Election Center
Elections are being held for:
- Two (2) trustee positions on the Executive Board
- Any open steward positions
Nomination is open Tuesday June 10th at noon, and until Tuesday June 17th at 6pm.
All members in good standing are automatically nominated for all open positions (meaning that you’ve signed up for membership! Link Here if you haven’t already!).
To accept your nomination, email UAW4591elections@gmail.com before the end of the nomination period:
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- Your name (as you wish to appear on the ballot)
- School, department, and campus
- Your email
- Your phone number
- (Optional) Candidate statement for up to 500 words
- Candidate statement can be included at the time of aceptance, or in a separate correspondance before the close of the nominations period.
Elections Timeline
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- Nomination period: Tuesday 6/10/25 at 12:00 PM PDT – Tuesday 6/17/25 6:00 PM PDT
- Voting period: Wednesday 7/2/25 8 AM PDT – Thursday 7/3/24 5 PM PT (for contested positions).
- Runoff election : Monday 7/7/25
- Election results: to be announced at Monthly Membership Meeting proceeding the election or the runoff election.
Open Steward Jurisdictions
Click to View Open Steward Positions
| Steward | Jurisdiction |
| Business Steward 1 | Accounting Department of Finance and Management Science Carson Center for Student Success Department of Management Information Systems & Entrepreneurship Department of Marketing & International Business School of Hospitality and Business Management |
| CAHNRS Steward 2 | Department of Horticulture Institute of Biological Chemistry Molecular Plant Science Plant Pathology |
| CAHNRS Steward 3 | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| CAHNRS Steward 4 | Entomology Crop and Soil Sciences |
| CAHNRS Steward 5 |
Animal Sciences School of Food Science |
| CAHNRS Steward 6 | Biological Systems Engineering |
| CAS Steward 2 | Mathematics |
| CAS Steward 3 | Institute for Shock Physics Physics and Astronomy |
| CAS Steward 4 | Institute for Shock Physics Physics and Astronomy |
| CAS Steward 5 | School of the Environment |
| CAS Steward 7 | Fine Arts History Languages Cultures and Race School of Music |
| CAS Steward 8 | Anthropology |
| CAS Steward 9 | English |
| CAS Steward 10 | Politics Philosophy and Public Affairs Sociology |
| CAS Steward 11 | Psychology |
| CAS Steward 13 | Chemistry |
| Communication Steward | University Writing Program Program in Communication Academic Success and Career Center Advance |
| GSA Steward |
Graduate School Access and Opportunities Student Involvement Academic Services Hourly Academic Services Enterprise Systems Group Governmental Studies and Services McNair Scholars Office of Academic Engagement Office of Research Assurances Unassigned Undocumented Initiatives WSU Libraries |
| Education Steward | College of Education Cultural Studies and Social Thought Teaching and Learning Ed Leadership & Sport Mgmt Kinesiology & Ed Psych University Recreation UREC Programming Athletics Senior Staff |
| Engineering Steward 1 | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Engineering Steward 2, 3 & 4 | School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| Engineering Steward 5 | Center for Materials Research School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
| Engineering Steward 6 | School o Design & Construction Composite Materials & Engineering Center School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
| Engineering Steward 7 | Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering |
| Mount Vernon Steward | All ASEs at Mount Vernon Campus |
| Puyallup Steward | All ASEs at Puyallup Campus |
| Spokane Steward 1 | Cougar Health Services Executive Director Nutrition and Excercise Physiology Pharmacy Sleep and Performance Research Center Speach and Hearing Sciences Translational Medicine and Physiology College of Nursing |
| Spokane Steward 2 | All Non-Medicine ASEs at Spokane Campus |
| Tri Cities Steward | All ASEs at Tri Cities Campus |
| Vancouver Steward 2 | Vancouver – Natural Sciences Vancouver – Unassigned Vancouver – College of Nursing |
| Veterinary Medicine Steward 2 | School of Molecular Biosciences |
| Veterinary Medicine Steward 3 | Veterinary Clinic Science Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| Veterinary Medicine Steward 4 | Integrative Physiology & Neurology |
| Wenatchee Steward | All ASEs at Wenatchee Campus |
Eligibility & Duties
All candidates must be members of our union. No member may run for or hold more than one elected office simultaneously, with the exception of chairs of standing committees other than the Election Committee.
Trustees sit on Executive Board of our Local Union and have supervision over all funds and property of the Local Union, and conduct semi-annual audits.
All Executive Board positions are for 3-year terms. Executive board members will meet monthly to discuss Local strategies, and carry out the local functions of our union. Executive Board members are also responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of Local organizing.
All steward positions are for 2-year terms. Elected stewards will oversee and enforce the contract, and handle grievances. Stewards shall also be responsible for organizing membership and recruiting as many workers as possible into the union.
Become A Member, Run for Office
Members in good standing may vote and run for office, and help lead and shape our local union!
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Candidate Statement & Campaign Rules
Members accepting nomination may also optionally submit a candidate statement (up to 500 words) to the Election Committee by June 17 at 6:00 PM PDT. For contested positions, statements will be posted on this page by June 17th at 6:00 PM PDT.
Candidates and those campaigning for them are responsible for reviewing the rules governing elections and campaigns as described in the UAW 4591 Bylaws and the UAW International Constitution.
Elections and Voting Procedures
If only one candidate accepts the nomination for a position, that position will be uncontested and automatically filled. For contested positions, a candidate must receive a majority of votes to win, as according to the UAW 4591 Bylaws and the UAW International Constitution.
Online voting by secret ballot will take place from July 2nd to July 3rd. Instructions for online voting will be emailed to all members before the voting period starts and will be posted on the Local Union Website.
If no candidate receives a majority of the votes for a contested position, a runoff election will be held online on July 7th from 8:00 AM PDT to 5:00 PM PDT.