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3rd QUARTER 2025 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
& Nominations for Union Officers
& Nominations for Union Officers
NOMINATIONS: Nominations for the offices of President, Secretary/Treasurer, Recorder, and tenVice-Presidents will be accepted at meetings to be held prior to General Membership Meetings as follows:
DATE DAY PLACE TIME
7/1/25 Tues Anchorage/Eagle River @ UFCW Office - 501 W Northern Lights Blvd 9:00 AM & 4:00 PM
7/1/25 Tues Seward @ Harbor 360 Hotel 4:00 PM
7/1/25 Tues Ketchikan @ Best Western Landing 9:00 AM & 5:00 PM
7/1/25 Tues Fairbanks @ UFCW Office - 2120 S. Cushman Suite 201 10:00 AM & 5:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed Palmer/Wasilla @ Menard Sports Center Meeting Room #3 - Wasilla 5:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed North Pole @ Hotel North Pole 3:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed Homer @ Bidarka Inn 6:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed Petersburg @ Scandia House 6:30 PM
7/3/25 Thurs Eagle River @ Parks and Rec - 12001 Business Blvd 4:00 PM
7/3/25 Thurs Kenai/Soldotna @ Soldotna Aspen Hotel 9:00 AM & 4:00 PM
7/3/25 Thurs Juneau @ Aspen Hotel 5:00 PM
*Members who attend the meetings get 1/2 month's dues refunded to them*
7/1/25 Tues Anchorage/Eagle River @ UFCW Office - 501 W Northern Lights Blvd 9:00 AM & 4:00 PM
7/1/25 Tues Seward @ Harbor 360 Hotel 4:00 PM
7/1/25 Tues Ketchikan @ Best Western Landing 9:00 AM & 5:00 PM
7/1/25 Tues Fairbanks @ UFCW Office - 2120 S. Cushman Suite 201 10:00 AM & 5:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed Palmer/Wasilla @ Menard Sports Center Meeting Room #3 - Wasilla 5:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed North Pole @ Hotel North Pole 3:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed Homer @ Bidarka Inn 6:00 PM
7/2/25 Wed Petersburg @ Scandia House 6:30 PM
7/3/25 Thurs Eagle River @ Parks and Rec - 12001 Business Blvd 4:00 PM
7/3/25 Thurs Kenai/Soldotna @ Soldotna Aspen Hotel 9:00 AM & 4:00 PM
7/3/25 Thurs Juneau @ Aspen Hotel 5:00 PM
*Members who attend the meetings get 1/2 month's dues refunded to them*
*click the links above for a helpful visit to Google Maps*
CONDUCT OF NOMINATIONS: No member may be nominated to more than one office in any election, and no member may hold more than one Local Union elected office at any one time.
Members wishing to be nominated for Local Union office need not be present at the nomination meeting to be nominated; however, they must be nominated by a member present at a meeting and the individual nominating the member must present a written letter from the nominee accepting the nomination, or the nomination shall be ruled invalid.
ELIGIBILITY: An active member in the Local Union who has been an active member in the Local Union, or who had been a member of another organization merged with the Local Union, for a continuous aggregate of at least one year immediately preceding the month in which nominations are held, or an active member in the Local Union who has been an active member in the International Union continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the month in which nominations are held, shall be eligible to hold any Local Union office.
Members wishing to be nominated for Local Union office need not be present at the nomination meeting to be nominated; however, they must be nominated by a member present at a meeting and the individual nominating the member must present a written letter from the nominee accepting the nomination, or the nomination shall be ruled invalid.
ELIGIBILITY: An active member in the Local Union who has been an active member in the Local Union, or who had been a member of another organization merged with the Local Union, for a continuous aggregate of at least one year immediately preceding the month in which nominations are held, or an active member in the Local Union who has been an active member in the International Union continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the month in which nominations are held, shall be eligible to hold any Local Union office.
United Food and Commercial Worker's Union Local 1496 Office Staff
PRESIDENT
Frank Mutchie
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Silvana Tirban
RECORDER
Brad Springer
Brad Springer
UNION REPRESENTATIVE
Connie Johnson
Connie Johnson
UNION REPRESENTATIVE
Ricky Thrasher
Ricky Thrasher
ORGANIZER
Louie Afusia
OFFICE MANAGER
Pam VanDenBerg
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Krystal Kingery
RECEPTIONIST - FAIRBANKS
Sandra Cornelius