STATION CHAIR ELECTIONS 2024 – 2027

TWU LOCAL 320 (THREE YEAR TERM STARTS FIRST SUNDAY IN MAY)

*** NOW CLOSED *** Nomination Period: 04/21/2024 - 04/27/2024

Election Period: 04/28/2024 - 05/04/2024

Open Station Positions:


ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY

The Station Chairperson position shall oversee matters of general Union concern for any worksite property. The Station Chairperson shall be elected by the worksite’s Membership. The full term for a Station Chairperson shall be no more than three years, and will coincide with other Union officer terms. The term of office for a worksite may be shorter than three (3) years, depending upon when the Local 320 Executive Board determines regular terms of office (triennially starting on the First Day of May of 2021) for the Station Chairperson position. It shall be the duty of the Station Chairperson to assist the Regional Board Member in the administration of the Regional Executive Board Member’s duties, including grievance administration, interstation negotiations pertaining to local worksite guidelines and any other duties assigned by the Executive Board or Local President. The Regional Executive Board Member or Station Chair shall be the Chairperson of Membership meetings; except when the Local President or Vice President attends the meetings. 

Shop Stewards shall be appointed by the location's Station Chairperson, subject to Executive Board approval, and represent the Members at a particular work location/shop and assist the Station Chairperson with station duties.

Grievances should initially be filed and administered on behalf of the Membership by Shop Stewards or Station Chairpersons. The Shop Steward or Station Chairperson should attempt to solve the grievance at its source, enter the grievance into an approved database, and forward any unresolved grievances to the Regional Executive Board Member who will continue to seek resolution. Unresolved grievances by the Regional Executive Board Member shall be presented to the Local’s Executive Board for arbitration consideration.

Station Chairpersons shall be provided a monthly cell phone allowance of $25.00. The Station Chair is allocated one day of UBC (release from employer work) per week subject to approval by the President. 

ELECTION PROCEDURE

Overview

To create rules and procedures for proper nomination and election of Station Chairs. These rules were approved by the Board unanimously and adopted on April 3, 2021. 

Rules