P-14 Stewards and the Steward Appeal Roster

Sponsor: Peter Taticek, NCR Director | Disposition: Referred to the Board of Directors

Whereas Stewards are official representatives of the Institute and as such, they are the vital link between the union and the membership; and

Whereas By-Law 12.4.2.1 (Sub-Group, Branch and Regional Executives) may recommend Steward appointments to the appropriate Group Executive which, in turn, may recommend the appointment to the President and By-Law 12.4.2.2 A (Group Executive) may recommend Steward appointments to the President; and

Whereas the Steward Policy (Steward Appeal Roster) states that:

“Decisions made under the authority of the President to not approve a steward’s application or renewal request shall be communicated in writing to the applicant and will be referred to a Stewardship Appeal Roster”.

Whereas the Steward Policy does not include a steward election or indicate the time period for the communication of the President’s decision or that details leading to the decision be communicated;

Therefore be it resolved that the affected Steward, Group executive, Consultation president, Regional Chair and in the case of an elected steward, the electorate in the area of jurisdiction and the Stewardship Appeal Roster all be informed in writing within 10 working days of the President’s decision. The steward shall be provided with the details related to the decision.

Be it further resolved that Section 12 (Steward Appeal Roster) be amended as follows:

Decisions made under the authority of the President to not approve a steward’s ~~application~~ appointment or renewal request shall be communicated in writing, including the details related to the decision, within 10 working days from the time the official decision was made, to the applicant, Group executive, Consultation President, Regional Chair and in the case of an elected steward, the electorate in the area of jurisdiction and will be referred to a Stewardship Appeal Roster which shall consist of a maximum of twelve (12) members selected from amongst Regular and Retired members and appointed for a term of three (3) years.

Resolutions Sub-Committee Comments – The proposed amendment is inconsistent with By-Law 7.1.3.1 and The Institute’s Privacy Policy, as it would require sharing of personal information about identifiable individuals with a broad audience.