REGULATION 9

 

CONFERENCE/CONVENTION FUNDING

 

 

9.1       Locals shall be responsible for selecting/electing Local Delegates/Representatives to Conferences and/or Conventions who must be members in good standing

 

9.2       The Local President shall forward any request for additional funding to the Assistant to the President who shall verify that funds for that Local are available.

 

9.3       Upon receipt of a request for funding the Assistant to the President shall forward the request to the “Funding Committee” with a confirmation that funds are available for the requesting Local.

 

9.4       The request for additional funding as noted in 9.1.2 of this Regulation shall contain the name of the Local Delegate/Representative, an estimate of the total expenses for the Conference/Convention, the amount if any that is available from the organization holding the Conference or Convention, whether the Delegate/Representative has attended previous Conferences or Conventions, which Conference or Convention they have previously attended if any and the amount if any that the Local has committed to pay.

 

9.5       Locals may make requests for funding up to a total of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per year to a combined maximum of $ 20,000.00 per year for all Locals.

 

9.6       The yearly maximum as per 9.1.5 is not cumulative and may not be carried over from year to year.

 

 DELEGATE/REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

 

9.7       The Delegate/Representative shall attend all sessions of the Conference/Convention.

 

 

9.8     The  Delegate/Representative   chosen by   the   Local   shall provide a written report to the Local following their attendance at any Conference/Convention where funding is provided by the Natural Resources Union.

 

9.9       The Local shall forward a copy of the report noted in 9.2.2 to the Component National Office.

 

 CRITERIA FOR FUNDING

 

9.10    In deciding whether funding will be approved in whole or in part the “Funding Committee” shall consider:

 

a)     Availability of funds to the requesting Local.

b)     Whether the Delegate/Representative has attended previous Conferences or Conventions and fulfilled their obligations under this Regulation.

c)      Whether the Conference/Convention will be beneficial to the Component, and/or Local.

 

 FUNDING PRIORITIES

 

9.11    a) Health and Safety Conferences

b) PSAC Regional Conferences/Conventions

c) Public Service Alliance of Canada Convention

d) Any Canadian Union Movement Conference

 

 

 

 

 

Adopted by the National Council

May 1, 2003 – Montreal, QC