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Committee Work

Each Committee has one member per school in addition to an Executive member.

            The Collective Bargaining Committee shall be constituted as follows:

            Voting Members:

    ·         one (1) representative from each Branch.

            Non-Voting Members:

    ·         Federation Officer;

    ·         District President.

    ·         The Federation Officer shall be the Chairperson of the Committee.

            The Committee shall survey the Membership for both statistical information and suggestions for the District’s proposal to the Board for the next Collective Agreement.

            The Committee shall be responsible for appointing a Collective Bargaining Table Team to be responsible for all formal negotiations on behalf of the Members.

            The Collective Bargaining Table Team shall consist of no more than five (5) Members, two (2) of whom shall be the Federation Officer and the District President.

            The Collective Bargaining Table Team, subject to the provisions of the relevant legislation, has full authority and responsibility to negotiate a Collective Agreement for its Members.

            Where an offer or other agreement between an employer and the District is submitted to the Membership for ratification, all Members of the District to be covered by the Agreement shall have a right to vote on such matters, regardless of their employment status in the following year.

            The Collective Bargaining Table Team Chairperson and the President shall sign the Collective Agreement with the Board subject to prior ratification by the Membership.

            Members of OSSTF shall not serve as Members of, or observers to, any management negotiation team of an employing school board.

             The Communications and Political Action Committee shall be constituted as follows:

        ·         one (1) representative from each Branch;

        ·         Communications and Political Action/Excellence in Education Officer who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee;

        ·         one (1) Executive Member as a non-voting liaison.

              The Communications and Political Action Committee duties shall include:

        ·         advising District Executive, District Council and Membership at large on the relationship between OSSTF and governments at all levels;

        ·         advising the District Executive, District Council and Membership at large on matters relating to establishing and maintaining liaison with local OTF affiliates;

        ·         organizing actions in conjunction with other interest groups in order to deal with areas of mutual concern, subject to the prior approval of District Executive;

        ·         providing advice, assistance and training programs to Members who are seeking to influence the educational policies of political parties and governments;

        ·         providing advice and assistance to the District Executive in the establishment of a lobbying presence at the conventions and meetings of political parties;

        ·         providing advice and assistance to the District Executive in relation to lobbying governments and political parties on matters of concern to the Federation;

        ·         providing written reports to the District Executive, District Council and to the AMDA.

Our Communications and Political Action/Excellence in Education Officer is Valerie Carnaghan.

            The Educational Services Committee shall be constituted as follows:

               -    one (1) representative from each Branch;
               -    District Educational Services Officer who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee;
               -    one (1) Executive Member as a non-voting liaison.
            The Educational Services Committee duties shall include:
               -    organizing and providing professional development opportunities for the Membership;
                -    providing written reports to the District Executive, District Council and to the AMDA.

            The Health and Safety Committee shall be constituted as follows:

            -    the District Health and Safety Officer who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee;

            -    the Health and Safety Representative from each work site;

            -    one (1) Executive Member as a non-voting liaison.

            The Health and Safety Committee duties shall include:

            -    performing the duties of Work Site Health and Safety Representatives as prescribed in the JHSC-S Terms of Reference;

            -    reviewing annually the JHSC-S Terms of Reference, the Board’s Health and Safety Policies, the Board’s Health and Safety Implementation Plan;

            -    recommending annually to the Designated Certified Worker a procedure for assessing the Board’s WHMIS Education and Training Program and assist in its implementation;

            -    discussing health and safety concerns of the Membership and recommend resolutions to the worker Members of the JHSC-S;

            -    providing written reports to the District Executive, District Council and to the AMDA.