duty of taking minutes shall be shared between the Salaried Officers of the TSSU and the Secretary.  The Secretary shall maintain a current file of all GM and Executive Minutes in the TSSU office, as well as keep a record of, and remind the Executive of, resolutions passed at these meetings. The Secretary shall facilitate access to information of past precedent and resolutions on previous meetings, and thereby assist the Ex-Officio in maintaining institutional memory.