{"id":3135,"date":"2018-10-11T16:14:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:14:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:14:19","slug":"call-for-nominations-cmg-location-unit-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/call-for-nominations-cmg-location-unit-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for nominations &#8211; CMG Location Unit elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations are now open for all positions on Canadian Media Guild (CMG) Location Unit Executive Committees (LECs).<\/p>\n<p>The election votes will be held between December 4 and December 7, 2018, and the elected candidates will start their two-year terms on January 1, 2019, in accordance with&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUME\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/your-rights-and-resources\/policies\/cmg-bylaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 6.14 of the CMG by-laws.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All CMG members in good standing are eligible to run for positions on CMG LECs, provided you are a member at that Location Unit. Information on the roles and responsibilities of Location Unit executive members is available here:&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUMF\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/roles-and-responsibilities-of-cmg-elected-officials-at-a-glance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/roles-and-responsibilities-of-cmg-elected-officials-at-a-glance\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things to know about the process:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location Unit structures and positions available<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUME\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/your-rights-and-resources\/policies\/cmg-bylaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our union\u2019s bylaws<\/a>&nbsp;require a minimum of three executive officers for a LEC: a President, a Vice-president, and a Secretary-Treasurer.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, executive committees can and are encouraged to build a structure that reflects the needs of members in the specific location unit. Click below to see current structures in different CMG branches:<\/p>\n<p>At CBC:&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUMG\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/contact\/branch-leadership\/cbcradiocanada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/contact\/branch-leadership\/cbcradiocanada\/<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAt CP:&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUMH\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/contact\/branch-leadership\/cp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/contact\/branch-leadership\/cp\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location Unit Election Committees<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nEach location unit will set up a Location Unit Election Committee that will be responsible for running its own election:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUMI\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/cbcradiocanada\/cbc-location-unit-election-committees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to see CBC Location Unit Election Committees 2018<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUMJ\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/cp\/canadian-press-location-unit-election-committees-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to see the CP Location Unit Election Committees 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These lists will be updated as contact information becomes available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominations due Monday, November 5<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nTo put your name forward, or to nominate one of your co-workers,&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/lnk.ie\/2RUMD\/e=joe@fiorino.ca\/http:\/\/www.cmg.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NOMINATION-FORM-ENFR-300118.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please download and complete the nomination form here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The candidate, nominator and two seconders must all be CMG members in good standing.<\/p>\n<p>Completed nomination forms can be handed to your Location Unit Elections Committee by&nbsp;<strong>5 p.m. (local time) Monday, November 5.<\/strong>&nbsp;More information about election committee contacts will be available in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n<p>For more elections information, please write to&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/webmail.fiorino.ca\/cpsess6166416232\/3rdparty\/squirrelmail\/src\/compose.php?send_to=vote@cmg.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote@cmg.ca<\/a>&nbsp;or contact CMG Elections Coordinator Glenn Seymour at&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/webmail.fiorino.ca\/cpsess6166416232\/3rdparty\/squirrelmail\/src\/compose.php?send_to=gs@cmg.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gs@cmg.ca<\/a><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations are now open for all positions on Canadian Media Guild (CMG) Location Unit Executive Committees (LECs). The election votes will be held between December 4 and December 7, 2018, and the elected candidates will start their two-year terms on&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/call-for-nominations-cmg-location-unit-elections\/\">Read more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3136,"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135\/revisions\/3136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmg.ca\/toronto\/cbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}