Chapter elections for SEIU 1021’s Port of Oakland chapter have been completed. 

There were 105 votes tallied, and the results are as follows, with winners in bold.

• President
  • Joey Friedman, Carpenter: 69 votes (65.71%)
  • Troy Collins, Custodian: 36 votes (34.29%)
• Chief Steward
  • Ralph Semester, Equipment System Engineer: 82 votes (78.10%)
  • Edie Brown, Custodian: 23 votes (21.90%)

• Vice President

  • David Archuleta (Uncontested)

• Media Officer

  • John Hester (Uncontested)

• Secretary

  • Charsina Imara (Uncontested)

• Treasurer

  • Oscar Nevarez (Uncontested)

 Next Steps:

The election committee report must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30.

Per our bylaws (excerpted below), challenges to the election can be filed within three days of the election committee report, and must be filed by email to Peter.Masiak at seiu1021.org by Friday, June 2, at 5 p.m. 

Article 12. CHAPTER ELECTIONS: 

 (b) Election Committee: The Chapter Board shall appoint or the president may appoint three (3) members to an Election Committee. Members of the committee may not be candidates for office in the election. The committee shall adopt all rules and regulations necessary to assure a fair and honest election and nominations procedure and shall provide each candidate with a copy of same. The committee also hears challenges to the conduct of the election. The Election Committee shall submit a written report to the Chapter Board and Local 1021 President within three working (3) days following the ballot count. The report shall include the election rules, procedures, schedule, candidate/issue vote totals, any challenges filed, and names and phone numbers of Election Committee members. Election results shall be provided to the membership following the election.

(i) 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.

(j) 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.