Table of contents
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Preamble, Name, Objectives, Location & Interpretation
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Membership
- Article 9 - Eligibility
- Article 10 - Classification
- Article 11 - Active Members
- Article 12 - Inactive Members
- Article 13 - Retired Members
- Article 14 - Associate Members
- Article 15 - Honorary Members
- Article 16 - Student Membership
- Article 17 - Obligations of Members
- Article 18 - Application for Membership
- Article 19 - Fees and Dues
- Article 20 - Strike and Defense Funds
- Article 21 - Withdrawal of Membership
- Article 22 - Reinstatement of Membership
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Management of the Union, Executive Officers and Board
- Article 23 - Board of Directors
- Article 24 - Representation
- Article 25 - Local Unit
- Article 26 - Eligibility for Elections or to Serve as an HSAA Representative
- Article 27 - Nominations and Elections
- Article 28 - Term of Office
- Article 29 - Election of District Board Members
- Article 30 - Oath of Office
- Article 31 - President and Vice-President
- Article 32 - District Board Members
- Article 33 - Vacancy (Automatic)
- Article 34 - Removal from Office
- Article 35 - Leave of Absence
- Article 36 - Duties of the Board
- Article 37 - Financial Powers
- Article 38 - Signing Officers
- Article 39 - Duties of the Executive Officers
- Delegation of Duties and Authority
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Financials & Save Harmless
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Code of Ethics
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Complaints, Liability & Seal
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Membership Benefits Funds
- Article 56 - Members' Benefits Committee
- Article 57 - Elisabeth Ballermann Social Justice and Labour Relations Fund
- Article 58 - Bursary Funds
- Article 59 - Dell Taylor Memorial Education Fund
- Article 60 - Emergency Financial Assistance Fund
- Article 61 - Disaster Relief Fund
- Article 62 - Line of Duty Death Benefit
Article 34 - Removal from Office
- The President, Vice-President or any other member of the Board may be temporarily removed from office for the duration of an investigation by a seventy-five percent (75%) majority vote of members of the Board, where allegations of a breach of the Code of Ethics or a breach of any of the Constitution of the Union have been made in accordance with Constitution Article: Complaint(s) Management Process.
- If the investigator’s report recommends disciplinary action, the Discipline Committee shall hear and determine the disposition of the complaint.
- If the Discipline Committee renders a decision for removal from office, the Executive Officer(s) shall call a Special Meeting of the membership within thirty (30) days of receiving the decision. The delegates present at the Special Meeting shall vote to ratify or reverse the decision of the Discipline Committee.
- A vote to remove the President, Vice-President or any other member of the Board must carry by a sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) majority of delegates voting at the Special General Meeting.
- The decision reached at the Special Meeting of the Membership shall be final and binding.