duties: vp - organizing

The duties of the VP - Organizing shall include the following:

  1. to be responsible, in conjunction with the President, for originating, reviewing or editing correspondence with stewards and union members;
  2. to serve as chair of the Executive Council;
  3. to coordinate resources, material and training for stewards;
  4. to assist the Vice President for Grievance in efforts to educate and inform the membership on their rights and duties under the contract or requisite labor laws;
  5. with the aid of the Executive Board and the approval of the Executive Council make appointments to fill steward vacancies;
  6. to serve as chair of the Organizing Committee; and
  7. In conjunction with Vice President for Political Education assist with the organization of other graduate employee unions.
  8. to be responsible for supervising the upkeep of the membership lists and the records of participation in each department.
  9. to preside over the meetings of the Executive Board and General Membership in the absence of the President;
  10. to assume the duties of the Presidency in cases when the President is temporarily unavailable, and;
  11. to assume the Presidency in the permanent absence of the President.