(1) Locals having members who work
in locations situated more than one hundred (100) kilometres away from
the local and who must communicate with its members by either visiting
these locations or bringing activists from locations to local meetings
may access this fund once per calendar year, for each of its locations.
(2) A budget of ten thousand ($10,000)
per year be allotted for this fund.
(1) The local president must submit their request in writing
and receive prior authorization from the President or the 1st Vice-President.
(2) The request must include the nature
of the event and an explanation of how the local will use the funds.
(3) When the funds are utilized by
a member who lives in a location, the local will be reimbursed for two
(2) of the following costs:
(a) travel;
(b) accommodation;
(c) per
diem; or
(d) loss
of wages.
(4) The local may also request funding for other forms of communication
or participation of members i.e. conference call, group bussing to events
and any other reasonable situation.
(5) When the fund is to be utilized by local
executives to visit a location, UTE will fund two members of the Local
Executive to visit the location.
