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Union of Taxation Employees
REGULATION NO. 24

24.1  HONOURS AND AWARDS

24.1.1 Administration

(1) Nominations listed in this regulation must be submitted by a member other than the nominee.

(2) All submissions except for Service Pins should be submitted to the Chair of the Honours and Awards Committee.

(3) The committee shall have at least 30 days to review all submissions prior to a making a recommendation to executive council.

(4) The Honours and Awards Committee shall present the nomination, with its recommendation, at the following meeting of the Executive Council.

(5) All recipients of UTE member awards must be a member in good standing.

24.2  CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT (AL Lough Award)

(1) The award shall be a suitably inscribed certificate.

(2) Nominees have:

(a) demonstrated their commitment to achieving the aims and objectives of UTE and;

(b) exhibited exemplary service at any level of UTE.

24.2.1 Presentation

(1) The award shall be presented at a Local, Regional or National Event by a Union Official.

24.3  SERVICE PINS

(1) Service pins of three (3), five (5), ten (10), fifteen (15), twenty (20), twenty-five (25), thirty (30), thirty-five (35) years will be awarded annually by the locals to those members who have served the membership within the union movement.  Such pins shall be awarded based upon a Local member’s recommendation or National Officers’ recommendation.

24.3.1 Presentation

(1) The award shall be presented at a Local, Regional or National Union Event by a union official.

24.4  Award of Merit (Godfroy Côté Award)

(1) The award shall be a suitably inscribed plaque

(2) Nominees have:

(a) demonstrated their commitment to achieving the aims and objectives of UTE;

(b) exhibited exemplary service at any level of UTE;

(c)  accumulated service at any level of UTE for a minimum of five (5) years

24.4.1 Presentation

(1) The award shall be presented at a Local AGM, President Conference, or a National Conference by a Local President, National Officer or Chair of Honours and Awards committee wherever feasible

24.5  LIFE MEMBERSHIP

(1) The award shall be a suitably inscribed plaque.

(2) Members shall have all the rights as described in by-law 3, Section 3.

(3) Members shall be entitled to a UTE ring or an engraved UTE watch.

(4) Nominees must have:

(a) demonstrated their commitment to achieving the aims and objectives of UTE;

(b) accumulated service at the local and national level of UTE for a minimum of fifteen (15) years;

(c) exhibited exemplary service at the local and national level of UTE.

i)  Definition of Exemplary Service:

(1) outstanding;
(2) serving as an example;
(3) admirable, commendable, ideal model, praiseworthy or exceptionable.

ii)   Examples of Exemplary Service:

(1) Founder and organizer of the 1^st UTE National UTE Women's Conference;

(2) Founder and organizer of the 1^st UTE National EO Conference

(3) Organizer of a foundation for Unions to help street kids and homeless people;

(4) Organizer of a foundation of for Unions to help members who have been terminated from D.I. and are no longer able to work.

24.5.1 Presentation

(1) The award shall be presented at a President’s conference or a National Convention by the chair of the Honours and Awards Committee or as determined by the committee.

(2) If the nominee is not attending the event, UTE will cover the necessary expenses if the nominee wishes to attend to receive their award.

24.6 THE UNION OF TAXATION EMPLOYEES HUMANITARIAN AWARD

(1) All nominations for this award must be received by the Chair of the Honours and Awards Committee by December 7th of each year.

(2) The award shall be a suitably inscribed plaque and will include an award of $2500.00.

(3) The award and the recipient will be recommended by the Honours and Awards Committee to the Executive Council.

(4) The monetary award will be paid to the cause espoused by the recipient or to a charity of their choice.

(5) Nominees must have:

(a) be a member of UTE in good standing;
(b) demonstrated their commitment to a humanitarian cause where there is extreme need;
(c) exhibited exemplary service to others within their community, their country or throughout the world.

(i) Definition of Exemplary Service:

(1) outstanding;
(2) serving as an example;
(3) admirable, commendable, ideal model, praiseworthy or exceptionable. 

24.6.1  AWARDS SUBMISSION

(1) The application shall contain the following;

(a) name of the Nominee;
(b) who the submission is from;
(c) introduction of the Nominee;
(d) biography; and
(e) any tributes to the nominee’s activities in the community and/or achievements within the union organization.

24.7 UTE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

(1)       The award shall be a suitably inscribed framed certificate.

