Deadline Nears In APWU Officers Election

Time is running out for union members to vote in the APWU National Officers election. To be counted, ballots must be returned to and received in the designated post office box by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

UPDATE: As of Sept. 27, just over one week before the deadline, the unofficial count of ballots received was 34,199.

Votes will be tallied at Kellogg Conference Center at Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002.

Preliminary, unofficial results will be posted on the union’s website, www.apwu.org, as soon as they are available, and will be updated frequently. Official results will be posted as soon as they are available as well.

Members in good standing as of June 24, 2016, who have not received a ballot should notify their local, or contact the American Arbitration Association between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) at 800-529-5218 to request a duplicate. Ballots may also be requested by visiting www.aaaelections.org/apwu.

All requests for duplicate ballots must include the member’s name, address, employee ID number (or retiree ID number) and the last four digits of his or her Social Security number, along with the name of his or her local and craft.

It’s your union. VOTE!