Reserve Membership

Effective August 1, 2018: Reserve Members must select a Local when applying.
Fee: $32.00/Annually – Expires July 31
Proof of days taught (via payroll statements or statements of days taught) must be forwarded to the NSTU. A minimum of 15 days taught and claimed is required in the previous and/or current school year.

Membership Applications

To apply, you may submit your application and payment online, or complete the attached PDF application form and return it by fax to (902) 477-3517 or by email to nday@staff.nstu.ca.

NSTU Guidebook Excerpt

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

Article I – Membership

3. Reserve Member

    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.

    2. The rights of Reserve Membership shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the right to:
      1. benefits as provided through NSTU as bargaining agent;
      2. request legal assistance in instances resulting from problems arising in the performance of duties;
      3. professional counselling within education;
      4. vote at the local and provincial level;
      5. attend Council as outlined in Article II of these By-Laws;
      6. membership in Professional Associations, except the right to hold office;
      7. membership in the NSTU Group Insurance Plan, in accordance with the provisions of the plan;
      8. membership on NSTU committees, where elected or appointed; and,
      9. access NSTU publications and materials, as assigned, on the NSTU website.

Need assistance?

We welcome your comments and questions regarding these documents.

📞 (902) 477-5621
📞 Toll-Free: 1-800-565-6788
✉️ contractinfo@nstu.ca

Home > The NSTU > About Us > Membership > Reserve Membership