Categories of Membership

NSTU Guidebook Excerpt

Section II – By-Laws of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union

Article I – Membership

1. Definitions

Members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (hereinafter referred to as the "NSTU" or the "Union") shall consist of Active Members, Reserve Members, Retired Members, Associate Members, Honourary Members, and Substitute Teacher Members.

2. Active Member

1. 1. An Active Member is a teacher:
      1. as described in Section 12 of the Teaching Profession Act; or,
      2. employed by the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA); and,

      3. pays an annual Union Membership Fee as fixed from time-to-time by Council.

3. Reserve Member

1. 1. A Reserve Member is a teacher or other qualified person engaged on a day-to-day basis to take the place of a person regularly employed as a teacher by an Education Entity as defined by the Education Act, who has been employed as such for not less than fifteen (15) days in the preceding and/or the current school year, and who:
      1. is employed on a day-to-day basis by an education entity as defined by the Education Act to take the place of a regularly employed teacher;
      2. pays an annual Union Membership Fee as fixed from time-to-time by Council; and,

      3. pays per diem Union Membership Fees as fixed from time-to-time by Council.

4. Retired Member

1. 1. A Retired Member may be a person who has retired under a provision of the Teachers’ Pension Act.
   2. A person included in the Faculty and Professional Support Bargaining Units of the Nova Scotia Community College who retires under a provision of the Teachers' Pension Act on or before June 30, 2018 may be a Retired Member.
   3. A manager as defined in the Teachers' Collective Bargaining Act who retires under a provision of the Teachers' Pension Act after August 1, 2018 may be a Retired Member while the Public School Asministrators Association of Nova Scotia (PSAANS) remains affiliated with the NSTU.
   4. A person included in the Faculty and Professional Support Bargaining Units of the Nova Scotia Community College who has retired under a provision of the Public Service Superannuation Plan on or before June 30, 2018 may be a Retired Member.

5. Associate Member

1. 1. An Associate Member may be:
      1. an Active Member on a leave of absence;
      2. a member of the faculty of a provincial university; or,
      3. an education student at a university; and,
      4. who pays an annual Union Membership Fee as fixed from time-to-time by Council.

6. Honourary Member

1. 1. An Honourary Member is a person upon whom the honour has been conferred by a resolution of Council.

7. Substitute Teacher Member

1. 1. A teacher or other qualified person who is employed on a day-to-day basis by an education entity as defined by the Education Act to take the place of a regularly employed teacher who is not a Reserve Member will be a Union Member as a Substitute Teacher Member on the day(s) they teach.
   2. These Members pay a per diem Union Membership Fee as fixed from time-to-time by Council.

To apply, you can either submit your application and remit payment online, or by downloading the application form and faxing the completed form to (902) 477-3517.

NSTU Associate Membership Application Form

NSTU Associate Membership Application Form

NSTU Reserve Membership Application Form