Call for Nominations – MTS Provincial Executive

Attention to all SRTA members: Nominations for positions on the Manitoba Teachers’ Society Provincial Executive are open and are due by March 1.

There will be ten positions for the Provincial Executive to be filled for 2015- 2017. The positions are: President, Vice President and eight Members- at- Large. Nominations for Provincial Executive are governed by Bylaw III, Elections of the Provincial Executive. You can download this Nomination Memo and Form for Bylaw information or visit this website link for the MTS Bylaws and Policies document.

Nominations must reach the Society offices no later than 4:00 p.m., March 1, 2015. In accordance with SRTA policy B13, the following must occur prior to any nomination being sent to the MTS:

  1. The candidate shall notify, in writing, the SRTA Chairperson of Resolutions no later than January 31st, his/her intention to let his/her name stand for a Provincial Executive position.
  2. The Resolutions Chairperson shall move, or cause to be moved, a motion of nomination at the Council meeting immediately following receipt of the candidate’s intention to run.
  3. The candidate may submit an application for reimbursement of expenditures related to the campaign, accompanied with original receipts. Expenditures of up to $500.00 and approved by the President, shall be reimbursed.

If you have any questions, please contact SRTA president Jonathan Waite by phone or email. You can also download these documents for further information about nominations and the MTS Annual General Meeting: