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Contract Victory for UAW 2865 Members
1.) *New Contract Highlights*
2.) *Contract Ratification Vote*: When and Where You Can Vote to Ratify the New Contract
3.) *Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act*: Contact Your Representative NOW and Support Strong Protections Against ALL Employment Discrimination
2.) *Contract Ratification Vote*: When and Where You Can Vote to Ratify the New Contract
3.) *Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act*: Contact Your Representative NOW and Support Strong Protections Against ALL Employment Discrimination
*NEW CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS*
The Unions bargaining committee reached a ground-breaking new contract with the University of California on October 1st. The two-year agreement is the fruit of the tireless efforts and involvement of Union members and leaders throughout the state. We made gains in many key areas without sacrificing past advancements. Below are some of the highlights.
The bargaining team strongly recommends a YES vote on this agreement.
In Solidarity,
UAW 2865 Bargaining Committee
Tarone Bittner, Davis Unit Chair
Toi Carter, Riverside Recording Secretary
Meaghan Chadwick, Merced Unit Chair
Clinton Christensen, San Diego Recording Secretary
Cassandra Engeman, Santa Barbara Recording Secretary
Michelle Gallagher, Los Angeles Unit Chair
Tim Gutierrez, Davis Recording Secretary
Adam Hefty, Santa Cruz Recording Secretary
Samantha Iyer, Berkeley Recording Secretary
Jamie Keeton, Los Angeles Recording Secretary
Daraka Larimore-Hall, Santa Barbara Unit Chair
Christine Petit, Riverside Unit Chair
Dan Roth, Berkeley Unit Chair
David Selby, San Diego Unit Chair
Sara Smith, Santa Cruz Unit Chair
Coral Wheeler, Irvine Recording Secretary
ECONOMIC GAINS
Wages - Academic Student Employees (ASEs) will receive a 5% wage increase effective October 1, 2007. ASEs will receive up to a 5% wage increase effective October 1, 2008 (the last year of the contract) depending on the level that at which the state legislature funds the UCs Compact With the Governor, with a minimum guarantee of a 1.5% pay increase. Additionally, tutors at Berkeley, Davis and Riverside will have their minimum wage increased to $12 per hour on October 1, 2007.
Fee Remissions - Not only did we fend off the Administrations proposed cuts to the fee remission program, but undergraduate TAs will now receive the same fee remission benefit as their graduate TA colleagues. Additionally, the administration and the union have agreed to form a joint committee to investigate ways to provide a Non-Resident Tuition Waiver to all ASEs.
Summer session compensation - Summer session ASEs will at a minimum be compensated at the same rate as they are during the academic year. Coupled with the 5% wage increase that takes effect October 1, 2007, summer session employees in 2008 on most campuses will receive a 12% wage increase.
Health benefits - We fended off the administrations proposed cuts to the health insurance premium remission program. Dental and vision benefits will be expanded to every campus by the start of Academic Year 2008-2009. Additionally, the administration and the union will form a joint committee to explore a systemwide healthcare plan for ASEs. In particular, this committee will explore a range of topics, including:
1. Providing care for gender confirmation services and related care
2. Healthcare for ASEs dependents, spouses and domestic partners
3. Expanded mental health services
4. Expanded prescription drug coverage and Health Care Reimbursement Accounts.
Tutor no-shows - All tutors will be paid in full for the entirety of any pre-scheduled timeslot regardless of whether or not a student shows up at the designated time for their tutoring session.
Sick leave (see section on family friendly policies for a fuller treatment of leaves) - Salaried ASEs appointed at 50% time shall receive two days of paid short-term family-related leave per quarter or three days per semester which can be used for illness, disability or family emergency (the number of days of leave for which an ASE is eligible is prorated for percentage appointments other than 50%).
NON-DISCRIMINATION
We secured a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of pregnancy.
We secured a historic prohibition against discrimination on the basis of an ASEs gender identity. Gender identity in this context means a gender-related identity, self-image, appearance, expression, or behavior of an individual, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, whether actual or perceived, and with or without regard to the sex designated or assigned to the individual at birth.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY BENEFITS
Childcare subsidy - Registered students with at least a 25% appointment can get up to $300 per quarter or $450 per semester in reimbursements for the care of non-school age children effective July 1, 2008.
Leaves - The new contract guarantees one of the most comprehensive packages of paid leaves available to any group of ASEs in the nation. Salaried ASEs appointed at 50% time shall receive two days of paid short-term family-related leave per quarter or three days per semester (the number of days of leave for which an ASE is eligible is prorated for percentage appointments other than 50%) which can be used for illness, disability or family emergency. Salaried ASEs are also eligible for paid long-term leave up to four weeks. Up to four weeks of paid leave can be used for childbearing or up to two weeks for serious illness of an ASE or an ASEs family member or to care for and bond with an ASEs newborn or newly adopted child. Unused short-term leaves may be added onto long-term leaves where necessary to increase the amount of time that an ASE may be on leave. Bereavement leave shall also be paid for up to three days per occurrence.
WORKLOAD PROTECTIONS
Arbitrable workload disputes - The final say in any workload dispute will be in the hands of a neutral third-partynot a panel of university professors. In addition, the workload grievance process is an expedited process which will allow problems arising within a term to be resolved in a timely manner.
If any ASE is working in excess of the hours they are being paid for, they will either have their workload reduced to match their percentage appointment or have their percentage appointment adjusted upwards to reflect the hours of work they are performing. What this means is that if an ASE is being overworked, he or she will either have to be paid more or assigned less work.
Protections against ballooning class, section and lab sizes - Going forward, the union will receive regular reports from the university on class, section and lab size which will enable us to get out in front of any workload issues deriving from excess class size as well as to monitor TA-student ratios in order to keep the UC accountable to the highest educational standards. Additionally, ASEs will be notified in their Supplemental Documentation of any existing class, lab or section size policy for their hiring department. This will allow ASEs to help ensure educational quality by monitoring whether UC is being consistent with its own policies on class size. Finally, UC will begin publishing the number of students enrolled in every class, section and lab assigned to an ASE. This will allow ASEs to monitor class size patterns across courses in their departments, campuses and the state.
8-Hour Day - ASEs may no longer be assigned to work more than 8 hours in one day.
UNION RIGHTS
No strikes - we fended off the Universitys efforts to take away individual ASEs right to stand in solidarity with other unionized workers.
We won the cutting-edge right to have membership dues and other pertinent information processed electronically by UC. This new right will save the union countless time and resources in processing basic information with UC.
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS and TRANSPARENCY
Posting - All known hiring policies and ASE job allocation procedures will now be posted on the internet. This will enable ASEs to know how departments hire employees in advance so that they can maximize the likelihood of getting a job, and it will also make the hiring process more transparent and less susceptible to arbitrary decision-making and favoritism.
Employment Files and Evaluations - ASEs will be notified of any material added to their employment files once per term.
Appointment notification - All ASEs will now receive a standardized document detailing their job duties. This will enable ASEs to better understand what duties they are being asked to perform and predict how much time to budget for them. ASEs will now generally receive 30 days notice in advance of summer teaching appointments.
The contract will take effect upon ratification by the membership. A ratification vote will be held from October 9 until October 11th (polling times and places will be announced shortly).
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*CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE*
Under our Constitution, members must now vote to ratify the agreement reached on October 1st. Only Union members may vote in this election. Membership may be obtained at the polls.
There will be a meeting on Tuesday, October 9th to discuss details of the new contract and answer members questions. Members will have the opportunity to ratify the contract on three days next week, Tuesday 10/9, Wednesday 10/10 and Thursday 10/11.
