IWW Members Vote on Policy Changes & Elect New Union Officers
Every year, in autumn, IWW members vote in a national referendum on new union policies & priorities, as well as elect a new team of officers at the IWW International.
Changes in Union Policy & Priority in North America
Over Labor Day Weekend 2021, the IWW held its Annual General Convention online. The convention spent 3 days deliberating resolutions brought forward by branches from Canada and the United States, and nominations for a new team of International officers (North America region) were received from around the two countries.
What’s Next?
Every member of the union will be receiving a ballot explaining who is running for each open post, as well as each resolution approved at the Annual General Convention.
Voting in the North America wide referendum is taking place between today, October 15 → November 30, 2021 by email using the secure election system Simply Voting.
The True North: Canada Votes in Additional Referendum
In addition to our North America-wide referendum, our Canadian members are holding an additional annual referendum.
Nominations will be accepted for all open posts at the Canadian Regional Organizing Committee (CanROC) October 4 → 18, 2021. To see a full list of open posts visit IWW.CA
Every CanROC member will be receiving a ballot explaining who is running for each open post, as well as each resolution received.
Voting in the Canadian referendum will take place November 1 → 30, 2021 by email using the secure election system Simply Voting.
Results for the Canadian referendum will be available December 6, 2021.
Housekeeping
Remember to update your email address & personal contact information in our union’s records at redcard.iww.org where you can also pay your dues online. Only members who are up to date on their union dues will be able to vote.
If you have technical issues updating your personal contact information or paying your union dues online, please contact us at ghq@iww.org & membership@iww.org. Canadian members, please contact secretary.canroc@iww.org.
Check back here for election information which will be published as it becomes available.
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