(2)       Nominees must:

(a) be members in good standing of UTE;
(b) demonstrated their dedication and commitment to their cause(s).     

(i) Definition of dedication and commitment:

(1) involvement in their cause(s) for at least two (2) years;
(2) serving as an example;

(3)       The application shall contain the following;

(a) name of the nominee;
(b) who the submission is from;
(c) introduction of the nominee;
(d) short biography;
(e) detailed information as to the nominee’s activities in the community;
(f)  detailed information indicating the time devoted and the level of achievement.

24.7.1 Presentation

(1) The award shall be presented at a Local, Regional or National event by a Union Official.

24.8 UTE SCHOLARSHIP

The Union of Taxation Employees - PSAC
Scholarship Guidelines

The Union of Taxation Employees (U.T.E.) each year offers two (2) $2,500.00 National Scholarships, one of which has been named the Diana Gee Scholarship and ten (10) $1,000.00 Regional Scholarships (Atlantic, Quebec, Montreal, National Capital, Greater Toronto, South Western Ontario, Northern and Eastern Ontario, Prairie, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Regions).

If after reviewing the circumstances and agreed to by the National President and the Chair of the Honours and Awards Committee, the UTE may defer the awarding of a  Scholarship of a successful applicant for a period of 12 months. If the Scholarship is not awarded after 12 months an additional Scholarship may be awarded for the current year.

Eligibility:

All scholarships are available for members in good standing of the U.T.E., their spouse, their common-law spouse (including same sex partners) and/or their children or grandchildren.  However, no more than one scholarship will be awarded to the same family in a given year.

For this purpose, children or grandchildren of a U.T.E. member in good standing is defined as follows:

• a person of whom the member is the natural parent or grandparent, whether the person was born within or outside marriage;

• a person who is wholly dependent on the member for support and of whom the member has immediately or before the person attained the age of nineteen (19) years had, in law or in fact, the custody and control;

• a child or grandchild of the member’s spouse or common-law partner or;

• an adopted child of the member.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 500 words to a maximum of 700 words essay or submission in an audio, visual (painting, drawing, sculpture or photograph), or video format that would express your view on one of the following topics:

• What effect globalization is having on workers’ rights and human rights in Canada;

• Labor’s contribution to the Community;

• What you foresee as the role of organized labor in the future or;

• Topic(s) selected by the U.T.E. Honours and Awards Committee that will be published each March.

Note: All submissions become the property of the U.T.E. 

If your submission is by visual, please provide an explanation of how it meets one of the topics.

• Brief statements from two (2) persons with whom you have worked during the past year, containing their general evaluation of your work, your capabilities, your character and performance.  These persons could include: teachers, clergy, community service leaders, supervisors etc.  The statements may be sent directly to the U.T.E.;

• Proof of registration with the name of the University, College or Institute of higher learning you will be attending must be submitted with your application.  Attendance shall be verified before the granting of the award and;

• A transcript of your most current academic standing.  This is not applicable for anyone who has been out of school for more than two (2) years.

Criteria:

The U.T.E Honours and Awards Committee will base their selection on the following:

• Submission by the applicant (details outlined under requirements);

• Statement pertaining to your program and career plans;

• Statement of your community involvement and;

• Statement of your union involvement, that of your spouse or that of your parents.

Preference may be given to people entering their first year of University, College or Institute of higher learning.  However, applicants may be entering years other than their first year.  Attendance must be on a full time basis.

Preference may be given to first time recipients.

An applicant will not be excluded if they do not possess each and every criterion.  The selection criteria will be reviewed as a whole.

The U.T.E. reserves the right to withhold the granting of an award if no applicant is deemed to possess the necessary requirements, or for other valid reasons.  The U.T.E. Honours and Awards Committee may award a Regional Scholarship outside of a particular region if no applicants from that region are deemed to possess the necessary requirements or there were no applicants from that region.

All documents MUST be supplied with your application, otherwise it will be considered incomplete.  Your application MUST be postmarked by no later than June 15th.

Application forms are available from your Local Union Executive, Regional Vice-President, the U.T.E. National Office and at: www.ute-sei.org (the U.T.E. website).

Completed application forms should be mailed or faxed to:

The Union of Taxation Employees
Attn: U.T.E. Honours and Awards Committee
233 Gilmour Street Suite 800
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0P2

Fax: 613-234-7290

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