Specific information about time and location for the meeting and voting at Santa Cruz can be found below:
MEETING: Tuesday, October 9th from 10 to 11 AM at the Graduate Student Commons
VOTING:
Tuesday, October 9th
10 AM to 4 PM in the Graduate Student Commons
Wednesday, October 10th
10 AM to 4 PM outside of the Science Hill Library
6 to 9 PM at Graduate Student Housing
Thursday, October 11th
6 to 9 PM at Family Student Housing, common room
Copies of the tentative agreement will be available for members review at the ballot box.
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SECTION 3: FIGHT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION NOW!
In our recent Tentative Agreement with the University, UAW Local 2865 was proud to win additional protections against discrimination, including gender identity. This protection should be extended nationally to all workers through passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) H.R. 2015. As originally introduced, this fully inclusive bill would provide workplace protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Some members of Congress are now seeking to weaken this bill by stripping or modifying any of the transgender protections.
We must act now to contact our Representatives to tell them to support only a fully inclusive bill. For their name and/or direct number check out http://www.house.gov/writerep/ or call the U.S. House switchboard at 202 224-3121. Please call 10 people you know and ask them to do the same. Visit http://www.unitedenda.org/ to sign a petition, send emails, and read more about the effort to pass a fully inclusive ENDA. Employment discrimination undeniably erodes the freedoms of all workers.
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UAW Local 2865 - Santa Cruz
310 Locust St., Suite B/Mailbox 2
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 423-9737 / fax: (831) 423-3606
santacruz [at] uaw2865.org / http://www.uaw2865.org
The Unions bargaining committee reached a ground-breaking new contract with the University of California on October 1st. The two-year agreement is the fruit of the tireless efforts and involvement of Union members and leaders throughout the state. We made gains in many key areas without sacrificing past advancements. Below are some of the highlights.
The bargaining team strongly recommends a YES vote on this agreement.
In Solidarity,
UAW 2865 Bargaining Committee
Tarone Bittner, Davis Unit Chair
Toi Carter, Riverside Recording Secretary
Meaghan Chadwick, Merced Unit Chair
Clinton Christensen, San Diego Recording Secretary
Cassandra Engeman, Santa Barbara Recording Secretary
Michelle Gallagher, Los Angeles Unit Chair
Tim Gutierrez, Davis Recording Secretary
Adam Hefty, Santa Cruz Recording Secretary
Samantha Iyer, Berkeley Recording Secretary
Jamie Keeton, Los Angeles Recording Secretary
Daraka Larimore-Hall, Santa Barbara Unit Chair
Christine Petit, Riverside Unit Chair
Dan Roth, Berkeley Unit Chair
David Selby, San Diego Unit Chair
Sara Smith, Santa Cruz Unit Chair
Coral Wheeler, Irvine Recording Secretary
ECONOMIC GAINS
Wages - Academic Student Employees (ASEs) will receive a 5% wage increase effective October 1, 2007. ASEs will receive up to a 5% wage increase effective October 1, 2008 (the last year of the contract) depending on the level that at which the state legislature funds the UCs Compact With the Governor, with a minimum guarantee of a 1.5% pay increase. Additionally, tutors at Berkeley, Davis and Riverside will have their minimum wage increased to $12 per hour on October 1, 2007.
Fee Remissions - Not only did we fend off the Administrations proposed cuts to the fee remission program, but undergraduate TAs will now receive the same fee remission benefit as their graduate TA colleagues. Additionally, the administration and the union have agreed to form a joint committee to investigate ways to provide a Non-Resident Tuition Waiver to all ASEs.
Summer session compensation - Summer session ASEs will at a minimum be compensated at the same rate as they are during the academic year. Coupled with the 5% wage increase that takes effect October 1, 2007, summer session employees in 2008 on most campuses will receive a 12% wage increase.
