{"id":53,"date":"2014-03-17T21:32:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T01:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwa-scacanada.ca\/retirees\/EN\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2021-01-18T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:19:30","slug":"about-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwa-scacanada.ca\/retirees\/EN\/about-3\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Our executive\/working committee<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Gerry Jones, Chair<\/p>\n<p>G\u00e9rard Malo, Vice-Chair<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Atkinson-Horgen, Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Radz, Communication committee chair<\/p>\n<p>Raj Narain, Treasurer and communications committee<\/p>\n<p>Christina Sorensen, Membership<\/p>\n<p>Rosemary Knes, Communications committee and membership<\/p>\n<p>Tony Cote, Communications committee<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Tessier, Member-at-large<\/p>\n<p>Jack Wilson, Member-at-large<\/p>\n<p>Pat Goodland, Member-at-large<\/p>\n<p>Robert Peladeau, Member-at-large<\/p>\n<p>George Pyron<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Terry<\/p>\n<h4>Our address<\/h4>\n<p>CWA Canada Retirees Council<\/p>\n<p>301-2200 Prince of Wales Drive<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa, ON<\/p>\n<p>K2E 6Z9<\/p>\n<p>Phone: \u00a0613-820-9777<\/p>\n<p>Toll-free: 1-877-486-4292<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<strong>Our By-Laws<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This Organization shall be known as the CWA-SCA Canada Retirees Council.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE I, OBJECTIVES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To cooperate with CWA-SCA Canada, its retired workers\u2019 chapters, other unions, union retiree organizations and community organizations with mutual objectives.<\/li>\n<li>To monitor social, economic, educational, legislative and political events of interest to retired CWA-SCA Canada union members and their partners.<\/li>\n<li>To petition legislators for the introduction and enactment of legislation on measures to improve the health and welfare of all retired persons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Campaigns and all other actions will be conducted consistent with the policies of CWA\/SCA Canada.<\/p>\n<p>ATICLE II, MEMBERSHIP<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A retired member of CWA-SCA Canada and his or her partner.<\/li>\n<li>An active dues paying member of CWA-SCA Canada who has reached the age of fifty-five (55) and his or her partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP FEES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twenty dollars ($20) per year for a CWA-SCA Canada union retiree which includes membership for his or her spouse.<\/li>\n<li>Twenty dollars ($20) per year for an active dues paying CWA-SCA Canada union member who has reached the age of fifty-five (55) which includes his or her spouse.<\/li>\n<li>Fifty percent (50%) of the fees collected from members in an area where there is a CWA-SCA Canada retirees chapter will be given to that chapter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ARTICLE IV, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The executive committee will be elected at a general membership meeting to be held in the fall every two (2) years.<\/li>\n<li>The executive committee will consist of a chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer, communications, membership and any other officer(s) deemed necessary by the membership, and up to five (5) members-at-large.<\/li>\n<li>The chair and at least five (5) other positions on the executive committee shall be held by retirees.<\/li>\n<li>If a position becomes vacant between elections the executive can appoint a person to fill the position until the next election.<\/li>\n<li>The chair or designate will represent the council on the CWA-SCA Canada national representative council.<\/li>\n<li>The chair or designate(s) will represent the council in dealings with any other organizations.<\/li>\n<li>The executive committee is authorized to reimburse members for necessary expenses in performing duties on behalf of the council.<\/li>\n<li>Cheques shall be signed by the treasurer and one other officer with signing authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ARTICLE V, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The executive committee will meet via conference call every three (3) months, excluding the months of June, July and August.<\/li>\n<li>Special meetings may be held at the request of the chair.<\/li>\n<li>Members in attendance at a meeting will constitute a quorum.<\/li>\n<li>Between meetings, the chair or designate(s) shall be empowered to act on behalf of the executive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ARTICLE VI, BYLAWS AMENDMENT PROCEDURE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These bylaws, once adopted, may be amended by submitting a proposal to amend the bylaws at a membership meeting.<\/li>\n<li>A two-thirds (2\/3) vote of the membership in attendance will be required for adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our executive\/working committee Gerry Jones, Chair G\u00e9rard Malo, Vice-Chair Kathryn Atkinson-Horgen, Secretary Matthew Radz, Communication committee 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