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Graphic Communicator photo by Herald Grandstaff |
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GCIU Board of Electors members count nominations submitted by local unions for
candidates seeking International and regional General Board offices. From left are Boston 600M
Pres. George Carlsen, New York 1L Secy.-Treas. Anthony Caifano, Linda Bufford of Richmond
670C, BOE Chairman Frank O'Reilly, Toronto 500M executive vice president; and Newark 690S
Pres. Bobby G. Whited.
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GCIU electors certify 37
candidates for 13 offices
The GCIU Board of Electors has tallied nominations from local
unions for candidates seeking International and regional offices and certified a total of 37
candidates eligible to run for 13 different offices.
The electors also certified three Canadian candidates as elected without opposition: Vice Pres. C
Duncan K. Brown and General Board members Mike R. Zajac and George Novak.
To qualify as a candidate for international office, GCIU members must receive nominations from
at least 10 percent of all locals for general office or 10 percent of the locals in their region for
General Board contests.
Those receiving a sufficient percentage of nominations include:
- President: Incumbent Pres. James J. Norton (Boston 600M) and George Tedeschi
(Nassau County 406C).
- Secretary-Treasurer: Incumbent Secy.-Treas. Gerald H. Deneau
(Detroit-Toledo-Lansing 289M), Harold D. Delchamp (Washington 285M), and Brian J. Bobal
(Baltimore 582M).
- Vice President A: David A. Grabhorn (Los Angeles 388M) and Joseph M.
O'Connor (Providence 12N).
- Vice President B: Incumbent Vice Pres. Garry D. Foreman (Indianapolis 17M) and
Edward Toff (Philadelphia 14M).
- Vice President C: Duncan K. Brown (British Columbia 525M) was certified as elected
without opposition.
- Vice President D: Incumbent Vice Pres. Leonard E. Adams (Neenah 77P) and
Thomas E. Hennigan (Scranton 97B).
- Vice President E: Incumbent Lawrence Martinez (Denver 440M) and James A.
Miller (Kansas City 235M).
- General Board, Atlantic Region (three to be elected): Incumbent Andrew Douglas
(Philadelphia 14M), Lynn R. Lanphear (Rochester 503M), Art McCullough (New York 1L),
Edward A. Treacy (West Caldwell 612M), and Wesley L. Wicks (Washington 1C). Candidate
Wallace J. McDade (Washington 538C) received sufficient nominations but withdrew from the
race.
- General Board, Central Region (three to be elected): Incumbent David R. Jacobs
(Detroit 2C), Incumbent Charles E. Timmel (Chicago 458-3M), Incumbent Christopher Yatchak
(Milwaukee 557M), Dale Apke (Effingham 391C), Dexter A. Denney (OKI 508M), and Robert
Lacey (Evansville 571M).
- General Board, Mountain Region (two to be elected): Paul F. Greene (Denver
440M), Joyce F. Hurley (Twin Cities 1B), George Osgood (St. Paul 1M) and Kenneth O.
Truemper (St. Louis 505M).
- General Board, Pacific Region (two to be elected): Incumbent John D. Bachler
(Seattle 767M), incumbent Fred Correll (Los Angeles 388M), and Dennis Hayden (Seattle
747M).
- General Board, Southern Region (one to be elected): Incumbent Thomas L. Jolley
(Atlanta 527S) and Robert Kelly (Chattanooga 197M).
- General Board, Canadian Region (two to be elected): Incumbents Mike R. Zajac
(Toronto 500M) and George Novak (Toronto 100M) were certified as re-elected without
opposition.
Any last-minute changes or withdrawals will be reflected on the ballots that are sent to members.
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