Your union is holding a Vacancy Election to fill vacant Executive Board and Joint Council positions. The nomination period starts today and ends on Aug 24, 2022, at 5pm PDT. The election will take place on September 7, 2022.
EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS
All UAW 5810 members in continuous good standing for 1 year prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated for the following Executive Board offices, with terms ending May 2024.
Nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Financial Secretary
1 Trustee
Nominated and elected by the statewide Postdoc Unit membership
1 Trustee
1 Member At Large
Nominated and elected by the statewide Academic Researcher Unit membership
1 Trustee
JOINT COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
All UAW Local 5810 members in continuous good standing for 45 days prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated by campus for the following Joint Council offices, with terms ending May 2024. Joint Council offices are nominated and elected by Postdoc campus membership for Postdoc positions and by Academic Researcher campus membership for Academic Researcher Positions.
Postdoc Unit
Berkeley
1 Campus Chair
1 Head Steward
Berkeley Lab
1 Campus Chair
1 Recording Secretary
Davis
1 Campus Chair
1 Recording Secretary
2 Head Stewards
Irvine
1 Campus Chair
1 Recording Secretary
1 Head Steward
LA
1 Recording Secretary
1 Head Steward
Riverside
1 Campus Chair
1 Recording Secretary
San Diego
1 Campus Chair
1 Recording Secretary
1 Head Steward
San Francisco
1 Recording Secretary
1 Head Steward
Santa Cruz
1 Recording Secretary
Academic Researcher Unit
Davis
1 Head Steward
Irvine
1 Campus Chair
1 Head Steward
LA
1 Recording Secretary
Riverside
1 Campus Chair
1 Recording Secretary
San Diego
1 Head Steward
San Francisco
1 Campus Chair
1 Head Steward
Santa Barbara
1 Campus Chair
1 Recording Secretary
NOMINATION PROCEDURE FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD AND JOINT COUNCIL
The nomination period starts today on Aug 15, 2022, and ends on Aug 24, 2022 at 5pm PDT. Members may accept nomination for no more than one Executive Board position and no more than one Joint Council position. Each member who wishes to accept nomination must indicate this intention by e-mailing to elections@uaw5810.org. In the written acceptance, please specify the position(s) you are accepting nomination for and how you wish your name to appear on the ballot. Members accepting nomination may also submit a candidate statement (up to 500 words). Written acceptance and optional candidate statements must be received no later than Aug 24, 2022 at 5pm PDT.
The election for all contested positions will take place on Sept 7, 2022 via an online vote.
All members in good standing at the time of the election are eligible to vote. Write-in candidates are not permitted. If any position is uncontested, the candidate shall be considered elected and no election for that position will be held. All candidates for contested Executive Board and Joint Council positions must be elected by majority of valid ballots cast for that position. A run-off election, if necessary, will be held on Sept 14, 2022 via an online vote.
QUESTIONS? Contact the Elections Committee at elections@uaw5810.org.
In Solidarity,
UAW 5810 Elections Committee
Daniel Karmelic, UC San Francisco
Eric Kent, UC Davis
Lisa Schwarz, UC Santa Cruz
Daniel Velez-Ramirez, UCLA