What this means for you:
Plug in
Union Stewards {US}
Every learning community will elect 1 Union Steward per 23 students. This US will be the face of the Union in your class room. It doesn't take a lot of work to be an US, and the US will provide a lot of empowerment to the student body.
The US will do the following:
- Monitor and report any applicable Covenant violations to a grievance process that puts the Union behind you.
- Promote as a top priority the empowerment of students. ( an example of this would be committee placements... this Union will have them done by week three.)
- Collect policy sentiments and ideas from students and forward them to the their regional stewards.
- Communicate Union information, campus governance opportunities
The US are tasked with making sure you can plug into your Union as easily as possible.
Empowerment
Empowered Student Panel {ESP}
These people are here to help empower you in any way we can. Want to paint a mural? Flashmob in the library? Get an emergency loan to get your rent paid? This group of students is here to help you find the answers to your questions and empower you. They are also responsible for responding to oppression reports and grievances.
Direct Democracy
Popular Assembly {PA}
What has your Union done for you this year? What if you set the agenda? What would your Union have done this year? With yearly Popular Assemblies, the people decide almost every aspect of the Union. Want to get something on the ballot or run for an office? What do you want from your Union this year? OK, Here's how the PA Works.
The Popular Assembly decides what every years ballot will look like. Each May we meet for a Popular Assembly, but the process starts at the beginning of April. You submit proposals or your candidacy statements. Within two weeks the ACT sends out a Popular assembly guide. This every proposal, referendum, campaign item, anything and anything else that might be on the agenda. This comes with a pre-ballot and you get two weeks to go over it and come prepared for democracy.
The pre-ballots are tallied and the the results are announced. The items that were voted down are done. The items that have a 2/3 majority get placed on the ballot with no discussion. The items that need more dialogue go onto a list.
One by one each item is debated and voted upon. The resulting ballot is then sent to you and we all make the final decision.
Accountability
Urgent Assembly {UA}
Urgent Assemblies can be called to respond to urgent matters. They can only address the issue at hand, and they decide if an issue gets sent to a ballot. If a ballot is called for, a vote happens and the matter is resolved.
Urgent Assemblies can be called by:
- Students can collect signatures from 10% of the student body
- Student Group Council can call for a UA by a call from 1/3 of member student groups
- The Action Committee can call for a UA by majority vote
- The Empowered Students Pannel can call for a UA by majority vote
Year long representation
Summer Union {SU}
The Union will now have coverage for Summer quarter. We all know how the College waits for summer to undertake controversial policies. Now your Union will be going strong and ready to respond to any situation that might arise.
