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Stewards Council

CHIEF STEWARD: Camille Godbout-Chouinard

HOW TO JOIN: Typically stewards are elected every two years. These elections happen on even election years, opposite from the board elections. When there are vacancies outside of the election cycle, stewards can be appointed by majority vote of the seated board. Members who are interested in becoming a steward should reach out to our chief steward, plan to attend a monthly meeting to get a sense of what we talk about and expectations, and should review the MTA Stewards Handbook (PDF Link) for more info.

TIME COMMITMENT: 

Required hybrid monthly Stewards Council meeting
(currently held on the last Monday of the month, 12-2pm)
2 hours/month
Member outreach and communications such as:
  • Regular email outreach to your district
  • Responding to member inquiries
  • Working asynchronously with Steward’s Council to help answer questions
1-3 hours/month
Occasional representation for members, as needed0-2 hours/month
Total3-7 hours/month

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