Elections to be held for secretary-treasurer, VP

Our union continues to evolve along with the industries in which our members work.
Delegates from across B.C. at Unifor Local 2000’s 17^th annual Congress in Vancouver over the weekend voted to change our financial structure to reflect current realities, to reduce the number of fulltime paid officers and to have a membership referendum on a number of Local bylaw amendments.
Past “loans” from the Defence Fund to the General Fund have been forgiven. A new Contingency Fund has been created with approximately $2.2 million from the Defence Fund. Going forward the Local Defence Fund will be maintained at $1 million with any deficit being made up from the Contingency Fund. At the end of each year any Defence Fund surplus over $1 million will be transferred to the Contingency Fund. Money from the Contingency Fund can be transferred into the General Fund by a majority vote of the Executive. Each year Congress will review all such transfers.
Going forward there will be two fulltime paid officers, the president and secretary-treasurer. Two vice-president positions will no longer be paid full-time. The Local Executive will have the discretion to book-off vice-presidents as needed.
There will an election for secretary-treasurer (three-year term) and vice-president (one-year term).
Current Vice-President Rob Munro, Postmedia Council Chair Brian Gibson and Black Press Council Chair Jessica Unger are running for the secretary-treasurer position.
Glacier Council Chair Chris Labreque and Glacier Council Secretary Jennifer Moreau are running for the vice-president position.
Ballots will be sent out next week.
Referendum ballots will be sent out later. Most of the referendum questions are of a “housekeeping” nature. Each will be explained with material accompanying the ballots.