Reminder regarding convention and election deadlines

REGIONAL DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

A reminder that Regions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 are holding elections for Regional Director. All HSA members in these regions are encouraged to put their names forward for nomination.

Regional Directors sit on the union's Board of Directors. They meet ten times per year and take an active leadership role in the union's committees. To be eligible, members must be employed in a chapter and be a member in good standing for one year. The term of office for Regional Directors is two years. Nominations must be made in writing by two members. For more information about the responsibilities of Regional Directors, and to obtain nomination forms, please contact your Chief Steward or visit the HSA website.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 27, 2006.

RESOLUTIONS

HSA's 2006 annual convention will be held April 6, 7 & 8, 2006 in Burnaby .

All members must submit resolutions to the convention through their chapters. Once endorsed by the chapter, resolutions are sent to the HSA office for inclusion in the Annual Report, published in March and mailed to all members.

Please attend your chapter meeting and participate in the union's democratic decision making. To find out the time, date and location of your chapter meeting, please contact your Chief Steward, or check your union notice board.

The deadline for receipt of resolutions to the HSA office is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

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