Decisions are made democratically by the members who show up to local union meetings. Locals are governed by rules found in their By-laws. Every year, an Annual General Meeting is held by each Local, open to all its members. A leadership team is elected, a budget is approved, and directions are set.

YEU and PSAC are each governed by Triennial Conventions attended by delegates from each union Local. Resolutions that give direction to the union at these levels are debated and voted on by the delegates at the convention. Details about how conventions are run can be found in the YEU By-laws and the PSAC constitution on the websites.

Learn more about the decision-making process by taking union education courses such as the Local Officers Training and Parliamentary Procedures. Visit PSAC site for online self-paced courses.