Health benefits - We fended off the administrations proposed cuts to the health insurance premium remission program. Dental and vision benefits will be expanded to every campus by the start of Academic Year 2008-2009. Additionally, the administration and the union will form a joint committee to explore a systemwide healthcare plan for ASEs. In particular, this committee will explore a range of topics, including:
1. Providing care for gender confirmation services and related care
2. Healthcare for ASEs dependents, spouses and domestic partners
3. Expanded mental health services
4. Expanded prescription drug coverage and Health Care Reimbursement Accounts.
Tutor no-shows - All tutors will be paid in full for the entirety of any pre-scheduled timeslot regardless of whether or not a student shows up at the designated time for their tutoring session.
Sick leave (see section on family friendly policies for a fuller treatment of leaves) - Salaried ASEs appointed at 50% time shall receive two days of paid short-term family-related leave per quarter or three days per semester which can be used for illness, disability or family emergency (the number of days of leave for which an ASE is eligible is prorated for percentage appointments other than 50%).
NON-DISCRIMINATION
We secured a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of pregnancy.
We secured a historic prohibition against discrimination on the basis of an ASEs gender identity. Gender identity in this context means a gender-related identity, self-image, appearance, expression, or behavior of an individual, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, whether actual or perceived, and with or without regard to the sex designated or assigned to the individual at birth.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY BENEFITS
Childcare subsidy - Registered students with at least a 25% appointment can get up to $300 per quarter or $450 per semester in reimbursements for the care of non-school age children effective July 1, 2008.
Leaves - The new contract guarantees one of the most comprehensive packages of paid leaves available to any group of ASEs in the nation. Salaried ASEs appointed at 50% time shall receive two days of paid short-term family-related leave per quarter or three days per semester (the number of days of leave for which an ASE is eligible is prorated for percentage appointments other than 50%) which can be used for illness, disability or family emergency. Salaried ASEs are also eligible for paid long-term leave up to four weeks. Up to four weeks of paid leave can be used for childbearing or up to two weeks for serious illness of an ASE or an ASEs family member or to care for and bond with an ASEs newborn or newly adopted child. Unused short-term leaves may be added onto long-term leaves where necessary to increase the amount of time that an ASE may be on leave. Bereavement leave shall also be paid for up to three days per occurrence.
WORKLOAD PROTECTIONS
Arbitrable workload disputes - The final say in any workload dispute will be in the hands of a neutral third-partynot a panel of university professors. In addition, the workload grievance process is an expedited process which will allow problems arising within a term to be resolved in a timely manner.
If any ASE is working in excess of the hours they are being paid for, they will either have their workload reduced to match their percentage appointment or have their percentage appointment adjusted upwards to reflect the hours of work they are performing. What this means is that if an ASE is being overworked, he or she will either have to be paid more or assigned less work.
Protections against ballooning class, section and lab sizes - Going forward, the union will receive regular reports from the university on class, section and lab size which will enable us to get out in front of any workload issues deriving from excess class size as well as to monitor TA-student ratios in order to keep the UC accountable to the highest educational standards. Additionally, ASEs will be notified in their Supplemental Documentation of any existing class, lab or section size policy for their hiring department. This will allow ASEs to help ensure educational quality by monitoring whether UC is being consistent with its own policies on class size. Finally, UC will begin publishing the number of students enrolled in every class, section and lab assigned to an ASE. This will allow ASEs to monitor class size patterns across courses in their departments, campuses and the state.
8-Hour Day - ASEs may no longer be assigned to work more than 8 hours in one day.
UNION RIGHTS
No strikes - we fended off the Universitys efforts to take away individual ASEs right to stand in solidarity with other unionized workers.
We won the cutting-edge right to have membership dues and other pertinent information processed electronically by UC. This new right will save the union countless time and resources in processing basic information with UC.
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS and TRANSPARENCY
Posting - All known hiring policies and ASE job allocation procedures will now be posted on the internet. This will enable ASEs to know how departments hire employees in advance so that they can maximize the likelihood of getting a job, and it will also make the hiring process more transparent and less susceptible to arbitrary decision-making and favoritism.
