Thursday, October 10, nominations for United Media Guild E.C. officers were opened at noon in the Guild Office. Nominated for office were:
For president: Jeff Gordon
For 1st Vice President: David Carson
For Second Vice President: Katie Kull
For Treasurer: Stephanie Kukuljan
For Recording-Secretary: Richard von Glahn
All those nominated accepted their nomination.
Executive Committee positions run for three years. These positions will commence on January 1, 2025 and run through December 31, 2027.
There were no other nominations. With no contested races, those nominated were considered elected by acclamation upon the close of nominations at 6:00 p.m. on October 10..
Gordon, Carson and von Glahn were incumbents, while Kull and Kukuljan have been E.C. delegates but it will be their first time to serve as officers. Congratulations to all and thank you for your service to this local and our labor movement!
After this, UMG’s many different bargaining units will hold Unit Meetings for nominations for their (also three-year) Unite Chair positions and, if their bargaining unit has the necessary number of members per our bylaws, they will also elect any authorized additional unit delegates. Currently, the only unions with additional delegates to our E.C. are the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (2, the Kansas City Star (1), the National Fast Food Workers Union (1), and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (2).