And the Winners Are…
May 25, 2011
APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced the winners of the union’s voter participation contest. The challenge, intended to encourage participation in the ratification process, offered rewards to locals that were most successful in mobilizing APWU members to vote.
The contest provided that the top three locals in several categories would be rewarded, with the categories based on the size of the local. The program stipulated that any local that achieved 100 percent participation would be rewarded, and to be eligible, locals must have reached voting levels of at least 50 percent.
In the category of 1-49 members, 35 locals had 100 percent participation, and each will be awarded $200. They are:
|
LOCAL |
Percent Voting |
|
Price Local (UT) |
100 |
|
Bonham Local (TX) |
100 |
|
Newport Local (AR) |
100 |
|
University Local (MS) |
100 |
|
Iowa Falls Local (IA) |
100 |
|
Blair Local (NE) |
100 |
|
Bellows Falls Local (VT) |
100 |
|
Valentine Local (NE) |
100 |
|
Meredith Local (NH) |
100 |
|
Radcliff Local (KY) |
100 |
|
Roxboro Local (NC) |
100 |
|
Fort Morgan Local (CO) |
100 |
|
Fort Knox Local (KY) |
100 |
|
Charleston Local (IL) |
100 |
|
Pleasant Grove Local (UT) |
100 |
|
Pagosa Springs Local (CO) |
100 |
|
Jacksonville Local (IL) |
100 |
|
Havelock Local (NC) |
100 |
|
Cody Local (WY) |
100 |
|
Las Vegas Local (NM) |
100 |
|
Sandwich Local (IL) |
100 |
|
Tucumcari Local (NM) |
100 |
|
Eden Local (NC) |
100 |
|
Carlinville Local (IL) |
100 |
|
Brazoria Local (TX) |
100 |
|
Colby Local (KS) |
100 |
|
Liberal Local (KS) |
100 |
|
Laurens Local (SC) |
100 |
|
Alpena Local (MI) |
100 |
|
Elizabethton Local (TN) |
100 |
|
Wolf Point Local (MT) |
100 |
|
Montpelier Local (VT) |
100 |
|
Manitowoc Local (WI) |
100 |
|
Pierre Local (SD) |
100 |
|
Anderson Local (IN) |
100 |
In the 50-99 member category, the locals that will receive $200 rewards are:
|
Southern IL Area Local |
87 |
|
Kokomo Area Local (IN) |
81 |
|
Norfolk Local (NE) |
80 |
In the 100-499 member category, the locals that are eligible for $1,000 rewards are:
|
Flint MI Area Local |
84 |
|
New Castle Local (PA) |
79 |
|
Johnstown Area Local (PA) |
79 |
In the 500-999 member category, the locals that are eligible for $2,000 rewards are:
|
Madison WI Area Local |
75 |
|
Northeast MA Area Local |
74 |
|
Lehigh Valley Area Local (PA) |
70 |
The locals with more than 1,000 members that are eligible for $4,000 rewards are:
|
Pittsburgh Metro Area Local |
64 |
|
Milwaukee Area Local |
64 |
|
South Jersey Area Local |
62 |
Results [PDF] were provided by the American Arbitration Association, which conducted the balloting under the supervision of the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. The report was corrected by the American Arbitration Association on May 27, 2011.