Notice of Nomination and Election Meetings

November 4th, 2022

NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION MEETINGS FOR AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1576

WHEN AND WHERE:  November Membership Meetings:

Sunday, November 20, 2022, 1:00PM @Everett Labor Temple, 2810 Lombard Ave., Everett, WA

Sunday, November 20, 2022, 5:30 PM @ Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA

Sunday, November 20, 2022, 5:30 PM @ IBEW Union Hall 3049 S. 36th, Tacoma, WA

Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 10:00AM @ Everett Labor Temple, 2810 Lombard Ave., Everett, WA

 

Per our By-Laws, the nominations for the following positions will be held for:

President/Business Agent

Vice President/Assistant Business Agent

Financial Secretary/Treasurer

Recording Secretary

17 Executive Board Positions (6 from Community Transit; 4 from First Transit, Everett;

2 from First Transit, Lakewood; 3 from Island Transit; 2 from Transdev)

Eligibility:  Nominees and those nominating must be an eligible Member of the Union and in good standing for the two (2) continuous years preceding the day of nomination.

Nominees must:

  • Be in attendance at the scheduled meeting and nominate self or be nominated and accept nomination or,
  • Have a valid written request filed with the Financial Secretary/Treasurer (dthompsonfst@atu1576.org) requesting his/her nomination and/or acceptance of nomination for a specific office prior to the meeting on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 10:00AM.

Ballots will be mailed no less than 15 days prior to the December Charter meeting. It is your responsibility to ensure the Union office has an updated mailing address. Due to security concerns, the Everett Post Office has closed their lobby after hours and on Sundays. Consequently we will not be able to retrieve the ballots to be counted at the December Charter Meeting. Ballots will be retrieved and counted by the election committee at the 10AM Tuesday meeting, December 20th, 2022 @ Everett Labor Temple, 2810 Lombard Ave., Everett, WA