An Award of Merit may be conferred by the Provincial Executive upon an OSSTF/FEESO member, who, in the opinion of a District Executive or the Provincial Executive, has rendered meritorious and outstanding service to the OSSTF/FEESO at the Provincial, District, and/or Bargaining Unit level. The District Executive shall make application to the Provincial Executive.
Submitting an Application
The application must be submitted, well in advance of the award being given, through our online Nomination Form, fax to 416-751-7079 or by mail to:
Vaino Poysa
General Secretary
60 Mobile Dr
Toronto, ON M4A 2P3
The electronic form features file upload capability. You may submit attachments no larger than 20 MB. Each file should be no more than 3 MB. If you submit your online form with attachments over 20 MB, you will arrive at a Page Not Found error. If your attachments are large, we recommend you email them to Karyn Purdy or mail them to Vaino Poysa.
Guidelines
Criteria
An Award of Merit may be approved from any District in any one year for every 500 members or greater portion thereof. Notwithstanding the above, every District shall be allowed to apply for a minimum of two Awards of Merit in any one year.
Disclaimer
The Provincial Executive will determine which, if any, candidate will receive the award based on the established criteria. The Provincial Executive reserves the right not to grant the award in any given year.
Nominations
| Who may submit a nomination form? |
Any Active Member of an OSSTF/FEESO Bargaining Unit. |
| Who is eligible for nomination? |
All Active Members of OSSTF/FEESO. |
| What is required? |
Provide concrete examples of relevant work accomplished to support the nomination. A District motion of endorsement of the nominee must accompany the application. |
| Where will the presentation occur? |
At a District or Bargaining Unit meeting or event. |
| How will the winner be notified? |
The General Secretary will contact the nominator prior to the award ceremony to get the winner’s contact information. Only winning entries will be contacted. |
| Publicity |
OSSTF/FEESO will publicize the contributions of the award winner in its publications. |