Employment Files and Evaluations - ASEs will be notified of any material added to their employment files once per term.
Appointment notification - All ASEs will now receive a standardized document detailing their job duties. This will enable ASEs to better understand what duties they are being asked to perform and predict how much time to budget for them. ASEs will now generally receive 30 days notice in advance of summer teaching appointments.
The contract will take effect upon ratification by the membership. A ratification vote will be held from October 9 until October 11th (polling times and places will be announced shortly).
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*CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE*
Under our Constitution, members must now vote to ratify the agreement reached on October 1st. Only Union members may vote in this election. Membership may be obtained at the polls.
There will be a meeting on Tuesday, October 9th to discuss details of the new contract and answer members questions. Members will have the opportunity to ratify the contract on three days next week, Tuesday 10/9, Wednesday 10/10 and Thursday 10/11.
Specific information about time and location for the meeting and voting at Santa Cruz can be found below:
MEETING: Tuesday, October 9th from 10 to 11 AM at the Graduate Student Commons
VOTING:
Tuesday, October 9th
10 AM to 4 PM in the Graduate Student Commons
Wednesday, October 10th
10 AM to 4 PM outside of the Science Hill Library
6 to 9 PM at Graduate Student Housing
Thursday, October 11th
6 to 9 PM at Family Student Housing, common room
Copies of the tentative agreement will be available for members review at the ballot box.
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SECTION 3: FIGHT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION NOW!
In our recent Tentative Agreement with the University, UAW Local 2865 was proud to win additional protections against discrimination, including gender identity. This protection should be extended nationally to all workers through passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) H.R. 2015. As originally introduced, this fully inclusive bill would provide workplace protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Some members of Congress are now seeking to weaken this bill by stripping or modifying any of the transgender protections.
We must act now to contact our Representatives to tell them to support only a fully inclusive bill. For their name and/or direct number check out http://www.house.gov/writerep/ or call the U.S. House switchboard at 202 224-3121. Please call 10 people you know and ask them to do the same. Visit http://www.unitedenda.org/ to sign a petition, send emails, and read more about the effort to pass a fully inclusive ENDA. Employment discrimination undeniably erodes the freedoms of all workers.
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UAW Local 2865 - Santa Cruz
310 Locust St., Suite B/Mailbox 2
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 423-9737 / fax: (831) 423-3606
santacruz [at] uaw2865.org / http://www.uaw2865.org
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Thanks for posting this. It helps me understand the struggle and the process and also gives an example of openness in a labor movement mired in apathy and authoritarianism. As to the vote, how are folks feeling about it?
"We won the cutting-edge right to have membership dues and other pertinent information processed electronically by UC. This new right will save the union countless time and resources in processing basic information with UC."
This raises my eyebrows and I would like for someone to elaborate on the triumphant victory for this new cutting-edge right.
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NOTICE OF VACANCY NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR UAW LOCAL 2865
1.) Nominations, Nomination Procedures, and Candidate Statements for
- Executive Board and Joint Council/Head Stewards
- Campus Unit Stewards
2.) Election Information for all campuses
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1.) NOMINATIONS, NOMINATION PROCEDURES and CANDIDATE STATEMENTS for the EXECUTIVE BOARD and JOINT COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS
All UAW Local 2865 members in continuous good standing for one (1) year prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated to complete the term for the following statewide three (3) year Executive Board offices whose terms expire in May 2008:
1 Vice President nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Recording Secretary nominated and elected by the statewide membership
2 Trustees nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Sergeant-at-Arms nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Guide nominated and elected by the statewide membership
JOINT COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
All UAW Local 2865 (Santa Cruz) members in continuous good standing for ninety (90) days prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated to complete the term for the following three (3) year Joint Council/Head Steward offices whose terms expire in May 2008:
1 Campus Unit Chair nominated and elected by campus unit membership
NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD AND JOINT COUNCIL
Members may accept nomination for no more than one Executive Board and one Joint Council position. Each member who wishes to accept nomination must indicate this intention in writing by mailing, delivering, faxing, or e-mailing an acceptance of nomination for the specified position(s) to: Kevin Wortman, Recording Secretary, UAW Local 2865, 2855 Telegraph Ave, Suite 305, Berkeley, CA 94705, Fax (510) 549-2514, recording at uaw2865.org. Written acceptance must be received at the statewide office no later than October 15, 2007. The written statement of acceptance should state how the nominee wishes her/his name to appear on the ballot. Also see the section on candidate statements below.
