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Please take note of the following correction in the election results for the GRT Collision Appeals Committee:
GRT COLLISION APPEALS COMMITTEE
Donna Keeping – offline 37, online 90 22%
Mike Capa – offline 55, online 154 36%
Irene Bradshaw – offline 24, online 77 18%
Dwayne Hyde – offline 38, online 97 24%
Spoiled – 4
Mike Capa and Dwayne Hyde are elected to the Collision Appeals Committee
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Leave a Comment (0) →The results of the 2021 Steward, Committee, and Delegate Elections are in:
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
Donna Keeping – offline 42, online 113 27%
Athol Baker – offline 28, online 101 22%
Lema Callender – offline 46, online 117 28%
Ken Vogelpohl – offline 37, online 92 22%
Spoiled – 3
Lema Callender and Donna Keeping are elected to the Human Rights Committee
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Nicki Lederman – offline 58, online 180 29%
Kristopher Lederman – offline 56, online 173 28%
Mark Cosgrove – offline 35, online 101 17%
Peggy Giesel – offline 24, online 105 16%
Dwayne Hyde – offline 25, online 63 11%
Spoiled – 3
Nicki Lederman, Kris Lederman and Mark Cosgrove are elected to the Recreation Committee
UNION IN POLITICS COMMITTEE
Donna Keeping – offline 35, online 88 22%
Warren Schnurr – offline 78, online 201 49%
Ken Vogelpohl – offline 38, online 125 29%
Spoiled – 6
Warren Schnurr and Ken Vogelpohl are elected to the Union In Politics Committee
WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
Karen Koyounian – offline 48, online 116 31%
Donna Keeping – offline 50, online 137 35%
Irene Bradshaw – offline 47, online 132 34%
Spoiled – 14
Donna Keeping and Irene Bradshaw are elected to the Women’s Committee
CANADIAN COUNCIL DELEGATES
Donna Keeping – offline 36, online 97 24%
Kevin Webber – offline 27, online 90 21%
Lisa Main offline 49, online 102 27%
Ken Vogelpohl offline 41, online 115 online 28%
Spoiled – 13
Ken Vogelpohl and Lisa Main are elected to be Canadian Council Delegates
GRT COLLISION REVIEW COMMITTEE
Marlene McCracken – offline 53, online 120 29%
Donna Keeping – offline 18, online 48 11%
Robert Kennedy – offline 2, online 19 4%
Irene Bradshaw – offline 10, online 37 8%
Darren Mahon – offline 22, online 38 10%
Mike Capa – offline 37, online 121 26%
Dwayne Hyde – offline 20, online 53 12%
Spoiled – 2
Marlene McCracken and Mike Capa are elected to the Collision Review Committee
GRT COLLISION APPEALS COMMITTEE
Donna Keeping – offline 37, online 90 22%
Mike Capa – offline 55, online 154 36%
Irene Bradshaw – offline 24, online 77 18%
Dwayne Hyde – offline 38, online 97 24%
Spoiled – 4
Mike Capa and Dwayne Hyde are elected to the Collision Appeals Committee
GRT WOMEN’S ADVOCATE
Karen Koyounian – offline 45, online 94 49%
Donna Keeping – offline 34, online 110 51%
Spoiled – 30
Donna Keeping is elected to be GRT Women’s Advocate
UNIFOR CONVENTION DELEGATES FOR GRT
Donna Keeping – offline 35, online 97 24%
Warren Schnurr – offline 77, online 187 47%
Ken Vogelpohl – 45, online 116 29%
Spoiled – 15
Warren Schnurr and Ken Vogelpohl are elected to be Unifor Convention Delegates for GRT
ONTARIO REGIONAL COUNCIL DELEGATES FOR GRT
Donna Keeping – offline 45, online 128 32%
Kevin Webber – offline 43, online 108 28%
Ken Vogelpohl – offline 64, online 146 39%
Spoiled – 17
Ken Vogelpohl and Donna Keeping are elected to be Ontario Regional Council Delegates for GRT
GRT OPERATIONS KITCHENER CONVENTIONAL
Aaron Rolson – offline 39, online 100 35%
Lesley Clark – offline 37, online 69 27%
Cheryl Rooymans – offline 9, online 48 15%
Ken Vogelpohl – offline 29, online 61 23%
Spoiled – 10
Aaron Rolson and Lesley Clark are elected to the Operations Committee for Kitchener Conventional
GRT JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY KITCHENER CONVENTIONAL
Yasin Illjazi – offline 9, online 29 9%
Rob McNall – offline 15, online 98 28%
Stephanie Baillie – offline 7, online 19 6%
Angela Ransome – offline 14, online 76 22%
Scott Desjardins – offline 11, online 14 6%
Sue Turner – offline 29, online 30 15%
Lema Callender – offline 15, online 20 9%
Dwayne Hyde – offline 4, online 11 4%
Spoiled – 2
Rob McNall and Angela Ransome are elected to the Joint Health & Safety Committee for Kitchener Conventional
GRT SCHEDULING KITCHENER CONVENTIONAL
