Vol IX, No. 4, October 1999

Bylaw 8F - Election/Duties of Contract Committee

8.31 The Nominating Committee shall publicly request names for consideration to the Contract Committee except for the Contract Chairperson who shall be elected by the membership. Names can be received by

(i) nomination

(ii) volunteer

(iii) recommendation

(iv) recruitment

8.32 The Nominating Committee shall present to Council

(a) the number of applicants considered;

(b) a slate with at least two more names than the positions available, excluding the position of Associate member.

8.33 Council shall elect the members to the Contract Committee by secret ballot, except that the Associate member shall be elected by all pensioners from all Associate members. WURA shall conduct the mail balloting process for the election of the Associate member to the Contract Committee.

8.34 In contract years the Contract Committee shall

(a) poll the membership of the Association as to their concerns relating to the Collective Agreement;

(b)develop a contract proposal to be presented to the Executive, Council and the Membership of the Association; the appropriate members shall have access to the Contract Committee's proposals two weeks in advance of discussing the proposals at the meeting(s) under section 8.35..

(c) provide data for the Negotiating Team;

(d) function as a component of the Negotiating Committee for the Negotiating Team.

8.35 The Associate member is to have voice and vote on issues related to pensions and pension benefits, excluding a vote on the entire package of bargaining proposals.

ARTICLE VIII H Retirement and Benefits Committee

VIII.10(a) The Retirement and Benefits Committee shall consist of the following members:

(i) The Chair, elected annually by and from members of the Retirement and Benefits committee;

(ii) One member appointed, as a liaison, from the executive Committee,

(iii) members of the Association who are appointed annually in the fall by Council, and

(iv) three Associate members of WUFA who are appointed annually in the fall by Council on the recommendation of WURA.

(v) Association representatives on any committee concerned with pension and retirement benefits established by the Collective Agreement, the Retirement Plan, the Board of Governors, or the Association.

(Vi)In any event, there shall be no more than three Associate members on the Retirement and Benefits Committee.

BYLAW 8 H

Duties of Retirement and Benefits Committee (New)

8.38 The Retirement and Benefits Committee shall address issues relating to

(a)the University of Windsor Retirement Plan for Faculty and Certain Employees;

(b) benefits for members under the Collective Agreement;

(c)provide advice and/or recommendation to the Contract Committee, the Executive Committee and/or Council.

8.39 the Retirement and Benefits Committee has the responsibility for coordinating the work of the Association Committees concerned with pension and retirement benefits and shall report annually to the membership regarding these activities.

ARTICLE XI COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

XI.1 Any Collective Agreements negotiated shall take force only upon ratification in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Ontario Labour Relations Act. All members of the bargaining unit are entitled to vote on the ratification of a Collective Agreement or whether or not to take strike action. Associate members/pensioners have no right to vote in ratification votes.

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