BY-LAW 10

 

NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

 

Section (1)

The supreme governing body of this Component, consistent with its area of jurisdiction as provided by the Constitution of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, shall be the Triennial National Convention.

 

Section (2)

The National Convention of this Component shall be composed of accredited delegates from Locals and the National Council Officers of this Component.

 

Section (3)

The Triennial National Convention shall:

 

a)       adopt rules of procedures governing the processing of all matters before the National Convention;

 

b)   deal with all resolutions and matters submitted to it by Locals and the National Council including resolutions and matters to be passed on to the Triennial National Convention of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.  All such resolutions shall be adopted at a Local meeting or a National Council meeting to be held no later than 4 months before the opening of the Triennial National Convention;

 

c)       establish the general policies of the Component between Triennial National Conventions;

 

d)    elect from amongst its delegates, officers of the Component as outlined in Bylaw 6, Section (2) (b) and Bylaw 9, Section (8);

 

e)       ratify all appointments to Committees of the Triennial National Convention made by the National Council or the National Executive;

 

f)         establish the budgetary provisions of the ensuing period including the dues to be paid by each member other than those dues established by Locals or any other body of the Public Service Alliance of Canada;

 

g)       review all reports submitted to it by officers and subordinate bodies;

 

h)       act upon  any  other  items  of  business  placed  before  the duly-elected delegates in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the  procedural rules  adopted  by  the  Convention  for   the   orderly   processing of its business.

 

Section (4)

The  date and location of the Triennial National Convention shall be decided by the National Council with such decision transmitted to the Locals not later than six months prior to the opening date of such Convention.  The Triennial National Convention shall be held at a date consistent with the provisions of Sub-section (4), Section 9 of the Constitution of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.  Such convention call to include final date for receipt of resolutions from Locals.

 

Section (5)

Each accredited delegate present at National Convention shall be entitled to one vote on each subject and proxy votes shall not be permitted.

 

 

 

Section (6)

At least three months prior to the opening date of a Triennial National Convention, the National Council shall appoint from amongst accredited delegates such committees as may be necessary for the conduct of the business of the Convention.  Delegates shall be advised of their committee assignment by the National President at least two months prior to the opening of the Convention and shall be supplied with an official copy of the agenda proposed by the National Council.

 

Section (7)

All Locals shall have the right to send observers to National Conventions at Local expense.  Observers shall not have the right to vote or to participate in debate at National Convention.

 

Section (8)

A special National Convention shall be held at the request of the National Council provided that two-thirds of the National Council vote in favour.  Such special convention to be held at a time to be decided by the National Council.

 

Section (9)

Special National Conventions shall be composed of delegates elected by Locals in accordance with Section (11) of this By-Law and the numerical table specified.

 

Section (10)

A Special National Convention of this Component shall deal with only the matter or matters for which it was called, unless such Special Convention agrees, by a two-thirds majority vote of its assembled delegates, to consider other matters of an urgent or necessary nature within the time limits set for such Special National Convention.

 

Section (11), Sub-Section (a)

At least four months prior to the opening date of the Triennial National Convention, each Local shall elect, from amongst its members at a general meeting of the Local, accredited delegates to the Convention of this Component on the basis of the following table established six months prior to the opening of the Convention:

 

        20  to        125 members    -           1          delegate

      126  to        250 members    -           2          delegates

      251  to        400 members    -           3          delegates

      401  to        550 members    -           4          delegates

      551  to        700 members    -           5          delegates

      701  to        850 members    -           6          delegates

      851  to      1000 members    -           7          delegates

    1001  to      1150 members    -           8          delegates

    1151  to      1300 members    -           9          delegates

    1301  to      1450 members    -           10         delegates

    1451  to      1600 members    -           11         delegates

    1601  to      1750 members    -           12         delegates

    1751  to      1900 members    -           13         delegates

    1901  to      2050 members    -           14         delegates, etc.

 

Section (11), Sub-section (b)

The National Council shall have the right to grant delegate status to one representative from any Local with less than twenty (20) members, provided said Local has submitted a request in writing no less than four (4) months prior to the opening date of the Triennial Convention.  The decision of the National Council shall be final and shall require a two-thirds (2/3) majority for approval.

 

 

 

 

Section (12)

Immediately following the election of Local delegates to the National Convention, the Local secretary shall submit to the Assistant to the President the names of the Local's accredited delegates on a credential form supplied by the National Office of this Component.

 

Section (13)

NRU delegates to the Triennial National Convention of the Public Service Alliance of Canada shall be the First National Vice-President, the Second National Vice-President and the balance of the Component delegate entitlement as established by the Constitution of the PSAC, shall be elected from amongst those delegates present at the Triennial National Convention of the Component.

 

Section (14)

Supplementary resolutions to a Triennial National Convention shall be submitted to the Assistant to the President 48 hours prior to the opening date of said convention and, such supplementary resolutions shall be the last order of business unless otherwise decided by a two-thirds majority of the delegates voting in convention.

 

Section (15)

A member shall be nominated as a Delegate or Alternate only if he/she has attended at least 50% of their local's Membership Meetings for which they are eligible to attend during the period between conventions ending with the Local meeting at which the convention delegates are elected or if he/she is elected to a Local Executive position during the convention year.