Leon Tipovski – offline 22, online 68 15%
Donna Locke – offline 10, online 15 4%
Paul Wagler – offline 23, online 46 11%
Angela Ransome – offline 10, online 77 14%
Julio Guzman – offline 4, online 24 5%
Ken Hicknell – offline 20, online 72 15%
Norma Switzer – offline 25, online 26 8%
Lema Callender – offline 6, online 18 4%
Lesley Clark – offline 8, online 20 5%
Sue Turner – offline 27, online 24 8%
Janet Jacobs – offline 17, online 52 11%
Spoiled – 2
Ken Hicknell, Angela Ransome and Leon Tipovski are elected to the Kitchener Conventional Scheduling Committee
GRT STEWARDS CAMBRIDGE CONVENTIONAL
Donna Keeping – offline 11, online 44 30%
Karen Koyounian – offline 11, online 21 17%
Brian Stewart – offline 9, online 38 26%
Lisa Main – offline 11, online 36 26%
Spoiled – 1
Donna Keeping, Brian Stewart and Lisa Main are elected to be Cambridge Conventional Stewards
GRT JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY CAMBRIDGE CONVENTIONAL
Donna Keeping – offline 6, online 19 19%
Karen Koyounian – offline 6, online 8 10%
Rick Weisler – offline 3, online 18 16%
Norm Ciotti – offline 5, online 18 17%
Athol Baker – offline 6, online 14 15%
Lisa Main – offline 6, online 24 23%
Spoiled – 1
Lisa Main and Donna Keeping are elected to the Joint Health & Safety Committee for Cambridge Conventional
GRT OPERATIONS CAMBRIDGE CONVENTIONAL
Angelo Neziri – offline 3, online 15 26%
Donna Keeping – offline 4, online 18 32%
Mike Capa – offline 9, online 20 42%
Spoiled – 1
Mike Capa is elected to the Operations Committee for Cambridge Conventional
GRT SCHEDULING CAMBRIDGE CONVENTIONAL
Donna Reist – offline 2, online 3 4%
Angelo Neziri – offline 2, online 13 11%
Donna Keeping – offline 7, online 12 14%
Karen Koyounian – offline 5, online 3 6%
Mike Ionita – offline 0, online 0 0%
Rick Weisler – offline 1, online 6 5%
Barb Newman – offline 5, online 34 30%
Richard Meredith – offline 1, online 15 12%
Lisa Main – offline 8, online 15 17%
Spoiled – 1
Barb Newman and Lisa Main are elected to the Cambridge Conventional Scheduling Committee
GRT NEW MEMBERS COMMITTEE CONVENTIONAL
Kerry Church – offline 10, online 9%
Nicki Lederman – offline 34, online 107 26%
Donna Keeping – offline 21, online 40 11%
Julio Guzman – offline 14, online 41 10%
Warren Schnurr – offline 26, online 93 22%
Lisa Main – offline 26, online 37 12%
Dwayne Hyde – offline 14, online 36 9%
Spoiled – 6
Nicki Lederman and Warren Schnurr are elected to the New Members Committee Committee for Conventional
GRT RETURN TO WORK CONVENTIONAL
Donna Keeping – offline 38, online 102 28%
Lema Callender – offline 52, online 141 38%
Lisa Main – offline 45, online 126 34%
Spoiled – 7
Lema Callender and Lisa Main are elected to the Return To Work Committee for Conventional
GRT UNIFORM COMMITTEE CAMBRIDGE CONVENTIONAL & MOBILITY
Karen Koyounian – offline 11, online 20 22%
Donna Keeping – offline 7, online 34 29%
Lisa Hatherley – offline 6, online 16 16%
Lisa Main – offline 12, online 34 33%
Spoiled – 2
Lisa Main and Donna Keeping are elected to the Uniform Committee for Cambridge Conventional & Mobility
GRT JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY CAMBRIDGE MOBILITY
Lisa Hatherley – offline 0, online 4 57%
Keith Henry – offline 2, online 1 43%
Spoiled – 0
Lisa Hatherley is elected to the Joint Health & Safety Committee for Cambridge Mobility
GRT OPERATIONS CAMBRIDGE MOBILITY
Lisa Hatherley – offline 0, online 4 57%
Keith Henry – offline 2, online 1 43%
Lisa Hatherley is elected to the Operations Committee for Cambridge Mobility
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Leave a Comment (0) →To all Local 4304 members,
Online voting for the 2021 Steward, Committee, and Delegate Election is now open! Don’t forget to vote, either online or in person, today!
Not seeing all the possible union committees or candidates on your ballot? Remember that you will only see and vote on the positions that are applicable to your bargaining unit, position, and designated work location. Also, many candidates were acclaimed when nominations closed since there was an equal or fewer number of candidates than the number of positions available; elections are not required for any of those positions. In addition, since the nominations closed at the May General Membership Meeting some candidates have also withdrawn from the election which resulted in a few more acclaimed candidates.
