(1) There shall be thirteenth (13) standing committees: Bargaining, By-laws, Staffing, Technological Change, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Employees Assistance Program, Finance, Honours and Awards, Workforce Adjustment, Harassment, Communications and Political Action.
(2) There shall be temporary committees as they are required.
(3) Meetings will normally be held in the National Capital Region.
(4) A minimum of one National Officer shall sit on each committee.
(5) When a committee Chair is unable to fulfil his/her duties for a temporary period of time the President shall:
(a) have the authority to appoint the other RVP sitting on the committee as the Interim Chair; and
(b) assign the Chair’s Alternate RVP to the committee for the same period of time.
(6) If the position of local president’s representative on a committee becomes vacant, that position shall be filled by election of the local president’s at the next sitting of the President’s Conference.
(7) Each committee shall meet at the call of the Chair or the Interim Chair a minimum of once in a two (2) year term.
(8) The Chairperson or the Interim Chair determines the duration and method of approach to resolve the business before the Committee in consultation with the President.
(9) Committee meetings shall be an authorized UTE expense.
(10) No meetings with the CRA Officials shall be held without the authorization of the Executive Council, Executive Committee or the President.
(11) The permanent committees of UTE take heed to both official languages.
