The Faculty Union is directed by members who are elected to act on the Executive Committee and union committees. Members of the Executive Committee are elected by the Faculty Union membership each year.

The Executive Committee consists of:
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Member-at-large (3)
The Immediate Past President (ex-officio)
The Chair of the Grievance Committee (ex-officio)
The Faculty Union’s Chief Negotiator (ex-officio)
Affiliations
The SMU Faculty Union is affiliated with:
- The Canadian University Association Teachers (CAUT)
- The Canadian University Association Teachers Defense Fund (CAUTDF)
- The National Union of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (NUCAUT)
- The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
- Nova Scotia Federation of Labour Congress (NSFLC)
- The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers
- The Atlantic School of Theology Faculty Association