MEDIA ADVISORY: FFAW Executive Board Election Candidates Confirmed
MEDIA ADVISORY:
CONFIRMATION OF CANDIDATES FOR 2024 EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION
Yesterday, the FFAW-Unifor Elections Committee convened to review and confirm nominees for the 2024 Executive Board election, for a total of 16 possible board seats. The results are as follows:
PRESIDENT
1. Dave Callahan
2. Abe Solberg
3. Dwan Street
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Jason Spingle (acclaimed)
IRO SECTOR (7 SEATS):
VICE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRIAL RETAIL OFFSHORE
1. Brenda King (Icewater)
2. Doretta Strickland (OCI Triton)
BOARD MEMBER, FISH PLANT WORKER FROM CAPE FREELS SOUTH TO CAPE PINE
1. Patsy Chaulk (Beothic Fish Processors Ltd.)
2. Sheila Howell (Beothic Fish Processors Ltd.)
BOARD MEMBER, FISH PLANT WORKER FROM CAPE PINE WEST TO COX’S COVE
No nominees received. Nomination period extended for 30 days, closing on Friday, June 21, 2024.
BOARD MEMBER, FISH PLANT WORKER FROM LABRADOR, THE NORTHERN PENINSULA, AND NORTHEAST COAST FROM JACKSON’S ARM TO CAPE FREELS NORTH
No nominees received. Nomination period extended for 30 days, closing on Friday, June 21, 2024.
BOARD MEMBER, NON-FISHING
1. Darren Melindy (Cahill)
2. Sheldon Squibb (Harbour Grace Cold Storage)
BOARD MEMBER, AT-SEA OFFSHORE
Stephen Buffet (Altera) (acclaimed)
BOARD MEMBER, WOMEN’S POSITION
Flora Mills (Notre Dame Seafoods) (acclaimed)
INSHORE SECTOR (7 SEATS)
VICE PRESIDENT, INSHORE
1. Anthony Doyle
2. Lloyd Gaslard
3. Trevor Jones
4. Jason Sullivan
5. Glen Winslow
BOARD MEMBER, AVALON, SWIFT CURRENT TO SUNNYSIDE
1. Ivan Lear
2. Alvin Petten
3. Henry Thorne
BOARD MEMBER, NORTHEAST COAST, SOUTHPORT TO JACKSON’S ARM
1. Glen Newbury
2. Eldred Woodford
BOARD MEMBER, NORTHERN PENINSULA AND LABRADOR, HARBOUR DEEP TO NORRIS ARM PLUS LABRADOR
No nominees received. Nomination period extended for 30 days, closing on Friday, June 21, 2024.
BOARD MEMBER, WEST AND SOUTHWEST COASTS, WOODY POINT TO MONKSTOWN
Kevin Hardy (acclaimed)
BOARD MEMBER, WOMEN’S POSITION*
1. Nancy Bowers
2. Linda Woodford
(No mailed ballots; to be voted on the Convention floor)
BOARD MEMBER, CREW POSITION
Lee Melindy (acclaimed)
VOTING INFORMATION
THIRD-PARTY AUDITED
FFAW Elections are conducted per the Union’s Constitution. Executive Board elections are conducted by mailed secret ballot*. Returned ballots are mailed directly to a third-party auditor, Quinlan, Boland & Barrett, in St. John’s. All ballots are kept by this firm until the date they are counted by the Elections Committee, in the presence of a representative from Quinlan, Boland & Barrett, as well as scrutineers of the candidates.
NOMINATION PERIOD CLOSED
The nomination period closed on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nominations were reviewed by the Elections Committee on Monday, May 27, 2024. The nomination period has been automatically extended for 30 days for seats where no nominations were received, and if multiple nominations are received during this period, voting will take placing separately for these seats.
MAILED BALLOTS
Ballots with pre-stamped return envelops will be mailed to all members no later than June 18, 2024. All ballots must be received to the return address in the provided envelopes no later than July 19, 2024.
RESULTS BY JULY 25TH
Ballots will be tallied on July 24, 2024, and results are announced within 24 hours. 2024-2027 Executive Board members will be installed on November 19, 2024, at the 14th Constitutional Convention.
NO UNION FUNDS FOR CAMPAIGNING
Candidates are not to use FFAW funds for campaign purposes and any candidate suspected of doing so should be reported to the Director of Public Affairs, Courtney Glode, at [email protected] or by calling 709-576-7276.
PLURAL MAJORITY
Per the Constitution, the candidate who gets the most votes (plurality) is declared the winner.
VOTING ON THE CONVENTION FLOOR
*Per the Constitution (Article V Sections 3-4), Women’s Representatives (Inshore and IRO seats) and the Crew Member representative are elected on the Convention floor. Only women in attendance at the Convention that are members of the IRO division shall be eligible to vote for the IRO Women’s Representatives on the Executive Board, and only women in attendance at the Convention that are members of the Inshore division shall be eligible to vote for the Inshore Women’s Representatives on the Executive Board. Only crew members in attendance at the Convention shall be eligible to vote for the Crew Member representative on the Executive Board.
Courtney Glode (she/her)
Director of Public Affairs
FFAW-Unifor
T: 709-576-7276
M: 709-743-4445
368 Hamilton Ave.
St. John’s NL A1E 1K2
