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TCRC Legislative
Structure...
This department is responsible for protecting the legislative
interests of the Rail conference and includes a Legislative Board
Chairman headquartered in the national office in Ottawa and
Provincial Legislative Boards in most provinces.
Division Legislative Representatives
Division Legislative Representatives are charged with the
responsibility of handling all matters affecting their membership,
dealing with federal or provincial law and all alleged unsafe or
unsanitary working conditions. The Division Legislative
Representative is involved in the political process in carrying out
the policies and practices of the Provincial Legislative Board and
the National Legislative board in general. S/he also becomes
involved in municipal elections through assisting endorsed
candidates and raising issues of concern to local and municipal
councils.
Provincial Legislative Boards
Provincial Legislative Boards are comprised of Division Legislative
Representatives who have been duly elected by the members in their
respective Divisions to represent our members on the local level on
issues of legislative interest. Each Division Legislative
Representative within the boundaries of a province is a member of
that Provincial Legislative Board.
The Provincial Legislative Board convenes every three years the
members of each Board elect an executive comprised of a Chairman,
Vice-Chairman and Secretary. The Provincial Legislative Boards
function is to represent members within a province on matters of
legislative interest, including but not limited to, Workers?
Compensation, Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan entitlement
and representations to provincial governments concerning
legislative, regulatory and/or policy issues which affect our
members within each province.
Our experience in handling such claims has provided the Legislative
Board with a track record envied by most and admired by all.
Millions of dollars in benefit entitlement is returned to our
members each year through representations made on their behalf.
Additionally, the Board has become increasingly involved in issues
such as Early Return to Work and Disability Management programs,
including other programs and policies that touch on illness and
workplace injuries. In cooperation and co-ordination with the
Protective Department, this helps us better assist members who
require some form of workplace accommodation in order to return to
productive and meaningful work after an illness or injury.
Provincial Legislative Boards are involved in the political process
in the endorsement of candidates and support for them, in addition
to working closely with the provincial federation(s) of labour.
National Legislative Board
The National Legislative Board is comprised of the Chairman of each
of the respective Provincial Legislative Boards and has the
responsibility to use every means to have Orders, Regulations or
Administrative rulings, or other legislation affecting the
membership improved. This Board is involved in the political process
in the endorsement of candidates and support for them.
National Legislative Board Chairman
The National Legislative Board Chairman devotes his/her efforts to
secure the enactment, modification, or repeal of laws in accordance
with the legislative policy of the organization. S/he handles all
legislative matters referred to her/him by the President and
collects/compiles statistics in legislation affecting the
organization. S/he handles alleged violations of Canadian law with
the proper agency of the Government as brought to her/his attention
that involve the safety and welfare of our membership.
S/he maintains supervision over all legislative questions of
Canadian enactment and cooperates with and assists the officers and
members of the Provincial Legislative Boards.