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[UNION] Assembly Election Schedule; Join the Union by January 30th to
Vote
UNION SPECIAL
NOTICE
Assembly Election
Schedule &
Information
The election for Assembly delegates will take
place by online voting starting February 11, 2009, and will
continue through 8 PM EST on February 18th. Here are important dates
to remember:
Self-Nomination – January
28th to February
3rd
Note: we will keep a list, updated daily, of
those who self-nominate by constituency at:
http://www.gaoanalysts.org/HTML_Pages/AssemblyCandidates.htm
Campaigning/Voter Guide –
February 3rd to February 10th
Note: candidates can officially
start campaigning once they file with the Election Committee,
and can continue until the voting ends. Please see our
Union’s Campaign Rules for
more details (also available at): http://www.gaoanalysts.org/Downloads/Agreements/Campaign_Rules_final_1152009.pdf
Voting –
February 11th to 8PM EST February
18th
What delegate seats are
available on the Assembly?
Delegates shall be elected by union members in the
following units.
Each delegate serves a term of two years, but for this
first elected body they shall serve a term ending in November
2010.
Headquarters Teams Delegates
(13) -
One delegate shall be elected by each headquarters
team
Field Offices Delegates
(11) - One delegate shall be
elected by each field office
PDP Delegates
(3) - PDP Among -
headquarters; PDP Among - field; PDP within (either HQ or
field)
Communication Analyst Delegate
(1) - One delegate shall be elected by the
Communications Analysts
Band I At-large Delegate
(1) – One delegate shall
be elected at large to represent the interests of Band I
employees not in the
PDP program (at-large delegates are
elected by all union members)
Diversity At-large Delegates
(6) – Six
delegates shall be elected at-large to represent the interests
of the entire membership, with a particular focus on one of the
six designated diversity groups that have historically faced
discrimination in the workplace, respectively (at-large
delegates are elected by all union member):
1. African
Americans
2. Asian
Americans
3. Employees age 40 or
greater
4. Employees with
disabilities
5. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
(GLBT) employees
6. Hispanics
What is the
Assembly?
The Assembly is
our Union’s legislative
body, chaired by our
President, which will replace the
Interim Council.
This body will be responsible for establishing policies
for the Union, as well as
setting the priorities for negotiating the master contract with
GAO for our terms and conditions of work this coming year. In addition, Assembly delegates will also serve
as stewards.
Stewards advise and assist bargaining unit employees on
matters pertaining to their rights.
Please note, if you are interested in
running and have concerns about time requirements and expertise,
delegates will have access to training that’s chargeable
in GAO’s Time & Attendance and support (e.g.,
Officers, other delegates, attorneys, and volunteers). To learn more about the
responsibilities of a delegate, please contact any of the
Officers or current Interim Council representatives or see our
Constitution here: www.gaoanalysts.org/HTML_Pages/Union_Contract.htm
Join the Union by January 30th to
Vote!
ONLY current dues-paying Union members will be able to
run or vote for Assembly delegates. If you have not yet joined and you would like
to run or have a vote on who will represent your particular unit
(e.g., team delegate or PDP delegate) please visit our website
at www.gaoanalysts.org to learn how to become a
member. You can
also contact our Secretary, Lee Carroll, carrolll@gao.gov or Ken Stockbridge, stockbridgek@gao.gov. The deadline to join in order to run or vote
for a delegate seat will be Janauary 30th at 8PM
EST.
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