How to write or update your by-laws
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Step 1: Review your minutes Start by reviewing past meeting minutes and identifying standing motions your local has already passed that were intended to be ongoing. These motions may form the foundation of your by-laws. Step 2: Review what is current, and …
Last updated: May 12, 2026
Convention 2026: Provincial Executive Nominations
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At HEU’s 35th biennial convention, scheduled November 1 to 6, 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, delegates will elect 26 members to the Provincial Executive (PE) and alternates. The PE governs our union between conventions. The HEU Constitution and …
Last updated: Jun 8, 2026
Convention 2026: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form for Equity Standing Committees
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Convention 2026: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form for Equity Standing Committees …
Last updated: May 1, 2026
Convention 2026: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form for PE Subcommittees
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Convention 2026: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form for PE Subcommittees …
Last updated: May 1, 2026
Convention 2026: Proposed Resolutions Form for Equity Standing Committees
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Convention 2026: Proposed Resolutions Form for Equity Standing Committees …
Last updated: May 1, 2026
Convention 2026: Proposed Resolutions Form for PE Subcommittees
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Convention 2026: Proposed Resolutions Form for PE Subcommittees …
Last updated: May 1, 2026
HEU Disability Rights Award 2026
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This award was established in 2010 on the recommendation of the HEU People with Disabilities Standing Committee . The award is to acknowledge an HEU member with a disability, who has made an outstanding contribution to the union and/or the community by …
Last updated: May 1, 2026
HEU Indigenous Reconciliation Award 2026
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Initiated by the HEU Indigenous Peoples Standing Committee at the union’s 2021 convention, this award was presented posthumously to HEU member and activist Josie Whitehead. It recognizes an HEU member who champions the issues of fairness and justice for …
Last updated: May 1, 2026
HEU Mary LaPlante Sisterhood Award 2026
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This was first awarded to Mary LaPlante, feminist and trade union activist, at the 2006 convention upon her retirement after 22 years as HEU’s financial secretary. The award is now presented at each convention to a woman, 2-Spirit or non-binary HEU …
Last updated: May 1, 2026
HEU Social Justice Award 2026
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This was first awarded to former HEU president Fred Muzin in 2008 for his tremendous contribution to the struggle for social justice. The award acknowledges outstanding work in the area of peace and global justice, and may be awarded to an HEU member, an …
Last updated: May 1, 2026