NSUPE’s Constitution guarantees:
- No collective agreement can be signed unless members vote to accept it
- No change or amendment can be made to a collective agreement unless members vote to accept the change or amendment
- You will have your own Local with your own Executive chosen by you
- You will have your own representatives on the NSUPE Executive Council along with the other NSUPE Locals
- All officers of the Union work at their regular jobs and receive no pay from the Union
- All staff are hired based on qualifications and their wages are determined, by the NSUPE Executive Council