NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION

OF OFFICERS OF LOCAL UNION 126

Notice is hereby given of the nomination and election of the following officers of Teamsters Local Union 126: Secretary-Treasurer (Principal Officer), President, Vice- President, Recording Secretary, three Trustees, and shop stewards for Hamilton News and The Albany Times Union.

The terms of office for these officers will commence on January 1, 2017 and conclude on December 31, 2019. Nominations will be accepted at a Special Membership Meeting of Local Union 126 to be held on October 23, 2016 at 11:00 am. At the Teamsters Local 126 Union Hall, 595 Second Ave. Troy NY. Nominations must be made and seconded from the floor by members of Local Union 126. To be eligible to be Nominated, Nominate, or second any Nomination a Members Dues must be current to September 2016 or enrolled on dues checkoff. Any back dues or fees may be paid at the Local Union office through 4:00 p.m. on October 20, 2016. Nominees must accept nomination in person, or if absent, in writing for only one office. Written acceptances must be submitted to the Local Union Secretary-Treasurer.

Eligibility to Run for Office

To be eligible to be nominated for Local Union office, a member must be in good standing with Dues Currant and or in Dues checkoff in Local Union 126 and actively employed in the craft within the jurisdiction of the Local, Due to the large number of new union members the 24 month continuous good standing requirement will not be enforced. A member on dues check off will not lose good standing as a result of a delay or default by the employer in sending dues to the Local or because of an employer’s failure to make the proper deductions from the member’s pay in any month in which the member had any earnings from which deductions could have been made. Potential candidates are encouraged to check their eligibility, and the eligibility of their nominators and seconders, prior to the nominations meeting by submitting a written request to the Local Union Secretary Treasurer. The election will be conducted by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed to all active members and new applicants eligible for membership in Local Union 126 on or about November 10, 2016. All ballots must be received at the designated Post Office Box by 10:00 am on Monday, December 5, 2016 to be counted. Members who have not received a ballot by November 18, 2016 should call the Local Union Office at (518) 874-1502 to request a ballot. Duplicate ballots may be requested through November 25, 2016. Instructions for the completion of the ballot will be enclosed in the ballot package. This is a secret ballot vote. You should mark your ballot in private and mail your ballot, sealed in the secret ballot envelope, to the designated post office box in the postage paid Business Reply Envelope provided. Do not give your ballot to anyone. All current members of Local 126 whose dues are currant and or in dues checkoff shall be eligible to vote in the election, Under the International Constitution, any member on dues check off shall not lose good standing as a result of a failure by an employer send deducted dues to the Local or to make a proper deduction from the member’s pay in any month in which a member has any earnings from which dues could have been deducted. Elected officers of the Local Union shall, by virtue of such election, be delegates to any Joint Council with which the Local is affiliated, as well as to any convention of any subordinate body which may take place during their term of office. Elected Local Union Officers shall be delegates to such bodies in the order of priority set forth in the Local Union Bylaws. Copies of the Articles of the International Constitution, the Local Union 386 Bylaws and the Rules governing the conduct of this election are available, upon request, from the Local Union Secretary-Treasurer,

Stefan Krueger.