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
Members accepting nomination may also submit a candidate statement (up to 500 words) by the nomination deadline of October 15, 2007 to Kevin Wortman, Recording Secretary at the above address. The statement will be posted on the Local Union web site and Local Union offices no later than October 22, 2007 and will be available at polling sites during the election.
In addition, a member may nominate another member for a position specified above. If a member chooses to nominate another member, s/he must notify UAW Local 2865 of the nomination in writing within the first five (5) days of the nominating period by mailing, delivering, faxing or e-mailing the nomination to Kevin Wortman, Recording Secretary at the above address. The nominator is required to notify the member s/he nominated for the specific office, so that the nominee will be aware of the nomination and of her/his obligation to follow the nomination procedure as described above. If a member is nominated and the nominator fails to notify the nominee, such failure will not invalidate or excuse the member's responsibility to accept such nomination within the established acceptance deadline, October 15, 2007.
NOMINATIONS, NOMINATION PROCEDURES and CANDIDATE STATEMENTS for CAMPUS UNIT STEWARDS
STEWARD NOMINATIONS
All UAW Local 2865 (Santa Cruz) members in continuous good standing for ninety (90) days prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated by District for the following three (3) year Steward positions whose terms expire in May 2008 and are elected by campus unit membership at large.
To determine your District, please see the online listing of Steward Districts, available on the web page (http://www.uaw2865.org/elections/districts.php), or see your Campus Unit Bylaws, which include a map of the District boundaries, and are available on the web page (http://www.uaw2865.org/about/bylaws.php) and at the statewide union office, 2855 Telegraph Ave, Suite 305, Berkeley, CA 94705.
District 1: 5 Stewards nominated from that district and elected by campus membership at large
District 2: 5 Stewards nominated from that district and elected by campus membership at large
District 3: 6 Stewards nominated from that district and elected by campus membership at large
NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR STEWARDS
Each member who wishes to accept nomination must indicate this intention in writing by mailing, delivering, faxing, or e-mailing an acceptance of nomination for one specified position to their Campus Election Committee at the address below. Members must indicate the district in which they are accepting the nomination. Written acceptance must be received at their Campus Unit office no later than October 15, 2007. The written statement of acceptance should state how the nominee wishes her/his name to appear on the ballot. Also see the section on candidate statements below.
Trevor Sangrey, Election Committee, UAW Local 2865, 310 Locust St., Suite B / Mailbox 2, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, Fax (831) 423-3606, santacruz [at] uaw2865.org
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
Members accepting nomination may also submit a candidate statement (up to 500 words) no later than the nomination deadline of October 15, 2007 to their Campus Election Committee at the above address. The statement will be posted on the elections page of the Local Union web site and at the Campus office no later than October 22, 2007 and will be available at the polling site during the election.
In addition, a member may nominate another member for a position specified above. If a member chooses to nominate another member, s/he must notify UAW Local 2865 of the nomination in writing within the first five (5) days of the nominating period by mailing, delivering, faxing or e-mailing the nomination to their Campus Election Committee at the above address. The nominator is required to notify the member s/he nominated for the specific office, so that the nominee will be aware of the nomination and of her/his obligation to follow the nomination procedure as described above. If a member is nominated and the nominator fails to notify the nominee, such failure will not invalidate or excuse the member's responsibility to accept such nomination within the established acceptance deadline, October 15, 2007.
