CALL FOR NOMINATIONS & PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Call for nominations for UHP Officers
With an amendment made and approved to the UHP Constitution in April 2019, the term for officer positions was increased to three-year terms. There are no open officer seats for the 2021 election year.
Call for nominations for UHP Delegate Positions
Nominations are now in order for the positions of delegates to the AFT-CT Convention, the CT State AFL-CIO Convention, the AFT-CT Delegate Assembly, the Greater Hartford Central Labor Coalition, the Greater Bristol Labor Federation, and the Eastern CT Area Labor Federation.
- The nominee must be a member in good standing and must be nominated by a member in good standing.
- Members may nominate themselves.
- UHP Constitution Article XVII – 2e. Allocation of all expenses shall be determined by the Executive Committee prior to the election. This includes release time.
- The current Executive Committee has determined that for the AFT-CT Convention 26 delegates would be eligible to attend the convention. UHP will pay for registration and provide release time for those who need it, but will not provide mileage reimbursement.
- The determination for the CT State AFL-CIO Convention is 26 delegates would be eligible to attend the convention. UHP will pay for registration and provide release time, but will not provide reimbursement for mileage or parking reimbursement.
Nomination (s) by email or fax will NOT be accepted. Nomination(s) are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 1, 2021, to the UHP Office or Mail Code 6335 in a sealed envelope addressed to the Elections Committee.
Proposed Constitutional Amendments:
Any proposed amendments shall be submitted by members in good standing, and that member must sign the proposal. The proposed amendments will be voted on at the UHP Annual Business Convention, which will be held virtually on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
Proposed Constitutional Amendments by email or fax will NOT be accepted. Amendments are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 1, 2021, to the UHP office (or Mail Code 6335) in a sealed envelope addressed to the Elections Committee.
Members in Good Standing:
A member in good standing is defined as one who has authorized membership, (that is, signed a card) and paid dues as stipulated in Article X and Article XVI, or Article III, Section 2b of the UHP Constitution.
—In solidarity, Laura Didden,
Recording Secretary