Dear UAW 2865 Members,
Please read below for an important update on the October 2020 Vacancy Election.
There are contested positions, and the election will proceed as planned on October 15th and 16th. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this election will only be conducted electronically with the Elections Committee on-call for assistance throughout the election.
An invitation to a secret and secure ballot will be sent to you from a secure online voting platform, Simply Voting (vote@simplyvoting.com), on Thursday October 15th, 2020. Voting will close at 11:59 PM on Friday October 16th, 2020 (all times Pacific Daylight Time, GMT -7).
If you encounter issues while voting—i.e. you did not get an invitation to your ballot or you have trouble logging into the ballot—please call our Zoom hotline. The hotline will be available from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Thursday October 15th and 12:00 PM (noon) to 6:00 PM on Friday October 16th, and will be staffed by an Elections Committee member. If you have any questions, please contact the Elections Committee at elections@uaw2865.org.
A guide to our Online Elections is here.
The following is a list of contested positions and the candidates for each position.
Statewide Executive Board: Sergeant-at-Arms
| Candidate | Campus and Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Gaby Barrios | Los Angeles – Spanish and Portugese | Link |
| Tony Boardman | Santa Cruz – Literature | Link |
Berkeley Head Stewards
4 vacant positions; on the ballot you will be able to select up to 4 candidates.
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Zachary Hicks | Slavic Languages and Literature | Link |
| Rohit Krishnan | History | Link |
| Tania Osorio Harp | Architecture | Link |
| Gregory Ottino | Physics | Link |
| Haden Smiley | Music | Link |
Davis Head Stewards
3 vacant positions; on the ballot you will be able to select up to 3 candidates.
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Mark Samuel Abbott | Physics and Astronomy | Link |
| Hannah Kempf | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Link |
| Jeremy Rud | Linguistics | Link |
| Galen Yun | Law | Link |
Irvine Head Stewards
1 vacant position; on the ballot you will be able to select 1 candidate.
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Mustafa I. Hussain | Informatics | Link |
| Samiha Khalil | Culture & Theory | Link |
There were no Campus Joint Council contested positions at the following campuses (although members at these campuses will still be able to vote in the Statewide Executive Board election): Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego
The officers below were elected by acclamation following the close of nominations:
Davis Unit Joint Council Members:
Recording Secretary: Neetha Iyer
Los Angeles Unit Joint Council Members:
Head Stewards: Rachel Forgash, Cooper Rebeck Lynn, Enrique Olivares Pesante, Iris Ramirez, Anna Simpson
Riverside Unit Joint Council Members:
Unit Chair: Somchate Wasantwisut (Pao)
Recording Secretary: Mai Nguyen Do
Head Stewards: Heeba Hartit, Jackson Kishbaugh-Maish
San Diego Unit Joint Council Members:
Head Stewards: Reina Bassil, Viona Deconinck, Zach Goldberg, Sihun Jung, Paul N Roth, Ved Vakharia, Maddie Williams
Santa Barbara Unit Joint Council:
Head Steward: Micah Pedrick
Santa Cruz Unit Joint Council Members:
Head Steward: Jane Komori
Congratulations to the newly elected officers!
In solidarity,
Local 2865 Elections Committee