ANNOUNCEMENT ON LOCAL ELECTIONS – Full Announcement PDF

Local 716 Election Committee consists of Barbara Buchsbaum, Jane Dixon and Sandy Estrada as approved by the membership at the General Membership Meeting on March 6, 2024 as per Article 8, Section 1 of the Bylaws. 

The Committee has elected Barbara Buchsbaum to serve as the Election Officer, and she can be contacted via email at electionofficer@cupe716.ca

Elections shall be conducted electronically, as per Article 8, Section 11 of the Local Bylaws:

Section 11

Election shall be conducted electronically by secret ballot.  The Executive Board shall arrange for one or more voting stations including a Union Hall, and polls shall be open at least five (5) working days. The online polls will open at least seven (7) days prior to the Annual General Meeting and remain open until midnight on the day preceding the Annual General Meeting.  The Executive shall arrange adequate notice to the membership at least seven (7) days prior to the voting day, with all pertinent information pertaining to the election. Please watch this space for more information and details about the upcoming election.

1. Dates of Election

Electronic: The election is hereby set to begin electronically on May 8^th, 2024 at 9:00 am when ballots will be sent to all members who register to vote electronically. Voting will be open until May 14^th, 2024 at midnight and the results will be reported by the Election Committee at the Annual General Membership Meeting on May 15^th, 2024.

2. Nominations

Nominations were received at the regular membership meeting held in the month of April. 

3. Voter Registration

Link to Voter Registration will be sent out to the membership on May 1^st, 2024, and will be posted here for all members to access.

NOTE: VOTER REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 1^ST, 2024 AND WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY, MAY 13^TH, 2024 at 5:00 PM. 

4. Nominations were received as follows, listed alphabetically by last name. Based on the below results, there will only be an election for the 1 Year Operations Shop Steward position, highlighted below in red:
   

Union Table Officers (2 Year Term)

• 1st Vice President
  • Rogers, Cody (declined)
  • Williams, Nancy (acclaimed)

• 2^nd Vice President
  • Bakker, Tim (acclaimed)
  • Rogers, Cody (declined) 

• Recording Secretary
  • Devitt, Lisa (acclaimed)

Executive Members (1 Year Term)

• Maintenance Shop Steward
  • Rogers, Cody (acclaimed)
  • Wright, Ken (declined)

• Operations Shop Steward
  • Gumal-in, Genesis (accepted nomination) (candidate flyer)
  • Wright, Ken (accepted nomination)

• Transportation Shop Steward
  • Quinn, Jack (acclaimed)

• Administrative Support Shop Steward (formerly Clerical Shop Steward)
  • Rutsch, Elizabeth (acclaimed)

• Para-Educator Shop Steward
  •  Martins, Colleen (acclaimed)
  • Wanlin, Loreen (declined)

• Education Assistant Shop Steward
  • Wanlin, Loreen (acclaimed)

• Information Technologist Shop Steward
  • Hern, Jake (acclaimed)

• Sergeant-at-Arms
  • Lim, Eileen (acclaimed)

One (1) Trustee – (3 Year Term)

• • Poppell, Suzzan (acclaimed)

Duties and description of each of this position listed above can be found in the appendix of the bylaws available online or by requesting it from the Union Office. 

5. Get to know the Candidates

No later than April 4^th, 2024, the Elections Committee will circulate the names of all candidates qualified for and accepting nominations for election. The period between April 4^th, 2024 and the close of the election on May 14^th, 2024 will be an opportunity for candidates to campaign and for the members to get to know them.

Candidate posters will be posted on the local’s website on a first-come, first-serve basis.,