Your union is holding its April Vacancy Elections to fill vacant Executive Board and Joint Council positions. The election will take place on April 2-3, 2020.
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 April 2nd, 2020. Voting will close at 11:59 PM on Friday April 3rd, 2020. Due to conditions around COVID-19 and the state-mandated shelter-in-place, this election will be held entirely online. You can view a list of those who have accepted nominations for contested elections, candidate statements, as well as the results of uncontested elections, below or here.
We understand that there are questions about how the electronic voting system will work, since this we are adapting to COVID-19 conditions. Our Elections Committee has created a guide to our online election process here.
Some members have opted out of union communications by unsubscribing from our email list. In order for us to send them a ballot, they need to re-subscribe to our communications. They can do so using this form (https://forms.gle/kDZSeKqhj5FHFTkL8). We will be making efforts to spread this information as widely as we can through social media. Please share this with your fellow academic workers.
If you encounter issues during the election i.e. you did not get an invitation to your ballot or you have trouble logging into the ballot—please call our phone hotline. Our Elections Committee and UAW 2865 data team will staff an elections hotline between 9 AM and 6 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7) on April 2nd and 3rd, 2020. This hotline replicates the in-person elections process that would normally take place.
The hotline will be hosted on Zoom:
Meeting ID 667-422-9308.
https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/6674229308.
On one tap mobile,
+16699006833,,6674229308# US (San Jose)
+13462487799,,6674229308# US (Houston)
Find your local number: https://berkeley.zoom.us/u/abisCWk2IW
The Elections Committee is not permitted to provide any advice on who to vote for and will only assist in the logistics of ensuring members’ access to vote.
If you have any questions, please contact the Elections Committee at elections@uaw2865.org.
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 |
| Daniel Collister | Riverside – Mathematics | Link |
| Sarah Manski | Santa Barbara – Global Studies | Link |
Berkeley Head Stewards
7 vacant positions; on the ballot you will be able to select up to 7 candidates.
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Abby Lawlor | Law | Link |
| Kai Yui Samuel Chan | Political Science | Link |
| Kenzo Esquivel | ESPM | Link |
| Schuyler Laparle | Linguistics | Link |
| Kelly Fan | Asian Studies | Link |
| Zachary Hicks | Slavic Languages and Literature | Link |
| Tyler Haddow | Philosophy | Link |
| Leo Hamerlynck | Chemistry | 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 |
| Jesse Koklas | Human Ecology | Link |
| Josh Shahryar | Study of Religion | Link |
| Neetha Iyer | Anthropology | Link |
| Ryan Chris Moreno-Vasquez | Mathematics | Link |
| Wes Westerfield | Chemistry | Link |
Irvine Head Stewards
2 vacant positions; on the ballot you will be able to select up to 2 candidates.
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Semassa Boko | Sociology | Link |
| Ian Baran | Urban and Environmental Planning and Public Policy | Link |
| Samantha Carter | Visual Studies | Link |
| Youjin B. Kim | Urban Planning and Public Policy | Link |
Los Angeles – No Contested Positions
Merced – No Contested Positions
Riverside – No Contested Positions
San Diego Unit Chair
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Muhammad Yousuf | Ethnic Studies | Link |
| Dillon Travis | Biological Science | Link |
San Diego Campus Recording Secretary
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Dhananjay Jagtap | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Link |
| Eleanor Castracane | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Link |
San Diego Head Stewards
3 vacant positions; on the ballot you will be able to select up to 3 candidates.
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Avaneesh Narla | Physics | Link |
| Adriana Tosun | Literature | Link |
| Zach Hill | Literature | Link |
| John Renner | CSE | Link |
| Douglas Osmun | Music | Link |
Santa Barbara Head Stewards
4 vacant positions; on the ballot you will be able to select up to 4 candidates.
| Candidate | Department | Link to Candidate Statement |
| Aaron Bagheri | Mathematics | Link |
| Alex Mireles | Feminist Studies | Link |
| Emma John | History | Link |
| Micah Pedrick | Mathematics | Link |
| Emily Fox | Sociology | Link |
| Adrian Tasistro-Hart | Department of Earth Science | Link |
The officers below were elected by acclamation following the close of nominations:
Statewide Executive Board:
Southern Vice President: Rafael Jaime, UCLA English
Recording Secretary: Haley McInnis, UCSD Sociology
Trustee: Donghyung (K-Dan) Lee, UCSD Biological Science
Los Angeles Unit Joint Council Members:
Head Stewards: Shota Vashakmadze, Architecture and Urban Design; Michael Stenovec, Political Science
Merced Unit Joint Council Members:
Head Steward: Nick Cruz, Political Science
Riverside Unit Joint Council Members:
Head Stewards: Mari West, Entomology; Mai Nguyen Do, Political Science
Santa Barbara Unit Joint Council:
Unit Chair: Dylan Kupsh
Santa Cruz Unit Joint Council Members:
Recording Secretary: Sarah Mason, Sociology
Head Stewards: Ksenia Firsova, Film and Digital Media; Stefan Yong, History of Consciousness; Kiley McLaughlin, Literature; M. James Becker, Digital Arts and New Media; Nathan Xavier Osorio, Literature
Congratulations to the newly elected officers!