COMPENSATION EMPLOYEES’ UNION

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NOTICE OF ELECTION

TO:                          All CEU Members

FROM:                    Erin Guy, CEU Secretary

NOTICE OF ELECTION – Four (4) Members At Large positions for CEU Negotiation Committee

Notice Date:         November 5, 2024

This Notice of Election shall be posted on the CEU website.  Members on leaves; or on layoff/recall; or away from the office and unable to access their work email during the voting period must contact CEU Secretary, Erin Guy, by Nov 26th, 2024 at ac.cb.uecobfsctd@yraterces and provide a personal email address in order to receive the online vote link.

ELECTIONS CALLED 

An election to fill four (4) Members At Large positions on the CEU Negotiation Committee will be held in December 2024.  For information on the role of a Member at Large, please review the attached “MAL_Role” document and/or contact an CEU Executive Member.

NOMINATIONS

Nominations for these positions will be OPEN for 10 working days commencing Monday, November 18, 2024 at 8:30 am.

• Nomination Forms will be available on the CEU website (www.ceu.ca) OR by contacting the Union Office at 604-278-4050 starting November 18th.  
• All nominations must be in writing (via nomination form) and signed by five (5) members in good standing.  Nominations must be sent via email to Erin Guy at ac.cb.uecobfsctd@yraterces
• As per Article 2(b) of the CEU Bylaws, the CEU Secretary will verify the eligibility of the Members at Large candidates in accordance with Articles 7 and 10 of the CEU’s Constitution (ie. The nominee must have attended a minimum of 50% of the Union meetings held in their locale in the twelve (12) months prior to nomination. Any member may be exempted from the attendance requirement of this Article if they were unable to attend fifty percent (50%) of said meetings because of illness, regular employment, or any other good cause. Any exemption system shall be uniformly and fairly applied).

Nominations will CLOSE on Friday, November 29, 2024, at 4:30 pm.

• Prior to closure candidates must accept nominations in writing (via nomination form) to be emailed to the Secretary.

1. Nominations received after 4:30 pm will NOT be eligible.
2. Candidates must submit their election bio (mandatory, up to 250 words) and a personal photo (optional) to CEU Secretary via email to ac.cb.uecobfsctd@yraterces no later than 4:30 pm on November 29th.  
3. Late election bios and nomination will not be accepted.

VOTING FOR MEMBERS AT LARGE

VOTING will OPEN on Monday, December 9^th, 2024 for seven working days. 

Voting will be done through online ballot. The provider (Simply Voting) will send individual emails to all members that will contain a voting link and their unique identifier. When you access the voting site you must enter your unique identifier, which will take you to the ballot page. You will be able to see a picture of the candidate and read their election bio prior to casting your ballot from a link on the ballot page.

Each unique identifier can only cast one ballot. Once a ballot is cast that unique identifier is deactivated, so you cannot change your selection.  After you have voted, you will receive a receipt to confirm your vote was accepted by the system.

Voting will CLOSEon Tuesday, December 17^th, 2024 at 4:30 pm and the ballot page will be deactivated. 

RESULTS

The Balloting Committee will receive the results from the provider on December 17th at 4:30 pm.  These results will be provided to the Vice President and/or President. The Vice President and/or President will advise the candidates and report the results to the Membership. 

If you have any questions concerning the nomination and/or election process, please contact Erin Guy, CEU Secretary at ac.cb.uecobfsctd@yraterces

Members at Large Role

The Negotiation Committee is set by Article 2 of the CEU Bylaws. It consists of: all Executive Board members, 4 Members at Large who are elected by the Membership, the CLRO, and any Staff they assign.
The Negotiation Committee reviews the bargaining proposals put together by the CLRO and President, and ultimately approves a bargaining package for the Negotiation Team to take to the bargaining table. The Negotiation Team is comprised of the CLRO (spokesperson at the table), President, and 3 Members elected from, and by, the Negotiation Committee. The Negotiation Team are the individuals who attend and sit at the bargaining table on behalf of CEU. All Negotiation Committee members, however, sit on subcommittees related to bargaining, and often, are required to perform work tasks with very little notice, at odd hours, related to: communication with Members, essential services information gathering, job action coordination, strike activities leadership etc. Committee members are expected to work long hours as volunteers (ie. no extra pay) in demanding and stressful bargaining situations.
Negotiation Committee members also have strict rules of confidentiality. Committee discussions within the Committee cannot be disclosed.