Local Union Elections

All elections are conducted in accordance with local union bylaws and the UAW Constitution. A description of all elected positions can be found here. Note that not every position is vacant during every election.

Any election-related questions can be directed to elections@uaw872.org.

The election timeline is as follows: 

• April 28th-May 5th: Open nomination period

• May 7th: Candidate statements submitted to membership

• May 14th: Town hall for candidates

• May 19th: Voting opens, online ballots sent out to all members (If you do not receive a ballot on the 19th, there will be a link to request a ballot.) 

• May 20th: Voting closes

• May 21st: Election results announced

• May 26th-27th: Runoff election, if necessary, for positions where no candidate is voted in by a majority vote

The vacant positions being filled by this election are:

• Vice President (three-year term, until May 2027)

• Trustee (1 vacancy) (three-year term, until May 2027)

• Guide (three-year term, until May 2027)

• Head Steward (2 vacancies) (two-year term, until May 2026)

To accept the nomination for a vacancy, members must submit a candidacy statement of no more than 500 words. Any union member in good standing for at least one year can fill out this form by 11:59pm on May 5th.

UPDATE (5/7/25)

The open nomination period has concluded, and we have no contested races. Thus, all candidates have won their elections. To learn about our new e-board members, check out their candidacy statements here.

Vice President: Kyle Hulburd (Sociology)

Trustee: Ishaan Thota (Quantitative and Computational Biology)

Guide: Liv Canning (Social Work)

Head Stewards:

• Aarti Visswanathan (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

• Eleanor Stuart (Physics)

The election timeline is as follows: 

• April 7th-14th: Nomination period

• April 16th: Candidate statements submitted to membership.

• April 28th: Voting opens, online ballots sent out to all members. (If you do not receive a ballot on the 28th, there will be a link to request a ballot.) 

• April 29th: Voting closes

• April 30th: Election results announced

• May 1st-2nd: Runoff election, if necessary, for positions where no candidate is voted in by a majority vote

The current vacancies in Stewards are as follows:

• Electrical and Chemical Engineering: 6 positions, 4 available including Lead Steward

• Computer Science: 5 positions, 3 available including Lead Steward

• Viterbi: 8 positions, 4 available

• Arts and Humanities: 9 positions, 2 available including Lead Steward

• Physical Sciences and Math: 11 positions, 6 available

• Life Sciences: 6 positions, 2 available

• Health Sciences: 8 positions, 7 available

• Social Sciences and Psychology: 9 positions, 4 available including Lead Steward

If you are interested in serving as a Steward in your Steward area, please accept nomination and submit a candidacy statement using this form. All union members in good standing for at least 90 days are eligible to serve as Steward.

UPDATE (4/16/2025)

The open nomination period has concluded, and we have no contested races. Thus, all candidates have won their elections. To learn about our new stewards, check out their candidacy statements here.

Viterbi:

• Leslie Cruz Juárez (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

• Rohit Ramachandran (Industrial and Systems Engineering)

Arts and Humanities:

• Lead Steward: Alfonso Hegde (Annenberg)

• Stewards:

  • Greg Burns (English)

  • Adrianna Mirabal (Music)

Physical Sciences and Math:

• Dustin Young (Physics)

Health Sciences:

• Andrew Frauenpreis (PIBBS)

Social Sciences and Psychology:

• Keena Jones (Education)

• Katherine King (Sociology)

• Ulises Flores Mendoza (Sociology)

We are holding an e-board and steward re-election, as democratically requested through an election challenge at the June 2024 Mass Membership Meeting and upheld by UAW International. This re-election is a repeat of the previous election in May 2024. The nomination period was not part of the election challenge, so we will not be re-opening nominations. The ballot will include exactly the nominees as they originally appeared on the May 2024 ballot, minus the uncontested positions. Winners will be determined by a simple majority.

To read the candidacy statements for the executive board, see here.

To read the candidacy statements for the stewards in your area, see here.

To check the ballot proof, see here.

The election timeline is as follows: 

• January 29th: Notice of re-election.

• February 13th: Voting opens, online ballots sent out to all members. (If you do not receive a ballot on the 13th, there will be a link to request a ballot.) 

• February 14th: Voting closes.

• February 15th: Election results announced.

• February 20th-21st: Runoff election, if necessary, for positions where no candidate is voted in by a majority vote.

UPDATE (2/26/25)

The elections committee presents its canvas of the election at the 2/26/25 Mass Members Meeting. It can be read here.

The election timeline is as follows: 

• April 22nd-28th: Nomination period

• May 5th: Candidate statements submitted to membership.

• May 13th: Voting opens, online ballots sent out to all members. (If you do not receive a ballot on the 13th, there will be a link to request a ballot.) 

• May 14th: Voting closes

• May 15th: Election results announced

• May 20th-21st: Runoff election, if necessary, for positions where no candidate is voted in by a majority vote

To accept nomination for an office, fill out this form. You may only run for one (1) office, unless you wish to run for Steward and Lead Steward.

UPDATE (5/5/24)

To read the candidacy statements for the executive board, see here.

To read the candidacy statements for the stewards in your area, see here.

A ballot proof can be found here.

UPDATE (5/22/24)

The elections committee presents its canvas at the 5/22/24 Mass Members Meeting. It can be read here.