Nominations open on Monday, October 17, 2022, 8 AM, and close on November 4, 2022 at 5 PM.

Click on the following link to view what positions are open in this year’s Local 500 election:

2022 Nomination Bulletin

If you wish to run for any position(s), please phone into the Local 500 office and advise the staff.

If you are putting your name forward, you may not have an application in at Local 514, the Foreman’s Local.

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Squamish Category A – closing Thursday, November 3, 2022 @ 3:00 pm

• 4 Positions Available

ADVANCE POLL:  8 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 only, at ILWU Local 500 Union Office.

To be eligible to vote in the Advance Poll a Member must meet one of the following criteria which must occur during the week of the Elections:

1. Book at least four (4) days of Vacation Time that includes the week of the Elections.
2. Be scheduled for treatment in a Health Care Facility on Election Days.
3. Be out of town conducting Union Business.

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2022 General Election Info & Travelling Ballot Box Schedule

Meetings dependent on COVID-19 Regulations. (July & August meetings are tentative)

NOTE:

• JULY, AUGUST, AND DECEMBER MEETINGS ARE TENTATIVE

The Local 500 elections will be held today, Thursday, November 24, 2022, and tomorrow, Friday, November 25, 2022.

You can vote in the Despatch Hall or in Boardroom #1 at the Maritime Labour Centre.  Both polling stations are open from 6 AM to 6 PM.  There will also be a travelling ballot box as posted.

Exercise your democratic right.  Support your Union by voting.

List of Candidates

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Category Increases – closing Thursday, January 12, 2023 @ 3:00 pm

CATEGORY INCREASES

• 1  TOPSIDE
• 1 WHEAT SPECIALTY
• 4  WAREHOUSE
• 4  MACHINE