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## The Members Run This Union!
UE Local 896/COGS is a democratic, rank-and-file Union. Like our national Union, UE, Local 896/COGS doesn't just depend on the members. It is the members. At all levels of our Union - Local, Regional, and National - democracy dictates. Members directly elect all Officers, Committee Chairs, Stewards, and Delegates on an annual basis. Every major position and policy taken by the Union is debated and voted on by the members. All major expenditures must be approved by the membership. The Coordinating Committee and Bargaining and Grievance Committee are at all times accountable to the membership. Likewise, the members must be and are actively involved in furthering the goals of the Union in order for them to be achieved. This is what we call rank-and-file democracy.
If you are already a UE/COGS member, consider getting involved in one of the committees listed below or running for a steward position in your department. If you can't make such a commitment, make an effort to attend monthly Union meetings. What every member has to say is important. If you are not currently a member of UE/COGS, talk to your departmental steward or call the COGS office and sign a membership card today. Join the Union and have a voice!
The day-to-day business of the Union is carried out by the [[Coordinating Committee]] and the [[Bargaining and Grievance Committee]].
For stewarding purposes, COGS is divided into different areas in order to better deal with issues around the campus. To find out your area go to [[COGS Stewards]].
# Current Officers:
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```dataview
TABLE Officer, Email, Department
FROM #🧑-member/💠-officer
WHERE
contains(split(Years, "-")[0], string(date(now).year))
OR (
split(Years, "-")[0] = string(date(now).year - 1)
AND split(Years, "-")[1] != string(date(now).year)
)
SORT choice(Officer = "President", "1",
choice(Officer = "Vice President", "2",
choice(Officer = "Chief Steward", "3",
choice(Officer = "Recording Officer", "4",
choice(Officer = "Financial Officer", "5",
choice(Officer = "Blue Area Steward", "6",
choice(Officer = "Green Area Steward", "7",
choice(Officer = "Red Area Steward", "8",
choice(Officer = "Yellow Area Steward", "9",
choice(Officer = "Social Chair", "9",
choice(Officer = "Political Action Chair", "9",
choice(Officer = "Press and Publicity Chair", "9",
choice(Officer = "Labor Solidarity Chair", "9",
choice(Officer = "Unity Chair", "9",
choice(Officer = "International Student Representative", "9",
choice(Officer = "Bargaining and Grievance Committee Leader At Large", "9",
choice(Officer = "Website and Data Committee Chair", "9",
"other")))))))))))))))))
```
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| File | Officer | Email | Department |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Olivia Jones.md\|Olivia Jones]] | President |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Physics and Astronomy.md\|Physics and Astronomy]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Jack Taylor.md\|Jack Taylor]] | Vice President |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Art and Art History.md\|Art and Art History]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Will Tjeltveit.md\|Will Tjeltveit]] | Chief Steward |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/History.md\|History]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Jessica Douglass-Eurich.md\|Jessica Douglass-Eurich]] | Recording Officer |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Sociology and Criminology.md\|Sociology and Criminology]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Solomon Fenton-Miller.md\|Solomon Fenton-Miller]] | Financial Officer |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Political Science.md\|Political Science]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Aileen Tierney.md\|Aileen Tierney]] | Blue Area Steward |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/English.md\|English]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Miranda Schene.md\|Miranda Schene]] | Green Area Steward |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.md\|Molecular Physiology and Biophysics]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Andy Minot.md\|Andy Minot]] | Red Area Steward |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Physics and Astronomy.md\|Physics and Astronomy]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Zach Demko.md\|Zach Demko]] | Yellow Area Steward |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Psychological and Brain Sciences.md\|Psychological and Brain Sciences]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Randy Jackson-Alvarenga.md\|Randy Jackson-Alvarenga]] | Social Chair |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Theatre.md\|Theatre]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/OPEN.md\|OPEN]] | Unity Chair | \- | \- |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Khaled Rajeh.md\|Khaled Rajeh]] | International Student Representative |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/English.md\|English]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Jay Smuszkiewicz.md\|Jay Smuszkiewicz]] | Website and Data Committee Chair |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Neuroscience.md\|Neuroscience]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Jacob Payne.md\|Jacob Payne]] | Bargaining and Grievance Committee Leader At Large |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Physics and Astronomy.md\|Physics and Astronomy]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Delaney Hoffman.md\|Delaney Hoffman]] | Labor Solidarity Chair |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Photography and Sculpture.md\|Photography and Sculpture]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Ashley Maempa.md\|Ashley Maempa]] | Political Action Chair |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/History.md\|History]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Anne Moore.md\|Anne Moore]] | Press and Publicity Chair |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/Library and Information Sciences.md\|Library and Information Sciences]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Jacob Fidoten.md\|Jacob Fidoten]] | Trustee |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/English.md\|English]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Greg Cross.md\|Greg Cross]] | UE Union Rep |
[email protected] | \- |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Ellie White.md\|Ellie White]] | Trustee |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/English.md\|English]] |
| [[Admin/Categories/Members/Officers/Glenn Houlihan.md\|Glenn Houlihan]] | Trustee |
[email protected] | [[Admin/Departments/American Studies.md\|American Studies]] |
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