As announced in our membership meeting, we are opening nominations for UAW 4100 Executive Board positions, CPW-UAW Joint Council positions, and CPW-UAW and SPOC-UAW steward positions. See below for the open positions and guidelines. Due to a delay in delivering this notice, the nominations and election timeline has been shifted to comply with the UAW Local 4100 Bylaws. Please send your nomination and candidate statement to the following email address no later than March 2nd at 11:59 PM EST: elections@uaw4100.org.
Please do not hesitate to contact us (elections@uaw4100.org) with any questions regarding this election. We hope you will be interested in running for one of the open positions.
In solidarity,
UAW Local 4100 Elections Committee
Nominations are hereby declared open on February 16th, 2026 for UAW Local 4100 Stewards (10 positions), Joint Council (1 position), and Executive Board (1 position).
The following positions are open (see below for a detailed description of roles):
Executive Board Positions:
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One (1) WCMPU Member at large
Joint Council Positions:
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One (1) CPW Unit Recording Secretary
SPOC Steward Positions:
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One (1) District 1 (Lower level Annenberg)
CPW Steward Positions:
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One (1) CUMC 3 (Hospital Building)
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One (1) CUMC 7 (Russ Berrie, Nursing, 51 Audubon Ave, Audubon PCP)
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One (1) MS 1 (Humanities)
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One (1) MS2 (Mudd, Fairchild, CESPR)
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Two (2) MS3 (Pupin, Math, NWC, Havemeyer, Nevis)
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Two (2) Manhattanville
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One (1) Lamont
All unit members having signed a UAW Local 4100 membership card and meeting the eligibility criteria, as outlined in Article 15 of the UAW Local 4100 Bylaws, are automatically considered nominees for positions on Joint Council and as stewards in their respective districts. In accordance with the bylaws, eligibility requirements for candidates are as follows: candidates for the steward position must have maintained continuous good standing for a period of ninety (90) days prior to accepting nomination. As a new unit, these requirements are modified for candidates from Weill Cornell Medicine. Listed positions labeled as “Columbia”, “Mount Sinai” or “Weill Cornell Medicine” are restricted to members of that unit.
Membership Eligibility Description (per the bylaws):
Membership in this Local Union shall be extended to all employees who have at any time been under titles that come under the jurisdiction of this Local Union. Membership shall be defined as members in good standing as defined in the International Constitution.
Local 4100 has 36 steward positions, broken up into districts (22 at Columbia, 7 at Mt. Sinai, and 7 at Weill Cornell Medicine), a Joint Council with proportional representation from each unit (8 members total; 6 from Columbia, 2 from Mt. Sinai, and 2 from Weill Cornell Medicine), and an Executive Board across the whole Local. For this election there are 10 open steward positions, 1 Joint Council positions, and 1 Executive Board position. Each district is a campus, building/s, or lab where postdoctoral academic workers are working. For every 75 workers in a district, one steward will be elected. To learn more about the responsibilities of the stewards, visit the UAW constitution (Article 45) and our Local Bylaws (Article 10).
Any eligible member in good standing who wishes to accept the nomination for the Joint Council or one of the steward positions in their district must indicate their intention, in writing, including the position they wish to run for. You can only run for one position. The acceptance of your nomination in writing must be submitted no later than March 2nd, 2026 11:59 PM EST. Submit your acceptance to the UAW Local 4100 Elections committee by emailing elections@uaw4100.org. If you have questions about which district you belong to, please reach out to the Elections committee at elections@uaw4100.org.
Candidate Statements
Each candidate may write and submit a candidate statement of no more than 250 words. These statements will be posted on the UAW Local 4100 website if there are contested elections. Your mailing address, phone number, and personal email address must be included, but will not be counted toward the 250 words.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to submit the candidate statement, if they choose to have one. All candidate statements must be received by the time nominations close on March 2nd, 2026 11:59 PM EST.
Candidates Meeting
Following the close of nominations, all candidates in contested districts will meet with the Elections Committee via Zoom. This meeting will determine the order of names on the ballot and the method of mass communications, and address other concerns any candidate may have. This meeting will take place following the close of nominations, but before ballots are sent to members.
Election Dates, Times and Locations
In the event that the number of eligible candidates who accept nomination for the specified position do not exceed the number of vacant positions, such candidates will be deemed elected by acclamation and no election will be held.
If there are contested positions, elections will take place online from March 16th – March 23rd, 2026. If you are a member of the union, you will receive a ballot in your email and text messages once voting begins. If you wish to participate, you will need to sign a membership card for Columbia Postdoctoral Workers, Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee, or Weill Cornell Medicine United.
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Election Location: Online
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Election Start Date: Monday, March 16th at 9:00 AM EST
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Election End Date: Monday, March 23rd at 12:00 PM EST
A runoff election, if necessary, will be held at a future date. The details will be announced if necessary.
The following are descriptions of the open roles:
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Steward: Leads organizing in their District for collective actions and contract enforcement handling for District workers.
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Unit Recording Secretary: Maintains records for their Unit, in addition to the responsibilities of Head Steward.
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Member-at-Large: Supports duties and activities of the Executive Board and represents their Unit on the Executive Board.