UPEC Board Proposes Changes to Board for 2009

Thursday, October 16, 2008

REDDING - The UPEC Executive Board will submit a proposal to members at the November 15, 2008 Local Membership meeting regarding changes to the Local Executive Board configurration. Business Manager Chris Darker recommended the change and received a unanimous decision from the Board on the new configuration at the September 27th Board meeting. The proposal will eliminate the three (3) “At Large” Board positions and add an additional Board seat to accomidate the new areas Local 792 has added to the Local since the 2006 election. The Board is proposing seats for San Francisco Region, Monterey-Santa Cruz Region, Milpitas-Santa Clara Region and additional seats for the Shasta Region with over 1,000 members. Currently, the UPEC Executive Board has 13 seats and is proposing a reconfiguration that will raise the number of seats to 14. The membership will be given an opportunity to vote on this issue and a number of other issues that affect the Board and the Local in 2009. The Local will hold nominations in April 2009 for the 2009-2012 term.