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6.10.5. Administration Committee
from SGEU Constitution
6.10.4.1.8. Forward resolutions, restricted to their respective mandates, to convention for sanction through the Provincial Council. 6.10.4.1.9. Elect its chairperson from amongst its members on an annual basis at the first meeting following convention.
6.10.5. Administration Committee Shall: 6.10.5.1.1. Be responsible to act on behalf of the Provincial Council in matters: 6.10.5.1.1.1. Involving the administration of the Union and the operation of its offices. 6.10.5.1.1.2. Involving the staff of the Union. 6.10.5.1.2. Further, the Administration Committee shall act as Step 2 respondents for USW Local 9841 grievances. 6.10.5.1.3. Deal with matters arising out of SGEU's affiliation with or interaction with other labour organizations, such as NUPGE, the CLC, the SFL, Labour Councils and other unions. 6.10.5.1.4. Manage the budget as approved by Convention. 6.10.5.1.5. Develop and implement Union-wide campaigns based on the current issues facing the membership. 6.10.5.1.6. Report regularly to the Provincial Council. 6.10.5.1.7. Approve access to the Strike Fund. 6.10.5.1.8. Assign new bargaining units to a Sector upon certification. 6.10.5.1.9. Approve, without an affirmative vote from Convention Delegates, revisions that allow for any minor corrections or administrative updates and which do not materially change a Constitution or Policy Manual article’s intent. These kinds of basic housekeeping article revisions would include corrections to spelling, punctuation, formatting, and title changes. Alternatively, Administration Committee may decide to put such proposed revisions (or some portion of them) to a vote of the General Convention Delegates. All adopted Administration Committee housekeeping article revisions will be reported by the President to Membership Constitution & Legislative Committee and to the next scheduled Provincial Council meeting. Annually during Convention, the President will report to delegates all Administration Committee adopted housekeeping article revisions occurring Convention to Convention. 6.10.5.2. Recommend, to the Provincial Council, signing officers other than the President and 1st Vice President. 6.10.5.2.1. Cause to review and recommend fiscal policy and operations as required. 6.10.5.2.2. Review the proposed budget and recommend the budget and any Administration Committee revisions to the Provincial Council for submission to the Annual Convention, including recommendation for monthly membership dues, initiation fees, defense fund fees, contingency fund fees and per capita refunds. 6.10.5.2.3. Levy a uniform general assessment on the membership of an individual bargaining unit upon the recommendation of the bargaining unit concerned for the purpose of repaying debts incurred as a result of strike action. 6.10.5.2.4. Such general assessment shall be assessed against any retroactive pay received by the membership of the Bargaining Unit at the minimum rate of

