UAW Region 9A Director Candidate Forum at Columbia University

As members of UAW, we have an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our union by participating in a historic election. This year, for the first time in history, UAW members will vote to decide who leads our union at the highest level by directly electing the members of the International Executive Board. (The Board consists of the President, three Vice Presidents, the Secretary-Treasurer, and nine Regional Directors, including the director for our region, 9A.) These leaders will set the tone for contract fights and more across all UAW locals for the next four years. This historic election follows a 2021 union-wide referendum, One Member, One Vote (1M1V), which determined that UAW members would directly elect their leadership, rather than having delegates choose the national leadership at each constitutional convention. The Student Workers of Columbia–UAW Local 2710, the Columbia Postdoctoral Workers–UAW Local 4100, and the Columbia Support Staff–UAW Local 2110 will be conducting a Candidates forum with the nominated Candidates for the position of UAW Region 9A Director, Beverley Brakeman and Brandon Mancilla. The forum will be conducted to promote the fair, honest, open, and informed participation of the Union membership in the election of the UAW Region 9A Director. It will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT over Zoom, and it will be recorded. Over the next two weeks, we will collectively determine the format and logistics of the forum, so please keep an eye out for updates! Most importantly, the questions that are asked at the forum will come from the membership, so please use this form to submit questions by Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT. We look forward to this opportunity for the Candidates to share the visions they have for us to continue to advance our collective struggles both in UAW Region 9A and in solidarity with other Regions of our International Union.
If you want to learn more about the forum and our ongoing planning efforts, please reach out to the appropriate contact for your bargaining unit:
Student Workers of Columbia–UAW Local 2710: Katy Habr <katyhabr1@gmail.com>
Columbia Postdoctoral Workers–UAW Local 4100: Cora Bergantiños-Crespo <cora.bergantinos@gmail.com>
Columbia Support Staff–UAW Local 2110: Claire Valdez <claire.m.valdez@gmail.com>

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