2.) ELECTION
The election for Executive Board, Joint Council (Santa Cruz), and Steward (Santa Cruz) will take place on October 29, 2007 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the following campus location: in Bay Tree Plaza in front of the Graduate Student Commons.
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. Members will be asked to present a form of photo ID at the polls. Those who join at the polls must show proof of membership eligibility (campus graduate student status or campus bargaining unit employment status). 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; all candidates for contested Steward positions must be elected by
plurality of valid ballots cast for that position. A run-off election, if necessary, will be held on November 1, 2007 at the campus location given above.
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UAW Local 2865 - Santa Cruz
310 Locust St., Suite B/Mailbox 2
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 423-9737 / fax: (831) 423-3606
santacruz [at] uaw2865.org / http://www.uaw2865.org
1.) Nominations, Nomination Procedures, and Candidate Statements for
- Executive Board and Joint Council/Head Stewards
- Campus Unit Stewards
2.) Election Information for all campuses
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1.) NOMINATIONS, NOMINATION PROCEDURES and CANDIDATE STATEMENTS for the EXECUTIVE BOARD and JOINT COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS
All UAW Local 2865 members in continuous good standing for one (1) year prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated to complete the term for the following statewide three (3) year Executive Board offices whose terms expire in May 2008:
1 Vice President nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Recording Secretary nominated and elected by the statewide membership
2 Trustees nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Sergeant-at-Arms nominated and elected by the statewide membership
1 Guide nominated and elected by the statewide membership
JOINT COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
All UAW Local 2865 (Santa Cruz) members in continuous good standing for ninety (90) days prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated to complete the term for the following three (3) year Joint Council/Head Steward offices whose terms expire in May 2008:
1 Campus Unit Chair nominated and elected by campus unit membership
NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD AND JOINT COUNCIL
Members may accept nomination for no more than one Executive Board and one Joint Council position. Each member who wishes to accept nomination must indicate this intention in writing by mailing, delivering, faxing, or e-mailing an acceptance of nomination for the specified position(s) to: Kevin Wortman, Recording Secretary, UAW Local 2865, 2855 Telegraph Ave, Suite 305, Berkeley, CA 94705, Fax (510) 549-2514, recording at uaw2865.org. Written acceptance must be received at the statewide office no later than October 15, 2007. The written statement of acceptance should state how the nominee wishes her/his name to appear on the ballot. Also see the section on candidate statements below.
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
Members accepting nomination may also submit a candidate statement (up to 500 words) by the nomination deadline of October 15, 2007 to Kevin Wortman, Recording Secretary at the above address. The statement will be posted on the Local Union web site and Local Union offices no later than October 22, 2007 and will be available at polling sites during the election.
In addition, a member may nominate another member for a position specified above. If a member chooses to nominate another member, s/he must notify UAW Local 2865 of the nomination in writing within the first five (5) days of the nominating period by mailing, delivering, faxing or e-mailing the nomination to Kevin Wortman, Recording Secretary at the above address. The nominator is required to notify the member s/he nominated for the specific office, so that the nominee will be aware of the nomination and of her/his obligation to follow the nomination procedure as described above. If a member is nominated and the nominator fails to notify the nominee, such failure will not invalidate or excuse the member's responsibility to accept such nomination within the established acceptance deadline, October 15, 2007.
NOMINATIONS, NOMINATION PROCEDURES and CANDIDATE STATEMENTS for CAMPUS UNIT STEWARDS
STEWARD NOMINATIONS
All UAW Local 2865 (Santa Cruz) members in continuous good standing for ninety (90) days prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated by District for the following three (3) year Steward positions whose terms expire in May 2008 and are elected by campus unit membership at large.
