Teamsters Local 2024
Election Basics
New to all of this? Start here. Teamsters Local 2024 is new, and for many of us this is our first Local union election. If you’ve been wondering what any of it means, you’re not alone.
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First things first
This is not another contract vote
Our ratification vote and the upcoming Local election are two separate things. Here is the difference, side by side.
The contract vote
Approving the collective bargaining agreement negotiated between Corewell Health East nurses and the employer.
- The question it answers
- Do we accept this contract?
- What it settles
- It established the agreement that governs our workplace.
The Teamsters Local 2024 election
Choosing the members who will serve as the elected leadership of Teamsters Local 2024.
- The question it answers
- Who leads our union?
- What it settles
- It determines who serves in the elected leadership positions going forward.
Two different votes. The contract set the terms of our workplace. The election decides who leads our union.
Executive Board · E-Board
What is an Executive Board?
You’ll hear Executive Board and E-Board used interchangeably — they mean the same thing. It is the elected leadership team of the Local. Members elect nurses into seven officer positions, and together those seven make up the Executive Board.
The seven seats
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President
One of the seven elected Executive Board offices. Members elect one. Specific duties for this office will be outlined in Teamsters Local 2024’s bylaws. More information will be added once the bylaws are adopted.
Running with 2024 Nurses United
Sarah Johnson
Slate
What is a slate?
A slate is simply a group of candidates who have chosen to run together for different elected positions, usually because they share similar goals for how the Local should operate. There may be more than one slate in an election, and candidates may also run individually depending on the applicable election rules.
One slate — 2024 Nurses United
- Sarah JohnsonPresident
- Elisse BeausoleilSecretary-Treasurer
- Lori Accica GreenleeVice President
- Christy FinnRecording Secretary
- Misty GormanTrustee
- Jana Nicol WeinertTrustee
- Wynston SenczyszynTrustee
Candidates who share similar goals for how the Local should operate can choose to run together. That group is called a slate — and this one is ours.
At its simplest
Members are choosing the nurses who will lead our Local.
Those seven officers make up the Local’s Executive Board. This is an election for the leadership of our union — not another vote on our collective bargaining agreement.
Why now?
Until now our attention has been on organizing, bargaining, reaching a first contract, and getting it ratified. The next chapter for Teamsters Local 2024 is establishing its elected leadership — which is why you’re about to start hearing these words a lot.
- Executive Board
- E-Board
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary-Treasurer
- Recording Secretary
- Trustee
- Slate
- Candidates
- Nominations
Unfamiliar? That’s okay — this is new for a lot of our membership. Every one of them is decoded below.
Plain English
The words, decoded
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11 terms
The elected leadership team of the Local. Seven officers, elected by members, who together make up the board.
What happens next
Not announced yet
Important details about the election process haven’t been officially announced. We’re not going to guess or present unofficial information as fact — so here is exactly what is still outstanding.
- Awaiting official word
Nomination process
How members are put forward as candidates.
- Awaiting official word
Election dates
When nominations and voting actually happen.
- Awaiting official word
Voting procedures
How members will cast a ballot.
- Awaiting official word
Election logistics
The remaining details around running the election.
As official information becomes available, this page will be updated so members have one easy place to find it.
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Still learning? That’s exactly
why this page exists.
Thousands of nurses came together to build Teamsters Local 2024, and many of us are experiencing each stage of this for the first time. As we learn more, we’ll keep adding straightforward information here.