It’s Election Time Again

In case you missed the news on Friday, the IAPE Elections Committee is inviting nominations for the 2023 IAPE election of officers and members of the union Board of Directors. Under the rules established for this election, nominations will remain open until Sept. 1.

Elections for contested positions will be conducted by mail ballot in November. The term of office for the next IAPE Board will begin on Dec. 1 and will last through Nov. 30, 2026.

Positions on the IAPE Board, defined in the union’s Bylaws, ensure representation for all IAPE-represented employees according to their geographic region and their job classification. IAPE Location Directors represent members from seven regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, Northwest and Canada.

The IAPE Board also includes three Classification Director positions—one each for News, Technology and Sales/Administrative areas of the IAPE bargaining unit.

At the top of the ticket are four officer roles: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Any member in good standing may run for election for any position for which they are eligible. All members are eligible for officer positions, but in order to run for, or nominate another member for, one of our location or classification positions, a member must be employed in a region or title associated with the directorship.

For example, a Northeast Director must be employed in the area between Boston and New York. A Midwest Director must work in or around Detroit or Chicago. Northwest Directors work in the region between San Francisco and Seattle.

Members who have questions about eligibility for a particular position can contact the IAPE Elections Committee. This year’s committee is chaired by Louise Radnofsky, with fellow members Stephen Nakrosis and Jan Wolfe, and IAPE staff support from Kaitlyn Frarey.

Happy Holidays!
Very best wishes to our members living and working in the United States for a safe and happy Independence Day holiday tomorrow. And to our members in Canada, we hope you enjoyed Canada Day on Saturday!

If you are ever required to work on a contract-recognized holiday—or on a day observed by the federal government as a holiday—you are entitled to Holiday Pay. That’s 1.5X pay for your regular hours and 2X pay for any additional hours worked on that day. File for your time in Workday!

In addition to your Holiday Pay, you are entitled to a day off in lieu of the holiday, or an extra day’s pay. For any holidays in 2023 after today—July 3—the choice between a day or a day’s pay is yours!

For assistance filing for your pay, please contact the IAPE office.