Our vacancy election, including the available positions, nominations, and procedures are explained below.
Executive Board Nominations
All UAW 5810 members in continuous good standing for 1 year prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated for the following statewide Executive Board positions for terms expiring May 2021:
1 Recording Secretary nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Trustee nominated and elected by the statewide membership
Joint Council Nominations
All UAW Local 5810 members in continuous good standing for forty-five (45) days prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated by campus unit membership for the following Joint Council/Head Steward positions for terms expiring May 2021:
LBL
1 Campus Chair nominated and elected by campus unit membership
1 Campus Recording Secretary nominated and elected by campus unit membership
UC Berkeley
1 Campus Recording Secretary nominated and elected by campus unit membership
3 Head Stewards nominated and elected by campus unit membership
UC Irvine
1 Campus Chair nominated and elected by campus unit membership
1 Campus Recording Secretary nominated and elected by campus unit membership
UC Los Angeles
1 Recording Secretary nominated and elected by campus unit membership
UC San Diego
1 Campus Recording Secretary nominated and elected by campus unit membership
1 Head Steward nominated and elected by campus unit membership
UC San Francisco
1 Campus Recording Secretary nominated and elected by campus unit membership
1 Head Steward nominated and elected by campus unit membership
UC Santa Barbara
1 Campus Chair nominated and elected by campus unit membership
UC Santa Cruz
1 Campus Recording Secretary nominated and elected by campus unit membership
Nomination Procedure for Executive Board and Joint Council
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 in writing by mailing or delivering to the return address on this notification, or by e-mailing to elections@uaw5810.org. In the written acceptance, 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 November 29, 2018 at 5pm PST.
QUESTIONS? Contact the elections committee at elections@uaw5810.org
Election
The election for Executive Board and Joint Council/Head Stewards will take place on December 13 and 14, 2018. Please check below for your campus voting location and times.
| Campus | Time | Location |
| Berkeley | 10am – 6pm | Koshland Hall, Main Entrance |
| LBL | 10am – 6pm | Outside of the LBL Cafeteria, Building 54 |
| Davis | 10am – 6pm | Outside the Silo, facing Hutchison Drive |
| Irvine | 10am – 6pm | Ring Road, in front of Frederick Reines Hall (FRH) |
| Los Angeles | 10am – 6pm | Court of Sciences, in front of Young Hall |
| Merced | 10am – 6pm | Lantern Cafe (first floor of Kolligian Library) |
| Riverside | 10am – 6pm | Webber Hall, outside west entrance |
| San Diego | 10am – 6pm | Basic Science Building, outside of the Medical Library |
| San Francisco | 10am – 1pm 2pm – 6pm |
Mission Bay campus – Rock Hall in front of 4th Street entrance Parnassus campus – Kalmanovitz Library, in front of the main entrance |
| Santa Barbara | 10am – 6pm | Courtyard Café (Nano Café) |
| Santa Cruz | 10am – 6pm | Between the Science and Engineering Library & Natural Sciences 2 |
All members in good standing at the time of the election are eligible to vote at their campus. Membership may be obtained at the polling sites. The election will be by secret ballot. Write-in candidates are not permitted. Voting must be in person. There will be no absentee ballots. 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 December 20, 2018 at the same times and locations shown above.
Sincerely,
UAW Local 5810 Elections Committee
Gokul Ramaswami (Chair), UC Los Angeles
Cecilia Chavana-Bryant, LBL
Zahra Hemmatian, UC Berkeley
Gaurav Sharma, UC Davis
Maryam Zahiri Azar, UC Irvine
Yu Zeng, UC Merced
Agustina De Francesco, UC Riverside
Mohammed Salah El Hardi, UC San Diego
Mariana Gomez Schiavon, UC San Francisco
Caitlin Taylor, UC Santa Barbara
Gerardo Cortes, UC Santa Cruz