Seven executive positions are up for election; Coordinator, Organizer, Chair, Trustee 1, MMC Commissioner, OHS Commissioner, and Treasurer. Help out your unions while learning valuable skills for your future. All positions paid hourly or stipended.

Nomination form (turn in by Oct 28th) found here. 

• Executive meetings typically happen once or twice a month as scheduled by availability of members.
• Candidate Statements should be send to coordinator(at)tssu.ca by the end of November 1^st.
• To nominate yourself, either fill out this nomination form and turn in before or at the October GM or verbally nominate yourself at the October GM and have 24 hours to turn in the above form.

Summarized Description of Executive Positions

Click here for complete position details or consult the bylaws in Section G (pages 3-8).

Coordinator: Salaried at 25 hours a week. Helps run day-to-day operations. Coordinates General Membership and Executive meetings, performs some financial duties. Ensures union record keeping is maintained with Secretary. Resource for Finance and Internal Relations Committees. Is a financial signing authority.

Organizer: Salaried at 25 hours a week. Helps run day to day operations. Acts as union liaison and ensures TSSU representation and presence where needed. Recruits volunteers for Union. Resource person for Social Justice and Member Mobilization Committees.

Chair: Stipended. Facilitates GMs and Executive Meetings. Sits on two committees, one of which must be Internal Relations. Is a legal and financial signing authority.

Trustee 1: Stipended. Oversees executive and elections, ensures union bylaws are adhered to. Sits on two committees, one of which must be either Finance or Internal Relations Committee. Helps run elections with other Trustee or Official Electoral Officer in November and March.

MMC Commissioner: Stipended. Coordinates activities of Membership Mobilization Committee (Events, posters, actions, research, outreach, educational, social media, etc).

OHS Commissioner: (New!) Stipended. Sits on ‘Central’ Health and Safety (OHS) Committee at SFU. Maintains contact between other ‘Local’ TSSU Health and Safety Representatives, Executive, and General Membership, for Health and Safety issues at SFU.

By-Election Position

Treasurer: Stipended. Ensures week to week payroll and bills are paid and reported. Helps prepare yearly budget (no former training in accounting required however will learn aspects of SAGE 50). Sits on two committees, one of which must be Finance Committee (which they chair as well). Is a financial signing authority.