LOCAL 375 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS FOR
LOCAL 375, DELEGATES TO THE
BIENNIAL CONVENTION OF THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE’S
Meeting Date: Thursday, May 5, 2022
Time: 6 - 8 PM
Place: Virtual Meeting via RingCentral
Please Register Here for the Virtual Nominations Meeting
OR
Please click here to send a Nominations via Email at [email protected]
Dear Local 375 Member:
In view of the outbreak of Covid-19, the executive board of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), our International Union and parent organization, has decided to temporarily waive the usual conduct of nominations at in-person meetings and permit them to be done virtually so long as certain safeguards are met.
The notice of nomination and election of delegates must comply with the standards set forth in the AFSCME Election Code, Appendix D of the International Constitution as well as the AFSCME Election Manual. Any dues paying member of the local may nominate delegates to the AFSCME Convention by submitting nominations to the email address listed above or they can also be made at the virtual meeting.
To be eligible to run for delegate to the International Convention, you must be a member in good standing i.e., pay dues) from the 12th month of the 12-month period that forms the basis of the local’s representation and remain in good standing until the opening of the convention. Nominators should identify themselves by First Name, Last Name, agency at which they are employed, their title, their full personal street address, their personal telephone and/or cell phone numbers, and submit their nominations using their personal email address. Please note that the International Executive Board has determined that delegates in convention must be fully vaccinated in order to be seated on the convention floor.
Nominators must include the First Name, Last Name, personal street address, telephone number and cell phone number of the nominee(s). Also, identify the nominee’s agency, title, and their personal email address.
Nominations for Six (6) Delegates to the Biennial AFSCME Convention will be held virtually on May 5, 2022 from 6 - 8 pm.
Nominations submitted by email must be received by May 4, 2022 at 12 Midnight. Email nominations received after this deadline will not be accepted. Nominations can also be made on the floor at the virtual nomination meeting. An election will be conducted if there are more nominees than positions available. A mail ballot will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Ballots will be sent out by May 16, 2022 with a ballot count on June 6, 2022 at 10:00 am.
The Election Committee will post the list of candidates at: www.local375.org
Any member who wishes to challenge the eligibility of a candidate must do so by submitting a challenge to the Election Committee at: [email protected] by May 6 at midnight. The Election Committee will post its determination regarding the eligibility challenge on the Local 375’s website.
Please Register Here for the Virtual Nominations Meeting
OR
Please click here to send a Nominations via Email at [email protected]
If there are any questions, they should be directed to the Election Committee at: [email protected]
In solidarity,
Michael Troman
Mitchell Feder
Harry Donas
Election Committee