Delegates to the 2008 Spring Delegate Assembly, set for May 2-3 at The Desmond in Albany, will elect eight statewide union leaders. Elections will be held for the offices of vice president for academics, vice president for professionals and treasurer, as well as five Executive Board seats.
If the membership ratio of academics to professionals remains the same as the present ratio, of the eight people to be elected, three must be academics and five must be professionals from any chapter type. If the ratio changes, elections will be adjusted accordingly.
In accordance with union policy, candidates running for statewide elective position are entitled to have statements and a photograph printed in The Voice, which is distributed to all bargaining unit members.
Statements longer than 500 words were set in smaller type to ensure fairness for all candidates. The statements are printed as received, with minor editing for consistency of style. The following pages contain the statements and photographs of those union candidates who chose to submit them.