The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

Vol IX, No. 4, October 1999

Faculty Association Responds Positively To Retirees' Association Request For Representation On Its Committees

(As approved by the Faculty Association Executive, Sept.1/99and By Council on Sept. 8/99)

Note: These proposed amendments/wording to the Faculty Association Constitution will be considered for ratification at a General Membership Meeting of the Association on October 14, 1999.

ARTICLE IV DEFINITIONS

IV.1 A Member(s)/Membership

when used in this Constitution means all persons referred to under Article V.1 of this Constitution. A sessional employed for one or more semesters shall be a member of the Faculty Association from September 1 to August 31 of the year in which s/he is employed.

IV.2 B Associate (retired) Members

are all persons retired from this University who were members of the Faculty Association.

IV.3 C Honorary Membership

are other persons who the Association may wish to admit in accordance with Article V, 3 of this Constitution

IV.4 D Pensioners

are retired faculty, librarians, certain others (ancillary academic staff, sessionals, administration) and surviving spouses.

ARTICLE V MEMBERSHIP

V.2 B Associate (retired) Members

Associate membership is extended automatically to all persons retired from the University who were members of the Faculty Association.

The Faculty Association of the University of Windsor recognizes the University of Windsor Retirees' Association (WURA) as the organized voice of retired faculty, librarians, certain others (ancillary academic staff sessionals, administration), and surviving spouses who are members of WURA.

BY LAW 5 Categories of Membership

B Associate (retired) Members

5.3 Associate membership under Article IV.2 shall be open to all persons retired from the University who were members of the Faculty Association. Associate members shall be entitled to the following rights and benefits:

(a) the right to be represented on the Faculty Association Retirement and Benefits Committee;

(b) to receive the Faculty Association News; and

(c) the right to file grievances on grievance matters relating to the University of Windsor Retirement Plan for Faculty and Certain Employees under Article D of the Collective Agreement.

(d) Associate members shall not have any voting rights, except as specifically set out in this Constitution and Bylaws.

(e) The Council may, on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, appoint Associate members to serve as Grievance Officers for a one-year, renewable term of office.

ARTICLE VII COUNCIL

VII.1(a) Council shall have representation from all Areas, Libraries or approved Units in which the Association members are employed.

(For the information of the membership, the number of representatives are based on Association membership figures of January 31/99. This number may change from year to year.)

1 Biology

2 Business Administration

2 Communication Studies, Dramatic Art, English language, Music and Visual Arts

1 Computer Science

1 * Economics (in Social Science)/Social work (11)

2 Economics & Mathematics & Statistics

1 Education

2 Engineering

2 History, Philosophy, and Political Science

1 * Human Kinetics (13)

1 Law

1 Library

1 Nursing

2 Physical Sciences

2 Psychology

1 Sociology & Anthropology

6 Sessionals (approved unit)

1 Ancillary Academic Staff (approved unit)

1 Associate member

(plus up to six members-at-large from the Executive who are not already from the Council-elect)

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