REGULATION NO. 3 - COMMITTEES

1. Bargaining, By-Laws, Staffing, Technological Change, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Well-Being, Finance, Honours and Awards, Workforce Adjustment, Communications, Political Action, Call Centres and Union Management Approach (UMA).

2. Each Standing Committee with the exception of the Bargaining Committee, Staffing Committee and Workforce Adjustment Committee (WFA) will have one (1) President’s Representative.  The Bargaining and WFA Committees will each have two (2) President’s Representatives; one from a TSO and one from a TC.  The Staffing Committee will have three (3) President’s Representatives; one from a TSO, one from a TC and one from a Call Centre.  All Presidents’ Representatives shall be elected in accordance with By-Law 8 Section 1 (g).

3. For the purpose of voting for these positions, the following Locals are considered to be Tax Centres:

   Summerside 90006
   St. John’s 90000
   Surrey 20029
   Jonquière 10004
   Shawinigan 10005
   Winnipeg 50031
   Sudbury TC 00042
   Ottawa Technology Centre 70030
   Winnipeg Compensation Client Service Centre 50032
   ITSO 70009

4. For the purpose of voting for the Call Centre positions, the following Locals are considered to be Call Centres: 

   St. John’s TSO 90001
   Saint John 60005
   Montreal 10008
   Toronto North 00048
   Hamilton 00014
   Ottawa Technology Centre 70030
   Calgary Call Centre 30022
   Edmonton 30025
   Pacific Region Call Centre 20050
   Surrey TC 20029
   Shawinigan TC 10005

There shall be Ad Hoc Committees as they are required.

Meetings will normally be held in the National Capital Region.

A minimum of one Executive Council Officer shall sit on each Committee.

When a Committee Chairperson is unable to fulfil their duties for a temporary period of time the President shall:

1. have the authority to appoint the other Executive Council Officer sitting on the Committee as the Interim Chairperson; and

2. assign the Chairperson’s Alternate RVP to the Committee for the same period of time.

If the position of Local President’s representative on a Committee becomes vacant, that position shall be filled in accordance with By-Law 8, Section 1 (1) (g) (v).

Each Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or the Interim Chairperson a minimum of once in a three (3) year term.

The Chairperson or the Interim Chairperson determines the duration and method of approach to resolve the business before the Committee in consultation with the President.

Committee meetings shall be an authorized UTE expense.

No meetings with the CRA officials shall be held without the authorization of the Executive Council, Executive Committee or the President.

The Committees of UTE take heed to both official languages.