To determine your District, please see the online listing of Steward Districts, available on the web page (http://www.uaw2865.org/elections/districts.php), or see your Campus Unit Bylaws, which include a map of the District boundaries, and are available on the web page (http://www.uaw2865.org/about/bylaws.php) and at the statewide union office, 2855 Telegraph Ave, Suite 305, Berkeley, CA 94705.
District 1: 5 Stewards nominated from that district and elected by campus membership at large
District 2: 5 Stewards nominated from that district and elected by campus membership at large
District 3: 6 Stewards nominated from that district and elected by campus membership at large
NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR STEWARDS
Each member who wishes to accept nomination must indicate this intention in writing by mailing, delivering, faxing, or e-mailing an acceptance of nomination for one specified position to their Campus Election Committee at the address below. Members must indicate the district in which they are accepting the nomination. Written acceptance must be received at their Campus Unit office no later than October 15, 2007. The written statement of acceptance should state how the nominee wishes her/his name to appear on the ballot. Also see the section on candidate statements below.
Trevor Sangrey, Election Committee, UAW Local 2865, 310 Locust St., Suite B / Mailbox 2, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, Fax (831) 423-3606, santacruz [at] uaw2865.org
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
Members accepting nomination may also submit a candidate statement (up to 500 words) no later than the nomination deadline of October 15, 2007 to their Campus Election Committee at the above address. The statement will be posted on the elections page of the Local Union web site and at the Campus office no later than October 22, 2007 and will be available at the polling site during the election.
In addition, a member may nominate another member for a position specified above. If a member chooses to nominate another member, s/he must notify UAW Local 2865 of the nomination in writing within the first five (5) days of the nominating period by mailing, delivering, faxing or e-mailing the nomination to their Campus Election Committee at the above address. The nominator is required to notify the member s/he nominated for the specific office, so that the nominee will be aware of the nomination and of her/his obligation to follow the nomination procedure as described above. If a member is nominated and the nominator fails to notify the nominee, such failure will not invalidate or excuse the member's responsibility to accept such nomination within the established acceptance deadline, October 15, 2007.
2.) ELECTION
The election for Executive Board, Joint Council (Santa Cruz), and Steward (Santa Cruz) will take place on October 29, 2007 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the following campus location: in Bay Tree Plaza in front of the Graduate Student Commons.
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. Members will be asked to present a form of photo ID at the polls. Those who join at the polls must show proof of membership eligibility (campus graduate student status or campus bargaining unit employment status). 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; all candidates for contested Steward positions must be elected by
plurality of valid ballots cast for that position. A run-off election, if necessary, will be held on November 1, 2007 at the campus location given above.
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UAW Local 2865 - Santa Cruz
310 Locust St., Suite B/Mailbox 2
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 423-9737 / fax: (831) 423-3606
santacruz [at] uaw2865.org / http://www.uaw2865.org
the UAW 2865 is not really known for being that open. Check out http://www.uaw-quad.org. The post above puts a positive spin on what happened in contract negotiations, and you have to read between the lines to figure out what we actually didn't win.
The monthly membership meeting for UAW Local 2865, Santa Cruz will be held on Thursday, October 18 at 11 AM in the Grad Student Commons.
Topics for discussion will include contract enforcement and outreach updates. All members are encouraged to attend. Membership may be obtained at the door.
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UAW Local 2865 - Santa Cruz
310 Locust St., Suite B/Mailbox 2
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 423-9737 / fax: (831) 423-3606
santacruz [at] uaw2865.org / http://www.uaw2865.org
Topics for discussion will include contract enforcement and outreach updates. All members are encouraged to attend. Membership may be obtained at the door.
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UAW Local 2865 - Santa Cruz
310 Locust St., Suite B/Mailbox 2
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 423-9737 / fax: (831) 423-3606
santacruz [at] uaw2865.org / http://www.uaw2865.org
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