YUFA
Executive
Leadership in place for negotiations
YUFA’s leadership has been solidified for at least the next months, thanks to constitutional amendments members adopted at the Annual General Meeting on the 29th of May.
Lorna Erwin and Leslie Sanders, YUFA’s immediate past Vice Chairs External and Internal respectively, have accepted six-month Executive appointments to continue on as Vice Chairs. According to the new constitutional provisions, the appointments are subject to ratification at the next General Membership Meeting.
The amendments also included a new “Ranking Officer” section, as well as a provision that Executive may appoint members to vacant officer positions for specified terms. The “Ranking Officer” clause ensures that, should the Chairperson be absent or the position of Chairperson be vacant, the union will always have an authorised representative.
As YUFA’s Past Chairperson, Penni Stewart is the ranking officer, and therefore is now Acting Chairperson. She continues as an ex officio member of YUFA’s bargaining team.
In addition, YUFA’s bargaining team has appointed Brenda Spotton Visano as Chief Negotiator. Brenda provides YUFA with experienced, forceful, and savvy leadership at the bargaining table.
This seasoned leadership team will guide the union through the period of negotiations and their aftermath.