Elections

Important Dates

Period to Submit Nomination Petitions: May 26, 2025- June 6, 2025

Candidate Informational Meeting: June 11, 2025, 6 pm, Zoom

Voting Period: July 9, 2025- July 16, 2025

 

Click here for Election and Campaign Rules

Click here for Nomination Petition

  • To be nominated for any at-large offices, candidates must submit to the Elections Committee a petition containing the signatures of at least 25 members in good standing, including at least one (1) signature from three (3) different members in job titles other than that of the candidate.
  • To be nominated for the offices of Chief Steward other than the offices of the At Large Chief Steward, a candidate must submit to the Elections Committee a petition containing the signatures of at least 10 members in good standing. If there are multiple cost centers within that area, the candidate’s petition must include at least one signature from a member outside of the candidate’s own cost center.
Nomination petitions can be emailed (scan or photo) to organize@supportstaffunited.org or dropped off at the Support Staff United office at 96 Colchester Ave, Burlington VT

 

Positions up for election:

Officers

 

  • President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Vice President of Communications/ Outreach
  • Vice President of Education/ Advocacy
  • Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Vice President of Organizing
  • Grievance Chairs (2)

Chief Stewards

 

  • At-Large (2)
  • UHC
  • Fanny Allen/ MOB
  • IDX/ Remote/ Call Center (2)
  • Environmental Services (2)
  • Inpatient Surg/ Trauma
  • Inpatient Medicine
  • Inpatient Mother/ Baby/ Child
  • Inpatient Cardiology/ Critical Care
  • Cancer/ Radiology
  • Distribution/ Materials
  • Patient Support/ Guest Experience/ Staffing/ Others
  • Labs
  • Outpatient (Main Campus ACC) (2)
  • Outpatient Clinics (South Burlington)
  • Outpatient Clinics (Other)
  • Shep/ ED/ Registration
  • Nutrition Services (Main Campus) (2)
  • Cardiology/ Radiology
  • Ortho
  • PeriOp
  • CPSA

Descriptions of Officer and Board Member duties are outlined in Article V of the UVMMC Support Staff United constitution.

 

The division of departments that constitute Chief Steward groups can be found in Appendix A of the Constitution.

 

Questions? Reach out to ssu-election@aftvermont.org