Nunavut Employees Union

 

NOMINATION CALL

& NOTICE OF ELECTIONS

FOR 6 NEU/RVP & RVP ALTERNATE POSITIONS

 

Pursuant to NEU By-Law 12 Section 4, the Regional Vice-Presidents and alternate Regional Vice-Presidents shall be elected by the members in good standing of their respective Region by a secret ballot held within one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the opening of Convention.  There are six (6) RVP positions and (6) RVP alternate positions:  South Baffin –Iqaluit, Kimmirut & Sanikiluaq; Baffin North -Grise Fiord, Resolute, Pond Inlet, Hall Beach, Igloolik & Arctic Bay; Baffin Central -Clyde River, Pangnirtung, Qikiqtarjuaq & Cape Dorset; Kivalliq North -Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour & Repulse Bay; Kivalliq South -Winnipeg, Churchill, Arviat, Whale Cove & Baker Lake; and the Kitikmeot.

 

The NEU By-Law 4 also states that candidates shall have demonstrated at least one year of active union service.  RVPs sit on the NEU Executive and participate in approximately 10 Executive meetings each year and in the NEU Triennial Convention which may involve one or more trips.  If you would like additional information please contact NEU or go to www.neu.ca.

 

The RVP nominations are open from April 25 - May 9, 2014.  The elections will be held in all communities and announced after this nomination period.  If you are interested in being nominated, please contact brian@neu.ca or call 1-877-243-4424 or 979-4209.