UPP Non-Unionized Employee Representative
Overview: The legal Administrator of the UPP is the Board of Trustees. As the legal Administrator of the UPP, the Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall operation of the plan and is compromised of:
- An independent chair
- Six trustees appointed by the five universities
- Six trustees appointed by the universities' faculty associations and unions; and
- One trustee nominated by the universities' non-unionized employees
To facilitate the appointment of the Non-Unionized Employee Trustee, the Non-Unionized Employees at the University of Toronto, the University of Guelph, Victoria University, Trent University, and Queen’s University will elect one representative from each of the five universities (the “Representatives”). The five Representatives, each of whom is elected for a three-year term, will then collectively nominate one person as a Trustee, having regard for the Attributes, Skills and Competencies Framework developed to inform Trustee appointments. The Representatives will also attend annual information meetings with the Employee Sponsor Committee of the UPP.
The person nominated as a Trustee by the Representatives will be appointed to the UPP Board of Trustees by the Employee Sponsor of the UPP to serve as the Non-Unionized Employee nominated Trustee. The person nominated by the Representatives to be the Non-Unionized Employee nominated Trustee need not be one of the Representatives or an employee of a university.
Eligibility: Only those employees who participate in the UPP and who are not represented by a trade union or faculty association are eligible to participate in the nomination and election of this position. No person who is directly responsible for labour relations or collective bargaining may be nominated as a Representative.
Time Commitment: The UPP Non-Unionized Employee Representative position involves a commitment of 10-12 virtual meetings per year, that typically run for one-hour.
For further information, please contact secretariat@trentu.ca.