Proposed
“Housekeeping” Changes to TVOT Constitution to be presented to membership at Annual Meeting and voted en bloc (as a block)
Proposed changes are underlined (rationale is in italics and will not be
part of revised Constitution)
2.2 The jurisdiction of the Thames Valley Occasional Teachers' Local shall be all Occasional Teachers' in the elementary panel covered by the ETFO Thames Valley Occasional Teachers' Collective Agreement. (apostrophe to show possessive plural of Teachers.)
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ARTICLE IV –
MEMBERSHIP (change numbering to one decimal place)
4.1 Active members shall be all members within the jurisdiction of the Local
who are in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers and with the
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario.
4.2 Honourary memberships may be granted by majority
vote of the current Executive to former members of the Local Executive who have
demonstrated outstanding service to the Local, the community, or to education.
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5.3 The rights of an honourary
member shall be: (drop “and” at the end of bullet b)
a)
to attend Local functions
in a non-voting capacity;
b)
to receive Local
publications upon request;
c)
to serve by invitation of
the majority of the Executive on Local task
forces, committees or work groups.
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(Correct the numbering and add missing
semi-colons; insert missing numeral in (j))
6.1.1 The Local Executive shall include the
following positions:
a)
President, which shall be a
full-time release position;
b)
First Vice President;
c) Second Vice President;
d) Secretary;
e) Treasurer;
f) Chief Negotiator;
g) Health and Safety
Officer;
h) any member of the Local
who is elected as a Provincial Executive Officer as ex-officio;
i) nonvoting member from
the other ETFO Local whose members are employed by the Board;
j) a maximum of four (4) Executive
members at large.
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6.1.2 The
Executive of the Local shall be elected at the Local Annual Meeting.(insert
Local)
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(Pluralize “term” to
“terms”)
6.1.3 a) The
term of office for the President shall be for two (2) years. Effective July 1,
2024, the terms of office for the President, First Vice President,
Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Negotiator and Health and
Safety Officer shall be for two (2) years.
b) The term of office for
Executive Members at large shall be for one (1) year.
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(remove comma after “total”)
6.1.5 Any Executive member who is absent for two (2)
consecutive Executive meetings or three (3) Executive / General Membership
meetings in total may be replaced by motion of Executive.
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(in (c) insert missing numeral; remove comma between First Vice
President and Second in (d))
6.1.6 Vacancies on the Local Executive shall be
filled in the following manner:
a) A
vacancy at the position of President shall be filled by the First Vice
President;
b) A
vacancy at the position of First Vice President shall be filled by the Second
Vice President;
c) A
vacancy at the position of Second Vice President shall be filled by one (1) of
the Executive Members as appointed by the Executive;
d) In the event a vacancy for the position of
President, First Vice President or Second Vice President cannot be filled by
the above process, interim positions shall continue and the Executive shall
call a General Meeting for a by-election within two (2) months.
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6.2.2 Other ad hoc committees required to carry out the work of the Local may
be established by the Executive or by general meeting(s) as necessary. (remove
“the” before “general meeting(s)”)
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Duties of the Executive….
7.1.7 forward to the ETFO Provincial office by
September 30 of each year the annual audited financial statement; (insert
ETFO and capitalize Provincial for clarification)
7.1.8 appoint and develop terms of reference for
ad hoc committees;
7.1.9 ensure a minimum of three (3) signing officers
of the Local; (remove “to” from begininning)
7.1.10 elect when necessary a successor to complete
any unexpired term of a Local representative or to fill any vacancies;
7.1.11 recommend the appointment of the auditors to
the Annual Meeting;
7.1.12 develop an investment policy;
7.1.13 hire a bookkeeper to an annual contract;
7.1.14 oversee Outreach activities
and approve all charitable donations by the Local; (NEW)
7.1.15 assign other duties to the President as
needed.(renumbered)
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7.2.2 The duties of the First Vice President shall
be:
a)
to assume the role of the
President in the President’s absence as outlined in Article 7, Section 2;
b)
to assist the President
with presidential duties of the Local; (remove capital)
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7.2.3 The duties of the Second Vice President
shall be:
c)
to assume the role of the
President in the absence of the President and First Vice President, as outlined
in Article 7, Section 2; (reword for clarity)
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7.2.6 f) (i) to
present a draft of the proposed preliminary submission to the Local Executive
for approval; (change colon to semi-colon)
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7.3.4 The
Collective Bargaining Committee shall:
g) ensure that any preliminary submission and Collective
Agreement …(requires capitals)
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8.3.2 The
Annual Meeting shall:
a) receive
the annual reports of the Officers and Committees of the Local;
b) elect:
- a President: Articles 6.1.3 and 7.2.1
-
Vice Presidents: Articles 7.2.2 and 7.2.3 (remove brackets)
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8.4.1 There
shall be at least two (2) General Meetings annually, one (1) of which
shall be held in the Fall and the Local Annual Meeting, held between January 1
and May 31. (insert numeral)
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9.2.7 The
Returning Officer shall be the Office Administrator, or the Executive shall
appoint a person not currently serving on the Local Executive and who is not a
candidate. (insert comma)
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9.3.3 Candidates
for the position of President, shall have an opportunity for two (2) minutes
of rebuttal at the end of speeches for that position. (insert numeral)
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9.3.5 Each
candidate may appoint one (1) scrutineer to observe the counting of the
ballots for that candidate’s election. (insert numeral)
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10.3 Delegates and Alternates of the Local shall
include: (insert semi-colons with period at end)
- the President;
- the First Vice President;
- the Second Vice President;
- the Treasurer;
- the Secretary;
- the Health and Safety Officer.
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The ETFO Teacher/Occasional Teacher Compensation Arbitration is different from the Bill 124 Remedy payment TVOT members will receive in May. Below are answers to many of the questions Locals have received -
Are you aware that Canada is home to the fourth largest Jewish community in the world? Provincial ETFO urges members to visit https://www.etfo.ca/calendar/jewish-heritage-month to find out about the many historical and contemporary contributions to the Labour Movement and to Canadian society made by the Jewish community. This month is an opportunity for all of us to reflect and act on countering antisemitism.
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