Firefighter Committee - OPI Terms of Reference

Purpose / Objective

The Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) has established an UNDE FR OPI to be the spokesperson for UNDE on all issues of national concern that affect Department of National Defence (DND) firefighters.

The UNDE FR OPI will be the main point of contact between DND and UNDE on national issues that affect DND civilian firefighters.

Selection of the UNDE FR OPI

The selection and appointment of the UNDE FR OPI is the responsibility of the UNDE National President and the UNDE National Executive Committee(NEC).

Roles and responsibilities of the UNDE FR OPI

The roles and responsibilities of the UNDE FR OPI include:

• will be the Chairperson of the UNDE FR Steering Committee;
• will be the Co-Chair of the DND / CF Firefighters Wellness Advisory Committee;
• will be the spokesperson for UNDE with DND on all national issues affecting DND civilian firefighters;
• will liaise closely with the UNDE FR Resource Officer to ensure all firefighters are kept informed of all national issues;
• will sit on all National FR Committees that DND establishes to address firefighters national issues;
• will ensure that members of the UNDE FR Steering Committee keep the National Officers in their regions informed of firefighters' national issues.