Election Update - Ballots Have Been Mailed

The following is an update from the Election Committee on the election for Vice-President and the three IUE Executive Board positions:

• Ballots and Notice of Election were sent to members via the US Postal Service on Friday, July 28th, 2023.

• Ballots have been sent with a self-addressed return envelope to the Election PO Box and a blank envelope for ballot security.

• Ballots will be retrieved approximately 4:00 PM on Friday, August 25th.  At least two members of the Election Committee will count all ballots shortly thereafter.  

• Any member wishing to view the ballots being counted can come to: 224 State Ave. Beaver, PA 15009.

• The Election Committee will count the ballots live on Zoom (Zoom link to follow).

• Should ballots be returned as undeliverable due to address changes, the Election Committee will attempt to contact the member to send a replacement ballot, although this will not result in an extension of the election timeline.

• Members may also contact the election committee if they would like to receive a replacement ballot for other reasons.

• Any replacement ballots will be labeled as such and will invalidate an original ballot.

• The Staff Union Election Committee members are: Ron Gay, Jon Remington, Mike Mayes, Hannah Lorenc, and Kara Hutchason. 

Please direct correspondence regarding the election to the Election Committee at cwastaffunionelection@gmail.com.

2023 CWA Staff Union Election Results

Candidates Elected by Acclamation

President: Mike Schulte

Secretary/Treasurer: Erin Spaulding

SIF/Growth Fund Representative: Akeyia Johnson

District 1 Representative: Mary Clinton

District 2/13 Representative: John Petrini

D3 Representative: Kevin Kimber

D4 Representative: Jane Phillips

D6 Representative: Sherron Molina

D7 Representative: Jana Smith-Carr

D9 Representative: Robert Longer

HQ Representative: Julian Brunner

Elections Pending

Vice-President - Matt Clark, Tony Shaffer

IUE Representative - 3 At-Large Positions

Amber Brooks, Orvin Caraballo,, Tomeka Cooley-Pettus, Danny Sallie, Richard Shorter

SIF/Growth Representative & Backpacks Update

SIF/Growth Fund Representative

Last Friday, Jessica Ramirez notified the Executive Board that she was resigning from the Staff Union Executive Board, due to her decision to leave employment with CWA. Jessica was an integral part of the Board and 2022 Contract Negotiations. We thank Jessica for her tireless work over the past few years and wish her well in her future endeavors. 

Article 17.4 of the SU Constitution states, "A vacancy in the position of the At-Large SIF/Growth Fund Representative shall be filled by the Executive Board and shall serve only until the next regular membership meeting."

Today, the Staff Union Executive Board voted to appoint Akeyia Johnson to the Executive Board.  Before coming to work for CWA, Akeyia worked for AT&T for 14 years as a member of Local 6507.  Akeyia currently works in District 3 as a Campaign Lead in organizing. 

Backpacks Update

The company shipping all of the backpacks belatedly advised us they are shipping out the backpacks in batches.  Here is the current status:

• Quantity Coming - 23 on June 17, will ship on June 19

• Quantity Coming - 31 on June 20, will ship on June 23

• Quantity Coming - 60 on June 21 , will ship on June 23-26

• Quantity Coming - 44 on June 26, will ship on June 30-July

Keep an eye out for your backpacks, and if you have moved in the past few months and need it shipped to a different address, please let us know immediately.  Thanks for your patience on this.

Official Notice of 2023 Nominations

The CWA Staff Union will be conducting nominations for Officers and Executive Board at our membership meeting as detailed below:

Date:   Saturday, July 8th 2023

Time: 4:30pm Central Time

Location: Marriott St Louis Grand

800 Washington Avenue 

St Louis, MO 63101

Room: Gateway A/B

If you are unable to attend in person and would like to attend remotely, please register in advance here.

2023 Scally Scholarship

Please see the attached 2023 John Scally Scholarship notification letter. We are accepting applications via U.S. postal as well as email again this year. Ten $3000 scholarships will be awarded via lottery draw that will be conducted on June 30th, 2023. Applications must be postmarked or emailed no later than June 23rd 2023. To download application, click here.