Have you mailed your ballot?
Council 2 office must receive your mailed ballot by Thursday, December 9, 2021 by 5pm. Not postmarked by then, but received. Ballots will be counted on Friday, December 10. Instructions on how to access voting documents, and how to cast your ballot were included with your mailed ballot.
If you haven’t mailed your ballot yet, please do so as soon as possible.
Our recent nomination meeting brought on several new Members as we said goodbye and thanks to others. Welcome to our new and current 1857 Main Executive Board!
President – Kim Atchley*
Vice President – Peter Cole
Secretary – Vacant
Treasurer – Victoria Kunze
Page at Large – Kelly Millman
Page at Large – Jess Gray*
LTA at Large – Linda Jarvis*
LTA at Large – Don Isaacs
Librarian at Large – Emily Lofquist
PSA at Large – Rai Yiannakos
Maintenance at Large – Jennifer Duffy
All Other Classifications at Large – Jason Allen
Trustee – Fikret Velic*
*New eboard member! Let them know you appreciate their time and energy on our behalf.
Many thanks to:
● Catherine Reece for her years of good work on the Executive Board representing LTAs.
● Rai Yiannakos for graciously stepping in as Interim President from June–November.
● Anne Shantz for her great work as Treasurer.
Our Secretary position is open and will be filled by appointment by the eboard. If you are interested, or have any questions, please email us at eboard@kclsvoice.org.
Sunday, November 14, 7pm — LGBTQ+ Union Member Listening Session for LGBTQ+ members (led by the LGBTQ+ committee)
Monday, November 15, 7pm — General Union Member Listening Session for all 1857 members (led by Chief Steward/Vice President Peter Cole)
Thursday, December 2, 7pm — General Union Member Listening Session for all 1857 members (led by Chief Steward/Vice President Peter Cole)
To access Zoom links for upcoming member listening sessions locate the “1857 updates” email sent on 11/1 from C2everett in your personal email. If you cannot find the emails please contact eboard@kclsvoice.org.
Please consider joining the Local 1857 Executive Board during this upcoming annual election. This is a significant way to contribute to our Union and to be part of shaping priorities and helping in the vital work of representing our Members as a collective resource.
The following positions are ending their term and open for re-election:
● President Two Year Term
● Treasurer Two Year
● Page at Large One Year
● Page at Large One Year
● LTA at Large One Year
● LTA at Large One Year
● Librarian at Large One Year
● PSA at Large One Year
● Maintenance at Large One Year
● All Other Classifications at Large One Year
● Trustee Three Year
Nominations will be taken at our General Membership Meeting on Friday, November 5 starting at 7pm via Zoom, or can be submitted in advance to Election Chair Elaine Ang. Reach Elaine at elaine8789@hotmail.com.
Any nominee who does not decline the nomination is assumed to be interested in running. Nominees do not need to be present on 11/5 to be nominated. If only one nomination is received for any open position, they will be elected by acclamation. Any positions with more than one nominee will be voted on by the Local1857 membership via an election conducted by US Mail during the month of November. Common to all positions, is a commitment to meet monthly, currently virtually, on Friday evenings.
Thank you for considering joining the Executive Board. New ideas, perspectives and insight are welcome and good for our Union!
Thursday, September 16, 7pm — General Union Member Listening Session for all 1857 members (led by Chief Steward/Vice President Peter Cole)
Sunday, September 19, 7pm — LGBTQ+ Union Member Listening Session for LGBTQ+ members (led by the LGBTQ+ committee)
Sunday, September 26, 7pm — BIPOC Union Member Listening Session for BIPOC members (led by the BIPOC committee, to arrange a private session please contact local1857bipoccommittee@gmail.com)
Thursday, September 30, 7pm — General Union Member Listening Session for all 1857 members (led by Chief Steward/Vice President Peter Cole and President Rai Yiannakos)
To access Zoom links for upcoming member listening sessions locate the “1857 weekly updates” email sent on 9/14 and the “Listening session 9/30” email sent on 9/29 from C2everett in your personal email. If you cannot find the emails please contact eboard@kclsvoice.org.