Nominations:

(Note: Units are required to nominate candidates for each of these Unit Official positions. Election of these Unit Official positions will take place by electronic ballot on April 22nd.)

Motion to determine how many Unit Counsellor positions the Unit will nominate
and elect.

Nominations to the following Unit Official positions:

Unit Chair (1 to be elected, 3-year term)
Unit Vice-Chair (1 to be elected, 3-year term)
Unit Secretary (1 to be elected, 3-year term)
Unit Counsellor (no less than 1 to be elected, number to be elected will be determined by the Unit at this meeting, 3-year term.) (Note: this position is not related to the position of Local Union Delegated Meeting Delegate).

(Note: Nominations for the following Local Union Executive Board positions are taking place across multiple units. Units are not required to nominate candidates for each of these positions, but may do so. Election of these Local Union Executive Board positions will also take place by electronic ballot on April 22nd.)

Nominations to the following Local Union Executive Board positions:

President (1 to be elected, 3-year term)
Vice-President (1 to be elected,3-year term)
Secretary-Treasurer (1 to be elected, 3-year term)
Regional Executive Officer (British Columbia) (2 to be elected, 3-year term)
Trustee (3 to be elected, 3-year term)

(Additionally, for this election only, members have the option to mail to the
Local Secretary-Treasurer their nomination of either themselves or another
member, for any positions up for election. Such mailed nominations must
be received by the Burnaby Local Office by end of day, March 19.

These written nominations are to be mailed to:

USW Local 1944
5261 Lane Street
Burnaby, British Columbia,
Canada, V5H 4A6)

- Roll call of Officials - by Unit Secretary

- Initiation of Members

- Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting (see attached documents)

- Reading of Communications

- Unit 63 Nominations and Elections:

Nominations and elections for various positions not including the Unit Officials position described above– if you want to run for a position listed below but are unable to attend the meeting, email a self- nomination statement to Al Pasternak – greatday180@gmail.com. Use the format below if you want to run for two positions, send each self-nomination separately. If a vote is required, only those present at the meeting will decide the outcome.

I, (insert name) am putting my name forward for the position of
(insert position) for the remainder of the 2020-2021 term.

Positions open:

Nominations & Elections for other Unit 63 positions – Remainder of term

Audit Committee Representative - 2 (two) Alternates
VDLC Representatives – 1 (one) Member and 2 (two) Alternates

Stratcom Nominations 2020-21:

Shop Stewards 1 (one)

Program Sharing Committee Representatives – 1 (one) Members and 3 (three) Alternates

Incentive Committee Representatives 3 (three) members and 3 (three) Alternates

- Report of Officials and/or Officers

- Report of the Local Union Representative

- Report of Counsellors

- Report of Delegates

- Initiation of New Members

- Reports of Committee Representatives

- Unfinished Business

- New Business
1. Discussion about StratCom’s plans to re-open the office and related health and safety concerns.
2. Motion to determine future election process at Unit 63.
- Good and Welfare

- Adjournment

Link to StratCom Collective Agreement
https://usw1944.ca/usw-local-1944/strategic-communications-inc

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