The Constitution and by-laws is the governing document for COPE Local 343 and its Executive Board. It must comply with the COPE National Constitution.
Changes can be made to COPE Local 343’s Constitution and by-laws at Convention, which takes place every two years. The process for submitting a resolution to amend the Constitution is set out in Article 6 of COPE Local 343’s Constitution and by-laws.
Unless a bargaining unit has its own by-laws that have been approved by the Executive Board, it must conduct its business/affairs according to the COPE Local 343’s Constitution and by-laws.
The Constitution Committee has developed a bargaining unit By-laws template to assist bargaining units in drafting their own by-laws.
Ensure that the COPE Local 343’s constitution and by-laws comply with the COPE National Constitution.
Prepare resolutions on behalf of the Executive Board for Convention regarding amendments to COPE Local 343’s Constitution and by-laws.
Review bargaining unit by-laws and assist to ensure compliance with COPE Local 343’s Constitution and by-laws.
COPE Local 343 also has a Policy and Procedures Guide, which helps to inform the Executive Board in conducing the Local’s business. Members can raise policy and procedural related matters at the Annual General Meeting. In Convention years, the AGM is held in combination with the Convention.
COPE Local 343 consists of 1700+ members and 97 collective agreements across Canada. Local 343 is an autonomous Local and the largest COPE Local in Ontario.
Ethiraju has been a member of COPE Local 343 for the last 25+ years with an
extensive accounting and financial background. A friend and colleague once
told him that if you want to see change, you need to get involved, and so he did. Ethiraju has been a steward, a bargaining committee member, and sits on multiple committees at Local 343. Advocating for those who are not able to and helping others and social justice has always been a strong value of his, and he will continue to do that at the board level! Ethiraju believe in a more just world. In his spare time, he love to spend time with his family, his dog Maya, enjoys gardening, talking about politics, and making the best biriyani in town!
