Dear Brother or Sister:

Nominations will be held at the Union Office at 295 Devonshire St. on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. You may call the Union office (617-542-8212) or Recording Secretary John Clancy on his cell phone (617-775-2990) between these hours to be nominated. The date of the special election is as follows and all voting will take place at the Boston Teachers Union Hall 180 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, MA accessible by the Red-Line at JFK Station.

• Primary Election will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012 between the hours of 7:00 am, and 9:00 pm.
• Final Election will take place on Monday, April 2, 2012 between the hours of 7:00 am, and 9:00 pm.

Section 38. A member to be eligible as an officer or other elected position of this Local Union, or a delegate to a convention, must have been an active member in continuous good standing for the two years next preceding the day of the election; he must also have attended at least six meetings during each of these years unless excused by the President/Business Agent on account of absence or injury the duration of which would have prevented him from attending the required number of meetings or because his work has taken him out of town on the required number of meeting days. If a member who is in arrears pays his arrearage within sixty (60) days of his date of arrears, he shall be considered in good standing and eligible to be an officer, delegate, inspector or holder of another elected position. Members in the service of the Local Union or the International Union are deemed to be in service and are eligible to office provided they have complied with the provisions of the General Constitution and the Local By-Laws of the Local Union.

Fraternally,

John A. Clancy
Recording Secretary
ATU, Local 589