TBU Annual General Meeting
Monday, May 6, 2024
Annual General Meeting of the Teachers' Bargaining Unit
- Monday, May 6, 2024
- There will be a social time beginning at 4:00 pm, the meeting begins at 5:30 pm, and dinner will follow the meeting.
- Best Western Inn on the Bay , 1800 2nd Ave East, Owen Sound
- No tickets are required to attend the business portion of the AGM.
- If you wish to stay for the meal, dinner tickets cost $10 per person.
- Please note that the dinner costs the TBU much more than $10 per person; please buy a ticket only if you intend to attend the dinner portion of the meeting.
- To purchase a dinner ticket, please see your branch president between April 3 and April 26, or email osstfd7@gmail.com by Friday, April 26 if you work in a system position or non-school worksite.
- If you have dietary restrictions that require accommodation at the AGM, please send an email to osstfd7@gmail.com by Friday, April 26 with specifics (i.e. vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies, etc.)
- There will be a cash bar available, although the bar will close during the business portion of the meeting.
- The membership will elect the 2024-25 TBU Executive (President, Chief Negotiator, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and two District Councillors), as well as the TBU Nominee for District Treasurer.
- Nominations for all positions, signed by two members, not including the nominee, must be submitted in writing (using the nomination form found below) to our District Office Manager, Laura Wilson, by Monday, April 22, 2024 (via email to osstfdistrict7@gmail.com ).
- All nominations so received will be distributed to all workplaces by Friday, April 26, 2024.
- Members who have resolutions (i.e. amendments to the TBU Constitution) that they wish debated at the meeting are requested to submit them in writing to osstfd7@gmail.com as soon as possible.
- The vote count required to pass resolutions concerning amendments to our constitution, including its articles, bylaws, definitions, procedures, and policies, depends on when they are submitted.
- The lowest vote-count threshold is for resolutions submitted at least thirty days prior to the AGM. Resolutions received on or before April 6, 2024 require a 2/3 vote for amendments to the articles, and a 1/2 vote for amendments to the bylaws, definitions, procedures, or policies.
- A higher vote count is required for resolutions submitted at least ten days prior to the AGM. Resolutions received between April 7 and April 26 require a 3/4 vote for amendments to the articles, and a 2/3 vote for amendments to the bylaws, definitions, procedures, or policies.
- The highest required vote count is for resolutions submitted less than ten days prior to the AGM, including those submitted from the floor of the meeting. Resolutions received after April 26 require a 9/10 vote for amendments to the articles, and a 3/4 vote for amendments to the bylaws, definitions, procedures, or policies.
- Members should consult the TBU Constitution for further details. See below.