Candidates who have already been elected or acclaimed to various positions are highlighted in green on the nominations tracker at: https://tiny.cc/2021Local4304Nominations
Yours in solidarity,
Warren Schnurr
Recording Secretary
Unifor Local 4304
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Leave a Comment (0) →Good evening,
A recount was requested for the Vice President position and was done this afternoon.
The conclusion is in favor for Dwayne Hyde with 74 offline and 129 online votes which equals 52%.
Donna Keeping had 66 offline and 119 online which equals 48%
Again congratulations to Dwayne Hyde for the position of Vice President.
Sincerely,
Crystal Switzer,
Elections Committee Chair
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COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
Wednesday June 16th
Strasburg Garage Meeting Room D
4:30am – 8:30am
11:30am – 4:00pm
Cambridge Garage Upstairs Boardroom
4:30am – 8:30am
11:30am – 4:00pm
Wabanaki Union Hall
9:00am – 4:30pm
Online Voting
12:01am – 7:00pm
Elections Committee Chair,
Crystal Switzer
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Online voting for the 2021 Executive Board Run-Off Election is now open! Don’t forget to vote, either online or in person, today!
Yours in solidarity,
Warren Schnurr
Recording Secretary
Unifor Local 4304
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Leave a Comment (0) →To all local 4304 members,
During the previous general election in 2018, run-off elections were required to elect three trustees with a majority vote per the December 2013 ‘Unifor Policy Regarding Local Union Elections.’ This policy from the National Union forms part of our Local’s constitutional requirements and governs how elections are run for any Unifor Local’s that don’t have their own separate set of National-approved election rules in their by-laws.
However, In February this year, the National Executive Board amended the ‘Unifor Policy Regarding Local Union Elections’ such that we no longer require a run-off for the Trustee positions in THIS general election; a copy of the new policy was just provided to our Local. The new policy regarding Trustee run-offs reads as follows:
33. The three Local Union Trustees will be elected at the same time and there is no distinction between the three offices. The membership is instructed to vote for no more than three candidates. In the election of the three Trustees, the majority is determined in the following manner:
(a) Where there are less than seven candidates, the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
(b) Where there are seven or more candidates, the majority point is determined by adding the total votes cast for the office of Trustee and dividing by 3 (which is the number of positions to be filled). This number is divided by 2 to determine the 50% mark. The next highest number above the 50% mark is the majority point. Example – 480 votes cast for Trustees, divided by 3 = 160. Further divided by 2 to get the 50% mark = 80. The next highest number above 80 is 81. Trustee requires at least 81 votes to receive a majority.
(c) If more than three candidates receive a majority vote, the three candidates with the highest majority shall be declared elected.
(d) Where there are seven or more candidates and no candidate receives a majority, the run-off is confined to the six candidates receiving the highest number of votes. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
(e) Where there are seven or more candidates and only one candidate receives a majority, the run-off is confined to the candidates receiving the second, third, fourth and fifth highest number of votes. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
(f) Where there are seven or more candidates and only two candidates receive a majority, the run-off is confined to the candidates receiving the third and fourth highest number of votes. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
You can download your own copy of the new February 2021 policy HERE if you wish.
Per the new policy, since there were only five trustee candidates in the current general election the top three are declared the winning candidates. Therefore the new Trustees will be Mark Cosgrove, Tyler Kress, and Lesley Clark and no run-off for the trustees will be on the ballot on Thursday, June 3rd.
Yours in solidarity,
Warren Schnurr
Recording Secretary
Unifor Local 4304
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Leave a Comment (0) →Online voting will take place on Thursday June 3rd for the Executive Run-off Elections from 12:01am – 7:00pm, as well as in-person voting as provided in previous notice.
Please make every effort to place your vote.
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EXECUTIVE RUN-OFF ELECTIONS
Thursday June 3rd
Strasburg Garage Meeting Room D
4:30am – 8:30am
11:30am – 4:30pm
Cambridge Upstairs Boardroom
4:30am – 8:30am
11:30am – 4:30pm
Wabanaki Union Hall
9:00am – 5:00pm
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Leave a Comment (0) →To all Local 4304 members,
The nominations for Stewards, Committees, and Delegates closed at the May General Membership Meeting this past Wednesday, May 19th. Members who are running as candidates for positions as Stewards, Committee members, or Delegates can have their campaign platforms published in the next edition of the uXpress. Candidates wishing to be published in the newsletter should send their campaign platform and any other images/graphics to Ken Vogelpohl at uxpress@unifor4304.org by the deadline, midnight at the end of Sunday, May 23rd, 2021!
For a complete list of candidates, members can visit the nomination tracker https://tiny.cc/2021Local4304Nominations. The nomination tracker is still updated as needed and is tracking election results with colour-coding as follows:
In addition, a reminder that Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 will be the run-off election for the Executive Board. The Steward, Committee, and Delegate election will be on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021.
Yours in solidarity,
Warren Schnurr
Recording Secretary
Unifor Local 4304
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