The UAWD Annual Meeting was held on Sunday, October 26th.
The Steering Committee gave a report on the progress that UAWD has made since the August Meeting which included a celebration of UAWD’s successful Class Struggle Unionism 101 training given by the Organizing Committee, and the Daily Struggle Launch. The Steering Committee report also included an update on UAWD Membership Pledge submissions and an overview of the Steering Committee’s plans to put more energy into member engagement over the next year and bringing UAWD together to develop our class struggle vision and build a strategy to combat Trump through shop floor organizing.
There were also reports given by the Financial Secretary, the Daily Struggle Editorial Board, and the Organizing Committee, as well as a presentation of the annual audit by the Trustee.
The Steering Committee then opened the floor for a discussion on UAWD’s strategy for the next year. A productive discussion was had and both the Steering Committee and the Daily Struggle Editorial Board plan to schedule town halls in the near future to continue different parts of the conversation.
An election for the Steering Committee was held, following our Bylaws, and all nine members were elected: Dave Park, Lucy Carr, Joseph Loftus, Nolan Tabb, Jeremy Bunyaner, Judy Wraight, Andrew Bergman, Jean Duchemin, and Margie Thornton. Congratulations to our new SC members!
Next was discussion on the bylaw amendment proposals. Each was adopted, after being debated and voted on in the following order:
- Proposal #4. Aligning the UAWD Bylaws with our Class Struggle Member Platform
- Proposal #1. Incorporating Flexibility Among UAWD Members and Supporters Who May Petition to Create a UAWD Chapter
- Proposal #2. Enabling Steering Committee Member Training for UAWD Leadership Roles
Next, members considered a consent agenda, containing all motions that received at least 90% support in our pre-meeting membership poll. Two resolutions were placed on the consent agenda, which was adopted:
Next was discussion on the resolution that was not on the consent agenda which was adopted, after being debated and voted on:
Lastly, no items were presented for discussion as Old or New business.
Thank you to everyone who joined the Annual Meeting!
