The following email was sent to all attendance teachers from UFT Elections Coordinator Yasmin Colon on Thursday, March 18.
Every three years, members of the School Nurses Chapter have the opportunity to elect their chapter’s leadership. The election will again take place by mail ballot. The American Arbitration Association (AAA) will oversee the process and count the ballots.
School Nurses Chapter members will be electing a chapter leader and two other officers, four Executive Committee members, three at-large Executive Committee members and delegates to the Delegate Assembly.
The term of office for these positions is three years beginning July 1, 2021.
Nominations
All candidates must submit a nominating form with at least 10 signatures from UFT school nurses.
See the digital nominating form »
Paper nominating forms will be mailed to your home and may also be obtained by calling the UFT Election Hotline at 212-331-6310.
All nominating forms must be received by 5 p.m. on April 19. Candidates for chapter leader, vice chair, secretary, executive committee at-large and executive committee must be members of the chapter for at least two years preceding the final date of nominations on April 19.
Candidates may submit a statement to be included with the ballot mailing. Candidates for chapter leader may submit a statement not exceeding 250 words. Candidates for all other positions may submit a statement not exceeding 100 words.
For answers to commonly asked questions, see the Election 2021 FAQ.
If you have any questions about the procedures or if any questions arise during the election process, please call the UFT Election Hotline at 212-331-6310.
Please participate in your chapter election. Those you elect will be responsible for communicating your views, priorities and ideas to the union.