Organizing Drives. Staff Organizers shall be responsible for organizing new bargaining units at the direction of the Executive Committee. Duties shall include: • The development and elaboration of organizing schedules, routines and procedures; • Helping recruit members to a duly-constituted Organizing Committee (OC) and ensuring the accurate transmission of Local and National policy to said committee; • Serving as advisors to, and a resource for, the OC and assisting it in carrying out its duties; • Attending all meetings of the OC and providing it with information concerning the legislation governing certification of bargaining units, Local and National organizing policy, conditions of comparable bargaining units in other workplaces and problems encountered in past or similar certification drives. • Assisting the OC with preparing and utilizing membership/certification cards and ensuring that they are compliant with legislation and Local/National policy; and • Ensuring the accurate transmission of all information pertinent to the organizing drive by reporting to the Executive Director on a weekly basis and by a written or verbal report to the Executive Committee bi-weekly. OFFICE ADMINISTRATION It is understood that Office Administration is generally conducted by the Office Coordinator, Financial Administrator and Benefits Administrator at the direction of the Executive Committee, as transmitted by the Immediate Supervisor. The Office Administrators (OAs) shall provide administrative assistance to the Executive Committee, other committees, councils and caucuses of the Employer and to Staff Representatives and Staff Organizers. The positions shall also entail providing general assistance to the membership by email, phone calls and personal visits to the office. It is understood that the emphasis placed on the tasks in these job descriptions may vary from time to time and priority setting shall be in consultation with the supervisor and other office administration staff. It is further understood that the tasks included in these job descriptions are not the sole responsibility of the Office Administrators, but that members of the Executive Committee and their designates will share the responsibility for performing these duties as provided by Local Bylaws and this Collective Agreement. The OAs shall have voice but no vote at all meetings where they are directed to attend by the Executive Committee and in all discussions related to the Local’s activities, including participatio...
