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2026 PG&E Unit Board Nomination Form

Official Notice for Publication

Nominations are now open for the following PG&E Unit Board Officers:

VICE PRESIDENT – DIVISIONS

VICE PRESIDENT – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

VICE PRESIDENT – GENERAL OFFICE

VICE PRESIDENT – NUCLEAR GENERATION

In accordance with Article IX of the PG&E Unit Constitution, nominations must be submitted by letter signed by not less than ten (10) members of the Unit in good standing. Nominations shall be filed with the Secretary of the PG&E Unit Board and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

The nomination process is outlined below:

  1. Candidates will download and fill out the nomination form. Nomination forms are available online at https://ifpte20.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PGE-Nomination-Form-2026.docx or can be requested by emailing esc@nullifpte20.org.
  2. Candidates will scan and e-mail the form to members in good standing who are eligible to nominate them per the rules outlined above.
  3. Members in good standing can add their signatures by printing out the form, signing it, then scanning or sending a photo of the signed form back to the candidate via e-mail
    – OR –
    a member may register their “signature” on the form by responding to the candidate’s email containing the nomination form stating,

“I, _____, hereby sign the nomination form sent to me by __________” in the email message. When practical, it is preferable for members to use their employer-issued email address for ease of verification. A personal email address is permitted when that personal email address is on file with the union.

  1. When the candidate has obtained at least ten (10) valid signatures of members in good standing, the candidate may file those nomination forms with the Union office by mail, hand-delivery, or e-mail esc@nullifpte20.org with the subject line: “PG&E Nomination Form for (name of office).”

The Union office will verify the membership status of the people submitting nomination signatures for each candidate.  If the minimum number of ten (10) signatures submitted by the deadline, Wednesday April 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., are valid, the nomination will be accepted.

Successful candidates will serve for a term of two (2) years commencing in June 2026.  The elected officers shall be installed and shall assume their respective offices at the conclusion of the first regularly scheduled PG&E Unit Board meeting following the election.

Details of the duties and responsibilities of the officers are in the Constitution of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Unit.  Copies of the Constitution and the nomination form can be found on the ESC Local 20 website at ifpte20.org/pge-board-nomination-form-2026/. You can also call the ESC Local 20 office at 510-238-8320 and we will mail you either or both documents.

If an election is called for, candidates will be notified on Thursday, April 16, 2026.  Candidates will have until noon on Tuesday, April 21 to submit a print-ready biography (black and white only) for inclusion in the ballot mailing. Ballots shall be sent to all members of the PG&E Unit in good standing no later than Friday, May 1, 2026.  To be valid, ballots must be received on or before 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, 2026, and will be opened and counted by the Election Committee following the close of the balloting prior to Saturday, May 30, 2026.

2026 MPU Nomination Form

Official Notice for Publication

In accordance with the Medical Professional Unit constitution of ESC Local 20, the following positions on the Medical Professional Unit Board are open for election:

  • Vice-President
  • Treasurer
  • District Directors 2, 4, and 6:
    • District 2 (Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo)
    • District 4 (Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, and Solano)
    • District 6 (Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus) *

The offices of Vice-President and Treasurer may be nominated by any member in good standing of the Unit.  District Directors shall be nominated by members in good standing in the District in which they and the nominee are employed and the election shall be by the membership at large.

* Candidates for District 6 may not be employed by the same employer as other incumbent Board Directors representing the same counties. Further, representatives of District 6 must be employed in clearly distinct job classifications. 

Nominations must be received at the union office on or before March 15, 2026

 The nomination process is outlined below:

  1. Candidates will download and fill out the nomination form. Nomination forms are available online at ifpte20.org/2026-mpu-election or can be requested by emailing esc@nullifpte20.org.
  2. Candidates will scan and e-mail the form to members in good standing who are eligible to nominate them per the rules outlined above.
  3. Members in good standing can add their signatures by printing out the form, signing it, then scanning or sending a photo of the signed form back to the candidate via e-mail
    – OR –
    a member may register their “signature” on the form by responding to the candidate’s email containing the nomination form stating,

“I, _____, hereby sign the nomination form sent to me by __________” in the email message. When practical, it is preferable for members to use their employer-issued email address for ease of verification. A personal email address is permitted when that personal email address is on file with the union.

  1. When the candidate has obtained at least ten (10) valid signatures of members in good standing, the candidate may file those nomination forms with the Union office by mail, hand-delivery, or e-mail esc@nullifpte20.org with the subject line: “MPU Nomination Form for (name of office).”

The Union office will verify the membership status of the people submitting nomination signatures for each candidate.  If the minimum number of ten (10) signatures submitted by the deadline, Sunday, March 15, 2026, are valid, the nomination will be accepted.

If an election is called for, candidates will be notified on March 16, 2026.  Candidates will have until Monday, March 23, 2026, to submit their candidate bios for inclusion in the ballots.  Ballots will be sent by mail to all unit members in good standing no later than Tuesday, March 31, 2026.  Completed ballots must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, to be counted.

NOTICE OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE OPTOMETRY UNIT BOARD 2025

September 9, 2025

 

Nominations are now open for the following Optometry Unit Board Officers:

District Representative 1: (Santa Clara; Skyport; San Jose; Milpitas; Mountain View; Gilroy; Santa Cruz; Redwood City; San Mateo; Campbell)
District Representative 3:   (Walnut Creek/Park Shadelands; Martinez; Antioch; Pleasanton; Livermore; Vallejo; Napa; Fairfield; Vacaville)
District Representative 5:  (South Sacramento; Elk Grove; Sacramento; Roseville; Davis, Point West; Folsom; Rancho Cordova; Lincoln)
District Representative 7:  (Optometric Assistant – At Large)

 

In accordance with Article VII of the Optometry Unit Constitution, nominations must be submitted by letter signed by not less than ten (10) Unit members in good standing. Such letters shall be filed with the Secretary-Treasurer of the ESC Local 20 Executive Board and must be received on or before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

The nomination procedure is outlined below:

  1. Candidates will download and fill out the nomination form. Nomination forms are available online below or can be requested by emailing esc@nullifpte20.org.
  2. Candidates will scan and email the form to the members in good standing of their choice.
  3. Optometry members in good standing can add their signatures by printing out the form, signing it, then scanning or sending a photo of the signed form back to the candidate via email
    – OR –
    a member may register their “signature” on the form by responding to the candidate’s email containing the nomination form stating,

“I, _____, hereby sign the nomination form sent to me by __________” in the email message.

When practical, it is preferable for members to use their employer-issued email address for ease of verification. A personal email address is permitted when that personal email address is on file with the union.

  1. When the candidate has obtained at least ten (10) valid signatures of members in good standing, the candidate may file those nomination forms with the Union office by mail, hand-delivered, or email esc@nullifpte20.org with the subject line “OUB Nomination Form for (name of that office)”.

The Union office will verify the membership status of the nomination signatures submitted by each candidate. If the minimum number of signatures (10) is submitted by the deadline, 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, the nomination will be valid.

If an election is called for, ballots shall be sent to all members of the Optometry Unit in good standing no later than Wednesday, October 15, 2025. To be valid, ballots must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025.

Details of the duties and responsibilities of the officers are in the Constitution of the Optometry Unit. Copies of the Constitution can be found on the ESC Local 20 website: https://ifpte20.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Optometry-Unit-Constitution-Amended-2025v3.Approved.2025-Final-1.pdf

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