By-Election Nominations for President
Please find the timeline for the President By-Election below. The President position will commence February 7, 2022 until December 2022 when new Executive elections will take place for all positions.
- Nominations for President will be accepted from January 6 at 6:00 am until January 9 at 6:00 pm. Please send completed nomination forms to Cheryl Wing at cwing@opseu.org.
Please click here for a nomination form.
- Candidates will be announced on January 10 and are welcome to submit speeches to OPSEU Staff Representative Cheryl Wing via email at cwing@opseu.org no later than January 11, 2 at 6:00 pm if you wish to have this posted on our website on January 12.
- Voting will open online using Simply Voting beginning January 17 at 6:00 am and close January 18 at 6:00 pm. The winning candidate will be announced the same evening to the membership.
Please note the following important information if you are considering running for any Executive Position.
- In order to run for any Local Executive Committee Officer position (President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Chief Steward), you must first be a Steward. Please click here for a list of current Stewards.
- You must be a member in good standing in order to hold any elected position.
OPSEU President Duties (Article 29.5.1)
The President shall enforce compliance with Bylaws and regulations of the Union and Local; preside at Local meetings; be an ex-officio member of all Local committees; generally supervise the affairs and operations of the Local; carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by Local Bylaws.
Shared & Additional Duties
- Oversee healthy functioning of the LEC and the Local
- Keep the union visible and credible with employer(s) and in the workplace(s)
- Represent the Local to the rest of OPSEU/SEFPO, the Labour movement and the community
- Share leadership role with other LEC members
- Encourage and mentor new and diverse leadership in all parts of the local
- Work with the Treasurer to maintain financial health of the Local
- Maintain and encourage communication between Stewards, Committees, Units, Regional Office and Executive Board Members
- Attend and report on Board of Trustee Meeting
- Represent members at Children’s Aid Society and Peel Board Investigations
- Represent members at mediation meetings
- Represent member at evaluation meetings
- Represent members at grievance meetings
- Facilitate return to work planning
- Member support- telephone and email inquiries
- Uphold the Collective Agreement
In solidarity,
Your Local 2100 Executive |