Eight ASEs have accepted nomination for the five vacant ASE Head Steward positions: Erin Keoppen (Communication), Candice Young (Molecular & Cellular Biology), Meg Wynne (Physics), Joshua Sturman (Political Science), Jayden Wood (Mechanical Engineering), Peter Lindquist (Earth & Space Sciences), Natasha Crepeau (Mathematics), and Nelson Niu (Mathematics). Head Stewards represent their entire unit and meet quarterly (at minimum) as members of the Joint Council, alongside Head Stewards from other units and the Executive Board. Head Stewards also make up the bargaining team which bargains with the UW over our contract.
Online voting by secret ballot will take place from Monday 11/20 to Tuesday 11/28. Please note that the dates have been modified from the original announcement due to the holiday weekend. All candidates have the option to submit a statement and a photo. Links to these and instructions for online voting will be emailed to all ASE members on Monday 11/20 and will also be posted on www.uaw4121.org/elections. Candidates will be expected to follow the rules for campaigning. All members in the ASE unit in good standing are eligible to vote in this election.
A candidate must receive a simple majority of votes to win, meaning that for 5 seats, a candidate needs at least 20% (100%/5) of the total votes to be elected. If there is a tie, a runoff election will be held.
In Solidarity,
UAW Local 4121 Elections Committee 2023-2024
Al Snow
Eva Maxfield Brown