Opportunities

Public Sector Pension Plan Sponsor Board representative

NASA members highly value their pension plan, and NASA has a say in its governance. If good governance of your pension is important to you, NASA is looking for an energetic and experienced member to represent us on the Public Sector Pension Plan (PSPP) Sponsor Board.

The PSPP is under joint governance;there is equal representation of employee and employer groups on the Sponsor Board. The Sponsor Board's role and responsibilities are legislated under the Joint Governance of Public Sector Pension Plans Act and include:

  • making and amending plan rules
  • setting contribution rates
  • establishing funding policy
  • reviewing the Corporation’s annual budget
  • establishing a code of conduct and conflict of interest policy governing its members and
  • determining how much the Corporation’s directors are paid.

The NASA Sponsor Board representative should represent NASA at the PSPP, work with the other union representatives on this board, and develop positive teamwork and trust within the PSPP board.

This role requires honest and diligent work with time and ability to research and understand the issues relating to the joint governance of the PSPP. It will also require confidentiality of any information that is received that could harm NASA or violate any privacy laws. The representative should report back to NASA about any challenges the Sponsor Board is dealing with and take instruction from NASA on positions to pursue.

If you are interested in pension plan governance you are strongly encouraged to apply by sending your expression of interest to nasa@nasaunion.ca by January 27, 2025.

NASA would like to offer sincere thanks to NASA's outgoing PSPP Sponsor Board representative, Alex Long, for his many years of service during an extremely challenging time.

Join the NASA Flying Squad

Do you feel strongly about supporting job actions on campus and throughout the city? Do you want to build stronger alliances with other unions by supporting their picket lines and advocacy? If you do, join the new NASA Flying Squad! We will be supporting labour organizations in their fight for better working conditions and want you to be a part of it! We will build bridges with other union in the broader labour community, support fair working conditions and just wages, and build support for our union.

If you'd like to learn more or are interested in joining the NASA Flying Squad, reach out to Internal Organizer Fathiya Wais or President Quinn Benders.

NASA Union Stewards

NASA is always looking for more Union Stewards—members who have a passion for ensuring that they and their co-workers are treated fairly at work. If that sounds like you, then you could be a NASA steward!

Stewards are members who:

  • establish NASA's presence in the workplace—the union steward is NASA's recognized representative and our "eyes and ears" in the workplace;
  • enhance NASA's ability to represent its members under the terms of the Collective Agreement;
  • protect members and advance their rights, interests and causes through advocacy;
  • mobilize members in support of collective bargaining and other workplace initiatives;
  • provide informed, effective and timely assistance to members with workplace issues; and
  • attempt to resolve workplace issues in a manner that maintains a positive work environment.

Regular training is provided. For more information, you can read the steward program policy.

If you are interested in becoming a NASA Union Steward, please contact your Labour Relations Officer (LRO) or email us at nasa@nasaunion.ca.

Member Action Team (MAT)

NASA's Member Action Team (MAT) is a tool for members to work together to grow and develop skills as engaged union members, and to organize against employer or government activity as needed. In a time of university restructuring and provincial budget cuts, the MAT enables members to fight back and stand up for their interests.

MATs are an increasingly popular resource at unions worldwide. They offer an opportunity for grassroots member engagement and leadership in their unions on their own terms and to their own abilities. MATs enable members to strategize and take action to improve their working conditions or prospects, either through political or job action.

If you are interested in joining NASA's Member Action Team (MAT) or want to learn more, please contact NASA Internal Organizer Fathiya Wais at fathiya.wais@nasaunion.ca.