These elections shall determine Bargaining Team members.

• 10 Bargaining Team Members

Method of Nominations

Nominations for Bargaining Team members must be submitted no later than Monday, January 8th at 5:00 pm.  Nominations must be submitted in writing via email to mseberkeley at gmail.com or made at a general membership meeting.

In order to run for and serve as a Bargaining Team member, candidates shall have been members in good standing for at least one (1) year.

If candidates wish to submit written candidate statements, they must do so by submitting their statement via email to mseberkeley at gmail.com by Monday, January 8th at 5:00 pm. The Election Committee will disseminate submitted statements to members in good standing.

Election and Ballot Count

If there are more than 10 Nominations/Volunteers then there will then be an election. The election shall be conducted by secret ballot via an online vote from Monday, January 15th at 7:30 am to Wednesday, January 17th at 7:00 pm. If you do not get a ballot by Monday, January, 15th at 7:30 am, you can request a duplicate ballot by calling the Member Resource Center (MRC) at 1-877-687-1021.

Only members in good standing are eligible to vote. Proxy voting and write-in candidates are prohibited.

The election results will be announced on Thursday, January 18th.

Election Committee Members:

• Mara Engleson, mseberkeley at gmail.com
• Jacob Kahn, kahn_jacob at yahoo.com

Challenges:

Challenges to or disputes arising from a Chapter election must be submitted to the Chapter Election Committee within three (3) working days of the submission of the committee’s election report to the Chapter Board. Challenges must be submitted in writing and must cite specific violation(s) of the Chapter election rules and procedures, Chapter bylaws, or the Local 1021 Bylaws and Constitution. Challenges to the election will be considered valid only if they cite specific violations of election rules and procedures, Chapter bylaws, or the Local 1021 Bylaws and Constitution and if the alleged violation may have affected the outcome of the election. The Chapter Election Committee shall investigate and resolve challenges within ten (10) working days of receipt of the challenge. The Election Committee may order a re-run of all or part of the election.

Appeals:

Challenges or disputes which are denied or cannot be resolved by the Chapter Election Committee may be appealed in writing to the Local 1021 Executive Board within five (5) working days of receipt of the Chapter Election Committee’s decision. The Local 1021 Executive Board shall investigate and respond within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the challenge. Challenges to the election will be considered valid only if they cite specific violations of the Chapter election rules and procedures, Chapter bylaws, or the Local 1021 Bylaws and Constitution and if the alleged violation may have affected the outcome of the election.

Please update your personal email and cell phone number by calling the Member Resource Center (MRC) at 1-877-687-1021

You will not be able to vote without accurate contact info on file!

You can also get involved by volunteering for the Contract Action Team (CAT)!  Check out the attachment to learn more.